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New lawsuit: Mississippi prison has 'abhorrent conditions'
JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman is a violent, rat-infested place where inmates live in "abhorrent conditions" and their medical needs are routinely ignored, attorneys s...
Feb 26, 2020
Injury-depleted Wolfpack add two players on loan from Wigan Warriors
TORONTO - The injury-depleted Toronto Wolfpack have added forwards Ben Kilner and Jack Wells on a one-month loan from Wigan Warriors. The two could be eligible to play in Toronto's Super League game S...
Feb 26, 2020
Number of distracted driving tickets drops again
For the third straight month, the number of distracted driving offences recorded in Saskatchewan decreased.According to SGI, Saskatchewan police officers issued 509 tickets for distracted driving in J...
Feb 26, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)
OD deaths decrease in B.C. but officials say safer drug supply needed
VICTORIA - Overdose deaths linked to illicit drugs dropped by 36 per cent last year in British Columbia compared with 2018 but the death toll remains almost as high as when the province declared ...
Feb 26, 2020
Kenney says feds sank Teck mine with deadline change, but Ottawa says 'not true'
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it was a new, last-minute delay by Ottawa on whether to approve the Frontier oilsands mine that led Teck Resources Ltd. to pull the plu...
Feb 26, 2020
Graffiti crackdown blitz, security camera registry all part of city's safety efforts
North Battleford council had an opportunity this week to get an update on the work of the city's community safety initiatives as well as the regional partnership developed through the Sacichawasihc Re...
Feb 26, 2020 North Battleford Community Safety Coordinator Herb Sutton gives council an update on many safety projects happening in the community. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Shorthanded Stars make final trip to Humboldt in likely playoff preview
With the regular season schedule quickly winding to a close, the Battlefords North Stars will take to the ice Wednesday for their third-final game of the year, taking on the division rival Broncos in ...
Feb 26, 2020 Stars’ forward, Ryland McNinch has played some of his best hockey of late for the Battlefords, and will be among those counted on heavily for the team Wednesday night, as the Stars will head into their matchup with Humboldt shorthanded due to a rash of injuries. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Government urged to increase diversity at top of federal public service
OTTAWA - The federal government faced calls Monday to add more diversity to the senior ranks of the public service, as black civil servants gathered in the national capital to share their experiences ...
Feb 26, 2020
Halifax council studies quiet fireworks displays to avoid alarming veterans
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia city councillor is pushing for quiet fireworks in Halifax out of concern the noise is alarming veterans and people on the autism spectrum. However some in the pyrotec...
Feb 26, 2020
Canada names provisional Olympic soccer qualifying roster but no Davies, David
Alphonso Davies had a coming-out party Tuesday in Bayern Munich's Champions League win over Chelsea. Jonathan David scored a hat trick for KAA Gent on the weekend and leads the Belgium League in ...
Feb 26, 2020