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At least one dead after construction crane collapses in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - The RCMP say at least one person is dead and others are injured after a crane collapsed at a construction site in downtown Kelowna, B.C. The Mounties say they responded to the collapse...
Jul 12, 2021
MLB makes $100M commitment to increase Black participation
DENVER (AP) - Major League Baseball will give at least $100 million over 10 years to the Players Alliance and help raise an additional $50 million aimed at increasing the number of Blacks playing the ...
Jul 12, 2021
Still time to appeal your property assessment value
The City of North Battleford is reminding residents they still have time, if they wish, to appeal their property revaluation. City Communications administrator Dustin MacDonald says appeals go through...
Jul 12, 2021
SJHL releases schedule; Stars to open season with home-and-home versus Klippers
Following what will be an extended 10-month layoff since their last hockey game, the Battlefords North Stars will return to action with a bang this fall, with their traditional home-and-home series ve...
Jul 12, 2021
Every Day is Beach Day
Prince Albert National Park maintains a number of beaches throughout the park, some accessible by car and others only by canoe or boat. The beaches range from wide stretches of fine sand with gentle s...
Jul 12, 2021
Canadian Premier League teams to return to home markets at end of July
The Canadian Premier League announced the home-market portion of its schedule on Monday, with teams set to play 20 more matches each through the end of the regular season on Nov. 6. The third-year lea...
Jul 12, 2021
Bianca Andreescu withdraws from Canada's Olympic tennis team, citing pandemic
Bianca Andreescu says she has withdrawn from Canada's Olympic tennis team. The 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., posted on her Instagram account that she is pulling out of the Games due to pandemic-...
Jul 12, 2021
Saskatchewan premier says Ottawa has rejected province's carbon pricing plan
REGINA - Premier Scott Moe says Ottawa has rejected Saskatchewan's plan for replacing the federal carbon price with one of its own, while the Liberal government is saying any proposed changes simply h...
Jul 12, 2021
Dean Chynoweth joins Toronto Maple Leafs coaching staff as assistant
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Dean Chynoweth as an assistant coach. The 52-year-old replaces former assistant coach Dave Hakstol, who was recently named the first head coach of the expa...
Jul 12, 2021
More than 700 groups receive charitable gaming grants in Sask.
Community groups and organizations from A to Z - from Abbey to Zenon Park - received more than $2.1 million in funding from the Saskatchewan government in the latest round of the province's charitable...
Jul 12, 2021