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Tulowitzki homers in 1st game for Yanks, against Blue Jays
TAMPA, Fla. - Troy Tulowitzki got some payback against the Toronto Blue Jays in his first spring training at-bat for the New York Yankees. Tulowitzki homered on his first swing in a Yankees uniform an...
Feb 25, 2019
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to Rio Open final with win over Cuevas
RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime isn't getting too far ahead of himself at the Rio Open as he prepares for his first ATP tournament final. The 18-year-old from Montreal advanced to...
Feb 25, 2019
Anti-racism forum, march planned in N.B.
The Battlefords will be a hub for the area for a series of events coming up that focus on raising awareness and helping put a stop to racism. The activities coincide with the International Day for the...
Feb 25, 2019 Lori Nicotine, centre, joins others in an anti-racism march in North Battleford. The annual march will take place this year on March 21. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
Iran foreign minister resigns as his nuclear deal teeters
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned late Monday without warning, offering an "apology" to the nation as the nuclear deal he negotiated with world powers stands on the...
Feb 25, 2019
City to begin sidewalk snow removal bylaw blitz
Property owners with sidewalks not clear of snow and ice could find themselves in possession of a ticket over the first week in March. The city's Community Saftey Officers (CSO) will perform an enforc...
Feb 25, 2019 Get out the shovels North Battleford. The city's CSOs will be performing an enforcement blitz of the Sidewalk Clearing Bylaw in March. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Tyler Marr
Provincial government seeks technological solution to trespass challenges
Proposed changes to Saskatchewan's laws around trespassing have been generating controversy in some corridors.The new legislation, which is expected to come up for debate in the spring would put the o...
Feb 25, 2019 The Government of Saskatchewan wants the public's help to solve the issues surrounding the province's new trespassing laws and hunters. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Clark Davey, longtime reporter, editor and publisher, dies
OTTAWA - A former publisher of newspapers in Ottawa, Vancouver and Montreal and a driving force behind one of the most prestigious journalism awards in Canada has died. Clark Davey died Monday in an O...
Feb 25, 2019
Ariana Grande to play Manchester, 2 years after arena bomb
LONDON - Ariana Grande is returning to Manchester, two years after a suicide bomber killed 22 people at her concert in the northwest England city. Organizers say Grande will be a headliner at the Manc...
Feb 25, 2019
Nielsen: 29.6 million viewers for Oscars, up from 2018
NEW YORK - The Oscars ended its four-year streak of dwindling viewership, reaching 29.6 million on Sunday to beat last year's audience by 12 per cent, but it still represents the second-smallest audie...
Feb 25, 2019
Former Blue Jay Troy Tulowitzki homers off old team in Yankees victory
TAMPA, Fla. - Former Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki homered against his old team in his first at-bat since July 2017, leading the New York Yankees to a 3-0 win over Toronto in spring trainin...
Feb 25, 2019