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Fourteen "dream" homes ordered evacuated as sinkholes open in Sechelt, B.C.
Greg and Gerry Latham spent Friday morning scrambling to pack up family heirlooms as a series of sinkholes threatened to destroy their dream retirement home on British Columbia's Sunshine Co...
Feb 15, 2019
Changes proposed for Canadian junior curlers get petition pushback
Upcoming changes to the Canadian junior curling championships are facing resistance as some young curlers lament losing a year of eligibility to play in it. Curling Canada announced&nbs...
Feb 15, 2019
Crown in Mark Norman case rejects allegations of political influence
OTTAWA - The Crown is releasing a clean set of previously censored documents to Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyers as the federal prosecution service rejects concerns about th...
Feb 15, 2019
Striker Terrence Boyd ready to put his body on the line for Toronto FC
TORONTO - With Sebastian Giovinco now picking up a paycheque eight time zones away and Jozy Altidore working his way back to match fitness after ankle surgery, Toronto FC fans are about to get a dose ...
Feb 15, 2019
Busy schedule working nicely for top-ranked Ontario skip Rachel Homan
SYDNEY, N.S. - A packed schedule this season has worked quite nicely for Rachel Homan. Her life will be getting even busier later this year. Homan, who is pregnant and due in mid-June, ...
Feb 15, 2019
AFN national chief urges action on legislation in wake of Wilson-Raybould's exit
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to press on with the process of reconciliation even after losing the lone Indigenous member of cabi...
Feb 15, 2019
Big Brothers Big Sisters gets boost from 100 Women
Local youth will be able to reap the benefits from the latest 100 Women Who Care group's support.Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Battlefords (BBBS) received $7,600 from the group at its recent gatheri...
Feb 15, 2019
Diane Rehm testifies for assisted-death bill in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Retired radio talk show host Diane Rehm is speaking in favour of a Maryland measure to allow the terminally ill to end their lives with a doctor's help, but opponents say it could ena...
Feb 15, 2019
Heavyweight divisional match pits Stars, Klippers
The Battlefords North Stars return to action tonight, as the team travels to Kindersley to take on the division-rival Klippers, looking to close the gap on the Global Ag. Risk Solutions Division leade...
Feb 15, 2019
Russia, Germany share skeleton gold; Wesenberg wins bronze
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Russia's Elena Nikitina and Germany's Jacqueline Loelling shared the win in a women's World Cup skeleton race on Friday. Nikitina and Loelling both finished two runs in 1 minute, 5...
Feb 15, 2019