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Oilers' McDavid among finalists for Ted Lindsay Award
TORONTO - Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid, Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak and San Jose Sharks defenceman Erik Karlsson are the finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award. McDavid is in line to p...
May 10, 2023

Downtown improvements underway for 12 Avenue at 102 Street
The City of North Battleford is advising residents that crews are undertaking work downtown for road and sidewalk repairs, and revitalization on 12 Avenue at 102 Street.The project started Tuesday, an...
May 10, 2023

People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier eyes Manitoba seat long held by Tories
OTTAWA - People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier appears set to announce his candidacy in an coming byelection for a federal seat in Manitoba. A news release says Bernier, a former cabinet mini...
May 10, 2023

Inquest jury recommends better and faster communication
At the time Elaine Behm died by hanging from a vent in her cell in Pine Grove, she was scheduled to go to the Saskatchewan Hospital in Battleford which has suicide prevention built right into the faci...
May 10, 2023

Canada's Stephen Ames sets new goals after second win of Champions Tour season
After nearly four decades as a professional golfer, Stephen Ames is past the idea of setting goals for a season. Instead, his hopes are just to keep doing more. Ames won the Mitsubishi Electric Classi...
May 10, 2023

Sinkhole opens up in North Battleford after water main break
The City of North Battleford's Operations Department is advising the public of a potential hazard after a sinkhole formed near the Ecole Monseigneur Blaise Morand. The sinkhole formed on the north sid...
May 10, 2023

Western University running back suspended four years for violating anti-doping rule
OTTAWA - The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport announced Wednesday that Western University running back Edouard Wanadi has been suspended four years for violating an anti-doping rule. The CCES says ...
May 10, 2023

Ohio Constitution change aimed at thwarting abortion rights push appears headed to August ballot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - After a critical vote Wednesday, the Ohio House agreed to send to voters in August a measure making it more difficult to amend the state's constitution, just months before an ame...
May 10, 2023

Federal, Nunavut governments' Inuit employment plans not meeting promises: arbitrator
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An arbitrator has sided with the organization representing Nunavut Inuit, ruling that plans by the federal and territorial governments to increase Inuit employment in the territory ...
May 10, 2023

B.C.’s Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1B per year: Indigenous report
VANCOUVER - An Indigenous-led report into a massive wildfire nearly six years ago that destroyed more than 100 homes and scorched a vast swath of British Columbia's Interior says the blaze resulted in...
May 10, 2023