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Battlefords woman strikes a pose to give back
A local woman is competing in a modelling competition to give back to a community who supported her throughout her young life.Christie-Lee Sinclair, 30-year-old mother of two, was born and raised in N...
Feb 24, 2020 Christie-Lee Sinclair. (submitted photo/Christie-Lee Sinclair)
Ex-coach gets 6 months in college scam, runs from courthouse
BOSTON - The former men's tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin sprinted away from a scrum of reporters and his own lawyers Monday after he was sentenced to six months in prison for taking...
Feb 24, 2020
Canada wins opener against El Salvador at CONCACAF U-20 Championship
SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic - Second-half goals by captain Tanya Boychuk and Kaila Novak lifted Canada to a 2-0 win over El Salvador in its opening match Saturday at the CONCACAF Women...
Feb 24, 2020
Einarson wins way into Tournament of Hearts final, downs Jones 6-4
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A team made up entirely of former skips is a win away from a Canadian women's curling championship. Manitoba's Kerri Einarson downed the Jennifer Jones wild-card team 6-4 on Sa...
Feb 24, 2020
Living Sky School Division hopes new provincial budget better meets its needs
Living Sky School Division hopes the new provincial budget offers more for education when it is released next month."We're asking to have a budget that is sufficient to meet the needs that we have," D...
Feb 24, 2020 Living Sky School Division is hopeful the new provincial budget offers more funding for education when it is released this spring. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Vancouver Canucks acquire goalie Louis Domingue in deal with New Jersey Devils
VANCOUVER - With Jacob Markstrom nursing a lower-body injury, the Vancouver Canucks have added some goaltending insurance. The club acquired Louis Domingue from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for m...
Feb 24, 2020
UN disarmament chief warns of 'dark side' of AI, as Liberals tout benefits
OTTAWA - The United Nations' top disarmament official says governments need to pay more attention to the "dark side" of artificial intelligence, including the implications of so-called killer robots t...
Feb 24, 2020
Trudeau says reconciliation requires a 'peaceful' end to rail blockades
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says reconciliation requires a "peaceful resolution" to the blockades that have kept rail traffic from operating across the country. In question period in the Ho...
Feb 24, 2020
Los Angeles honours Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorial
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant's wife offered a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter Monday at a sold-out memorial service for the two, who were among nine people killed last m...
Feb 24, 2020
Los Angeles honours Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorial
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant's wife offered a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter Monday at a sold-out memorial service for the two, who were among nine people killed last m...
Feb 24, 2020