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Parent frustration mounting over snow days: 'A nightmare this winter'
It's a decision that sparks joy for some, and chaos for others: The snow day. Parents across the country have been forced to scramble in recent weeks as wintry conditions prompted ...
Feb 28, 2019
Veteran Lions quarterback Travis Lulay announces his CFL retirement
VANCOUVER - Travis Lulay is calling it a career. The veteran quarterback announced his retirement Thursday. Lulay spent his entire 10-year CFL career with the B.C. Lions. Lulay, 35, led B.C. to a...
Feb 28, 2019
Montreal Impact expect to make push for playoffs in 2019
MONTREAL - Longtime Montreal Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush hopes his team can learn a lesson from its longtime rival. "I think that we're cautiously optimistic right now," Bush said. "If you look at tea...
Feb 28, 2019
North Battleford Friendship Centre Feast
The North Battleford Friendship Centre is hosting its First Annual Feast on Tuesday, March 9 starting at 1:00 p.m. Please bring your own containers and soup bowls for take home food.Everyone is welcom...
Feb 28, 2019 : Karen Cay
Clarification: United States-Venezuela story
BOGOTA - In a story Feb. 25, The Associated Press reported that forces loyal to Venezuelan Nicolas Maduro set fire to humanitarian aid. The story should have said eyewitnesses said the forces set fire...
Feb 28, 2019
Lady Gaga: Bradley Cooper duet was acting, not love
LOS ANGELES - It was acting, not love, when Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper sang a duet Sunday at the 91st Academy Awards. Gaga discussed the emotional performance of "Shallow" from their film "A Star Is...
Feb 28, 2019
Election officials: Senegal's president wins 2nd term
DAKAR, Senegal - Senegalese President Macky Sall easily won a second term without the need for a runoff, election officials announced Thursday in the West African country. The four opposition candidat...
Feb 28, 2019
Trudeau says ethics watchdog to decide truth in SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it will be up to the country's ethics watchdog to decide who is telling the truth in the SNC-Lavalin affair - himself, or former attorney general Jody Wilso...
Feb 28, 2019
Notley says new energy assessment bill conflicts with purchase of pipeline
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says it makes no sense for Ottawa to have spent $4.5 billion to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline while it is pushing legislation she says will prevent m...
Feb 28, 2019
Bisons' Iizuka attempting to become first female to play U Sports football
Reina Iizuka is Canadian university football's best-kept secret. The five-foot-seven, 160-pound defensive back is entering her third year at the University of Manitoba, having been ...
Feb 28, 2019