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Roy Moore vs. Sacha Baron Cohen lawsuit moves to New York
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A lawsuit that former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore filed against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen will be heard in New York. A federal judge on Monday ordered the case transferred from...
Apr 30, 2019
Bomb plot suspect was kicked out of the Army
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. official says an Army veteran accused of plotting terrorist attacks in Southern California was discharged from the military for a serious offence. The official told The Associated...
Apr 30, 2019
Davie gets $7.1M contract from feds to refit 53-year-old coast guard icebreaker
OTTAWA - The federal government is awarding Davie Shipyards a contract worth more than $7.1 million to refit the Canadian Coast Guard's largest icebreaker. The refit of the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent is...
Apr 30, 2019
Omaha Beach is 4-1 early favourite for Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Omaha Beach is the 4-1 early favourite for the Kentucky Derby after drawing the No. 12 post position on Tuesday. Bob Baffert-trained Game Winner is the 5-1 second choice from the No....
Apr 30, 2019
Light of Christ planning mainly status quo budget
Light of Christ Catholic School Division, which is currently planning its 2019-20 school year budget, says it will be a tight year ahead financially."In terms of budget we are pretty much flat," said ...
Apr 30, 2019 Light of Christ School Division is planning for a basically status-quo budget for the 2019-20 school year in light of financial challenges. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Authorities annoyed by disaster selfie-seekers in flooded Montreal areas
Montreal first responders are warning against so-called disaster tourism after noting a spike in selfie-seekers in neighbourhoods threatened by swollen rivers. An operations chief with the Montre...
Apr 30, 2019
Man charged in synagogue attack was star scholar and athlete
POWAY, Calif. - The man accused of opening fire inside a Southern California synagogue was a star scholar, athlete and musician whose embrace of white supremacy and anti-Semitism has dumbfounded his f...
Apr 30, 2019
The winter of political philanthropy: parties rake in cash in first quarter
OTTAWA - The long Canadian winter of 2019 was good for at least one thing: lining the pockets of political parties. The Conservative Party of Canada's first-quarter haul of $8 million is mor...
Apr 30, 2019
Buddy system: Bond between Jokic, Murray showing on court
DENVER - Nikola Jokic got right to the point on his flourishing chemistry with teammate Jamal Murray. After all, he believes it's something to write home about. "We are playing really good together," ...
Apr 30, 2019
One dead after truck hits ditch on Hwy 44
A 70-year-old man is dead after his truck hit the ditch on Highway 44 Monday afternoon.Kindersley RCMP said the collision occurred one kilometre west of Gildden at around 3:10 p.m.The driver, who was ...
Apr 30, 2019