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City approves CUplex rates including a couple increases
Those who use the CUplex recreation facilities will want to note a couple of adjustments this year for family and birthday party rates, as well as a new rental rate for a new aquatic inflatable.City c...
Feb 11, 2020 North Battleford council discussed CUplex rates at its meeting Monday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Oscar de la Renta opens, closes show with Bella Hadid
NEW YORK - Watching the Oscar de la Renta show unfold in the imposing setting of the New York Public Library in Manhattan, it was hard not to think back some 24 hours to a different Oscar: the Academy...
Feb 11, 2020

Anti-pipeline protesters blocking access to Vancouver ports served with injunction
Anti-pipeline protesters were served Sunday with a court injunction ordering them to stop blocking access to four ports in the Vancouver area, marking the latest development in what has become a natio...
Feb 11, 2020

New Brunswick's John Williamson decides against running for Tory leadership
OTTAWA - Another potential contender for leadership of the federal Conservatives is backing away from the race. John Williamson, a member of Parliament from New Brunswick, says he won't enter the cont...
Feb 11, 2020

Hospitals threatened to not see troops after military cut reimbursement rates
OTTAWA - Senior defence officials were warned that a fight with provinces and hospitals over soldiers' medical costs could mean "negative exposure" weeks before it erupted on the federal cam...
Feb 11, 2020

Stars aim for third straight in home meeting with Hounds
As the regular season schedule continues to wind down and the playoffs draw near, the Battlefords North Stars will return to the ice Tuesday night as the team will welcome the rival Notre Dame Hounds ...
Feb 11, 2020 Locked in: Stars’ forward Elijah Loon-Stewardson has been lethal against the Hounds this season, with four goals and nine points through his opening five games against Notre Dame. With two points in his return to the lineup Saturday, Loon-Stewardson has 16 goals, 46 points in 43 games this year. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Twin Rivers Curling Club hosting bus trip to Scotties
The Twin Rivers Curling Club will be hosting a bus trip to the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Feb. 26.The club rented a bus and purchased a block of tickets for two draws on Sunday afternoon.Ro...
Feb 11, 2020 Silvernagle set to compete in 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. (supplied photo/Kara Thevenot)

'Birds of Prey' flies low on Oscars weekend with tepid debut
LOS ANGELES - "Birds of Prey," the DC Comics' Harley Quinn spinoff, made a tepid debut in theatres over the weekend, opening in No. 1 but below expectations with $33.3 million domestically, according ...
Feb 11, 2020

Charity founded by disgraced cyclist announces relaunch plan
AUSTIN, Texas - The cancer charity whose yellow wristbands became a global brand under founder Lance Armstrong is seeking to reinvent itself, years after donations and revenues crashed along with the ...
Feb 11, 2020

Ontario family gets ready to say goodbye to toddler found dead with father
THORNHILL, Ont. - The family of a four-year-old girl found dead alongside her father at the bottom of an escarpment west of Toronto says they will get a chance to view her body today. P...
Feb 11, 2020