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MP Falk visiting communities in riding to meet with constituents, hear concerns
Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk is currently visiting residents throughout the riding to hear their concerns.She will be able to meet with individuals by appointment only, as part of the MP...
Jan 17, 2020 Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk is currently visiting residents throughout the riding to listen to concerns. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Canada will respect an Iraqi government order to leave: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Canada will respect any decision by the Iraqi government to expel foreign troops from the country, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Friday, even as reports suggested the United States was ...
Jan 17, 2020
No. 1 draft prospect Alexis Lafreniere headlines CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
HAMILTON - Alexis Lafreniere has raised some eyebrows. Heading into the world junior hockey championship, there was no doubting the projected No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft had a clinical ...
Jan 17, 2020
Hillary Clinton to 2020 Democratic voters: pick a winner
PASADENA, Calif. - Hillary Rodham Clinton has advice for Democratic voters faced with an unsettled field of presidential contenders: pick a winner. "This is an election that will have such profound im...
Jan 17, 2020
Pacino, De Niro among Producers Guild Awards presenters
LOS ANGELES - Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Melissa McCarthy are among the presenters for Saturday's Producers Guild of America Awards. The guild announced Friday that other presenters include Jane Fo...
Jan 17, 2020
Resident hummingbirds suffer in British Columbia's frigid weather
BURNABY, B.C. - Harsh winter weather on British Columbia's south coast has frozen out the area's resident hummingbirds. The Wildlife Rescue Association says it has responded to more than 75 ...
Jan 17, 2020
Burgess aiming for record third national junior women's curling title
Karlee Burgess already boasts national and world titles on her impressive junior curling resume. A championship at the 2020 Canadian playdowns can give her yet another achievement: a re...
Jan 17, 2020
Who's who on Trump's legal team for impeachment trial
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's legal team for his Senate impeachment trial will include a pair of well-known attorneys who have vigorously defended Trump on television and played roles in some ...
Jan 17, 2020
Preliminary hearings scheduled for three accused in Tiki Laverdiere homicide
Preliminary hearing dates have been set for three of the eight people charged in connection to the death of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere. Jesse Sangster, Soaring Eagle Whitstone, and Danita Thomas appear...
Jan 17, 2020 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford before her remains were discovered outside the city. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)
Health authority provides update on influenza numbers
The number of cases of lab-confirmed influenza dropped during the second full week of 2020.According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, there were 174 cases in the week of Jan. 11. That was down fr...
Jan 17, 2020 Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)