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UN formally asks Canada to extend Mali mission to prevent medevac gap
OTTAWA - The United Nations is formally asking Canada to extend its mission in Mali in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to prevent a gap in providing life-saving medical evacuations for wou...
Mar 22, 2019
Factors judge considered in sentencing of truck driver in Humboldt Broncos crash
The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for 29 counts of dangerous driving causing death or bodily harm. Court heard the in...
Mar 22, 2019
Toronto FC, defender Gregory van der Wiel officially split up
Toronto FC has officially parted ways with Dutch international defender Gregory van der Wiel. The MLS club announced the decision was by mutual consent. Van der Wiel was dismissed from training camp i...
Mar 22, 2019
New community recovery teams to offer more mental health support
Those dealing with complex mental health challenges will be able to get more support now that Saskatchewan Health Authority has launched a new community support program.Vikki Smart, Saskatchewan Healt...
Mar 22, 2019 Vikki Smart, Saskatchewan Health Authority executive director for primary health care in the northwest, left, and Battlefords MLA Herb Cox. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Border agency watchdog will 'fill gap' for disgruntled travellers, Goodale says
OTTAWA - Travellers, immigration detainees and others who feel mistreated by Canada's border agency will be able to complain to an independent body under a new measure included in the federa...
Mar 22, 2019
NHL called in Cree helps revive, sustain Indigenous language: hockey analyst
An NHL game called in Plains Cree is a step toward keeping Indigenous languages alive, says a hockey analyst. Former NHL centre John Chabot will join play-by-play announcer Clarence Iron, mu...
Mar 22, 2019
NHL called in Cree helps revive, sustain Indigenous language: hockey analyst
An NHL game called in Plains Cree is a step toward keeping Indigenous languages alive, says a hockey analyst. Former NHL centre John Chabot will join play-by-play announcer Clarence Iron, mu...
Mar 22, 2019
Stars can punch ticket to Round 2 with home win in Game 5
Leading their quarterfinal best-of-seven playoff series 3-games-to-1, the Battlefords North Stars can wrap up their series with the Flin Flon Bombers tonight at the NB Civic Centre. Following a 3-0 vi...
Mar 22, 2019 In addition to scoring the game winning goal in each of the first two games of the series, Kaden Boser, pictured here jawing with Bombers' captain Nate Hooper, has made his presence felt as a thorn in the side of the Bombers’ skilled players all series long. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
B.C. judge orders RCMP to give Meng data on devices seized during arrest
VANCOUVER - A judge has ordered the RCMP to provide copies of the content on seven electronic devices to an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies after they were seiz...
Mar 22, 2019
Families, victims of Broncos crash react to trucker's sentence
Judge Inez Cardinal told court in Melfort she approached Jaskirat Singh Sidhu's sentence knowing "nothing can turn back the clock."In handing down an eight-year prison term to the 30-year-old man, she...
Mar 22, 2019 The family of Adam Herold, one of the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, attend the sentencing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu in Melfort. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)