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More sightings of discarded needles not unusual for time of year
Spring in the Battlefords is a time when trees begin to bud for many, but it's also the season when heaps of dumped used needles appear on the ground as the last of the snow melts away. One local resi...
Apr 13, 2023
Canada beats plucky Sweden 3-2 in quarterfinals at women's world hockey championship
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Sarah Nurse scored her second goal of the game at 4:26 of overtime as Canada picked up a nervy 3-2 victory over feisty Sweden on Thursday to advance to the semifinals at the women's w...
Apr 13, 2023
Tynan Ewart: A force on blue line for North Stars
It has been a season for the ages for Battlefords North Stars' blueliner Tynan Ewart, who was named the SJHL's Top Defenseman at the end of the regular season, and has only continued to turn heads for...
Apr 13, 2023
NDP challenges Alberta Premier Smith to explain whether she shares 'extremist views'
EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley says Premier Danielle Smith must explain whether she shares the "extremist views" of Calgary street preacher Artur Pawlowski and those of "her ke...
Apr 13, 2023
Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman a late scratch due to viral illness
Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman was scratched from the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Detroit Tigers due to a viral illness. Santiago Espinal replaced him at third base and batte...
Apr 13, 2023
Five football players take legal action against Simon Fraser University
Five Simon Fraser University football players filed for an injunction against the school Thursday to reinstate its football program. The players - quarterback Gideone Kremler, defensive backs Kimo Hiu...
Apr 13, 2023
Confident Rebecca Marino continues comeback with Canada at BJK Cup qualifier
VANCOUVER - Stepping on to the tennis court in Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum last year, Rebecca Marino was "awestruck a little bit." She was about to play a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier for Canada in...
Apr 13, 2023
Akwesasne Mohawk Police seize two vehicles in relation to dead migrants investigation
MONTREAL - Akwesasne Mohawk Police say they have seized vehicles believed to be connected to the eight migrants whose bodies were recovered from the St. Lawrence River late last month. Police confirme...
Apr 13, 2023
Ash from Russia volcano causes flight cancellations in northwestern B.C.
TERRACE, B.C. - Some flights out of northern British Columbia are cancelled due to ash from a Russian volcano that erupted thousands of kilometres away. Air Canada says it is monitoring the ash cloud ...
Apr 13, 2023
B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Emergency Health Services has released grim statistics on the toxic drug crisis ahead of the seventh anniversary of the province declaring a public health emergency. B.C. ...
Apr 13, 2023