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Inflation impacting Battlefords businesses
Business owners in the Battlefords have tough decisions ahead in the current economic climate.Late last month, inflation for Canada's Consumer Price Index hit a more than 30-year high at 6.7 per cent....
May 17, 2022
Judge suspends Michigan's dormant 1931 abortion ban
DETROIT (AP) - A judge on Tuesday suspended Michigan's dormant, decades-old ban on abortion, which means the procedure would not be illegal in the state even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its hi...
May 17, 2022
Battleford Legion planning celebration to mark Queen's Jubilee
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 9 in Battleford will celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, to mark Her Majesty's 70th year on the throne, with a special piped in beacon lighting ceremony.The fe...
May 17, 2022
Cavallini finds scoring touch as Whitecaps navigate condensed schedule
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini believes Vancouver Whitecaps fans are finally getting a glimpse of the team's Canadian star. And with a goal and two assists in his last two Major League Soccer games, Lucas ...
May 17, 2022
Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames weight in on NHL playoff Battle of Alberta
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers meet in the playoffs for the first time since 1991 in a best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal starting Wednesday. Here are some key quotes from bo...
May 17, 2022
Former RCMP officer testifies that warning tweet in N.S. mass shooting took too long
HALIFAX - A former RCMP officer told a Nova Scotia public inquiry on Tuesday that a tweet warning the public about the mass shooter driving a replica police vehicle should have been sent immediately a...
May 17, 2022
Flames, Oilers bring potent offences to second-round NHL playoff series
CALGARY - The NHL's first playoff Battle of Alberta in 31 years will be a game of keep away. The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers will try to keep the puck off the sticks of each other's top scorers...
May 17, 2022
Alberta premier to learn fate Wednesday in party review of his job performance
EDMONTON - Albertans are to learn Wednesday whether Premier Jason Kenney has enough support from his party to keep his job - but political observers say whatever the outcome, it won't end the rancorou...
May 17, 2022
'Learning moment:' Embarrassing loss to Flames was catalyst for Oilers' playoff push
EDMONTON - It was not the Edmonton Oilers' finest hour, but a big loss to their Battle of Alberta archrivals might have been instrumental to their playoff push. The Calgary Flames pumped nine goals pa...
May 17, 2022
Fans, other unions join Van Zeyl and Ticats at solidarity gathering
TORONTO - Under normal circumstances, Chris Van Zeyl would've started his eighth wedding anniversary at training camp with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Tuesday. The veteran Canadian offensive lineman di...
May 17, 2022