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Trudeau appoints Daniel Rogers new head of Canada's spy agency
OTTAWA - A veteran of Canada's national security systems has been named the new head of the national spy agency. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Daniel Rogers as the new director of the Ca...
Oct 15, 2024
Bilingual Quebec communities lose bid to suspend application of language law rules
MONTREAL - Bilingual Quebec municipalities have lost their bid to have several parts of the government's French-language reform suspended while their case makes its way through the courts. The communi...
Oct 15, 2024
Idaho revamps execution chamber so docs can access deep veins after failed lethal injection attempt
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho will begin using central veins deep in the groin, neck, chest or arm to execute prisoners by lethal injection if attempts to insert standard IV lines fail, the Idaho Departme...
Oct 15, 2024
Local runners dash through finish line at cross country provincials
Over 30 athletes from the Battle West district were at the Carlton Trail Ski Club's Dixon Hills near Humboldt this past weekend for High School Cross Country Provincials. The athletes were split up in...
Oct 15, 2024
Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay receive homophobic threats after Game 1 of WNBA Finals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay received threatening homophobic anonymous emails after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. The emails went directly to Xargay'...
Oct 15, 2024
Two-spirited activist aims to tackle inequalities and boot economy in city council run
Two-spirited activist Donald Meriam aims to address social inequalities and boost economic growth if elected to the City of North Battleford council on Nov. 13."I'm driven to drive transformative chan...
Oct 15, 2024
Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay receive homophobic threats after Game 1 of WNBA Finals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay received threatening homophobic anonymous emails after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. The emails went directly to Xargay'...
Oct 15, 2024
Dale Richardson: the Battlefords Buffalo Party candidate
A new candidate is leaning in on his experience as a mechanical engineering technologist to help him in serving the people of the Battlefords. Dale Richardson has filed his candidacy with the Buffalo ...
Oct 15, 2024
Thomas Tuchel reportedly set to become England head coach
LONDON (AP) - Thomas Tuchel is expected to be the next England head coach after widespread reports in the English media said the German was set to be confirmed as Gareth Southgate's successor. The Cha...
Oct 15, 2024
Chance for redemption against Notre Dame
The Battlefords North Stars play two games this week against the Notre Dame Hounds on Wednesday, Oct. 16 and Thursday, Oct. 17 at the Duncan McNeil Arena in Wilcox, Sask. This will be the second and t...
Oct 15, 2024