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Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden returning to competition after seven years away
VANCOUVER - When three-time Olympian Brent Hayden left competitive swimming seven years ago, he was headed down a dark path. The Canadian suffered from debilitating back spasms and was struggling with...
Oct 23, 2019

Nats' Game 1 victory drew average of 12.1 million viewers
The World Series opener between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros narrowly averted setting a record low. Washington's 5-4 victory Tuesday night averaged 12,194,000 viewers, according to nati...
Oct 23, 2019

Conservatives hang onto symbolic victories as they lose bid for majority government
REGINA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has spent his political life defying expectations but on Monday night failed to achieve what could have been a career-defining one: toppling a first-ter...
Oct 23, 2019

Town Hall rehabilitation about ‘community building’ as public consultation underway
Battleford Town Hall was built in 1912 and included a European style opera house on the upper floor.It was used for school plays, high school graduations, dances and other community gatherings. The wa...
Oct 23, 2019 Battleford Town Hall. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

WDM planning pumpkin-carving workshop, Halloween dance for families
Whether it is carving your own pumpkin or donning a creative costume for a dance night, families looking to get a head start on Halloween festivities can do just that at the Western Development Museum...
Oct 23, 2019 The Western Development Museum in North Battleford is planning a pumpkin-carving workshop and a dance night for families on Oct. 25 and 26 respectively, leading up to Halloween. (file photo/CKOM Staff)

Liam Fraser bides his time with Toronto FC but believes he is ready for more
NEW YORK - Toronto FC midfielder Liam Fraser is biding his time. It's been three months since the 21-year-old last started in MLS play. He has not seen the field since in league action, making the mat...
Oct 23, 2019

Alberta education minister releases new guidelines for school seclusion rooms
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says seclusion rooms in schools will not be banned, but only used as a last resort when a student poses significant and imminent danger to themselves or others....
Oct 23, 2019

Google claims breakthrough in blazingly fast computing
SAN FRANCISCO - Google announced Wednesday it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, saying it has developed an experimental processor that took just minutes to complete a calculation that ...
Oct 23, 2019

Sask. gov’t focuses on distracted driving, vaping in throne speech
Premier Scott Moe's government is promising to pass legislation this session to regulate vaping and to increase the penalties for distracted driving.Those were two of the key messages in the speech fr...
Oct 23, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)

Greens elect MPs in New Brunswick and B.C., but barely increase seat total
VICTORIA - Green Leader Elizabeth May says increasing her party's seat total by one in Monday's federal election is a bigger victory than it seems and should not be considered a disappointment. The Gr...
Oct 23, 2019