Author Archives:
Survey of Canada's Olympians, Paralympians reveals abuses in sport
A survey of Olympic and Paralympic athletes in Canada provides a snapshot of abuse they felt powerless to stop. The results of the survey and recommendations from it were unveiled Tuesd...
May 07, 2019
Suspect in shooting at North Carolina university indicted
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A grand jury has indicted a 22-year-old man on murder and other charges in the shooting attack at a North Carolina university that left two students dead and four others wounded, a p...
May 07, 2019
The Latest: San Francisco bans cash-snubbing stores
SAN FRANCISCO - The Latest on a San Francisco vote on making retailers take cash (all times local): 2:30 p.m. San Francisco supervisors unanimously approved legislation requiring retailers to accept c...
May 07, 2019
'Big Bang Theory' tops 'Game of Thrones' in weekly ratings
LOS ANGELES - In the ratings battle between TV titans "The Big Bang Theory" and "Game of Thrones," laughs won out. CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" was last week's most-watched program, with 12.5 million vi...
May 07, 2019
US raises forecast for summer gasoline prices
Gasoline for that summer road trip will cost a bit more than experts in the federal government were expecting just a month ago. The government is also predicting higher prices for crude oil despite an...
May 07, 2019
A 3rd parent pleads guilty in college admissions scheme
BOSTON - A California executive has pleaded guilty to charges that he paid $400,000 in bribes to get his son into Georgetown University. Stephen Semprevivo pleaded guilty Tuesday in Boston federal cou...
May 07, 2019
Liverpool stuns Barcelona 4-0 to reach CL final
LIVERPOOL, England - Liverpool delivered the greatest in a long line of famous comebacks to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi's Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield to overturn a t...
May 07, 2019
US Secretary of State Pompeo makes unannounced trip to Iraq
BAGHDAD - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made an unannounced trip to Iraq as Washington warns Iran against any action against American interests in the Middle East. Pompeo was in Baghdad brie...
May 07, 2019
Moosomin F.N. elects Bradley Swiftwolfe as chief
Bradley Swiftwolfe has been elected chief of the Moosomin First Nation in a landslide victory. The weekend election saw him receive 267 votes, nearly 120 more than his closest opponent Hilliard Kahpew...
May 07, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan’s lieutenant-governor diagnosed with cancer
Lt.-Gov. Tom Molloy is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer.The Office of the Lieutenant Governor made the announcement Tuesday.According to the Canadian Cancer Society, about 5,500 Canadians we...
May 07, 2019 Lt.-Gov. Tom Molloy is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)