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Acclaimed novelist Ernest Gaines dies at 86
NEW ORLEANS - Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation germinated stories of black struggles that grew into universal tales of grace and beauty, has died. He was...
Nov 07, 2019
Celebrities, others ask Texas to halt inmate's execution
HOUSTON - Supporters of a Texas death row inmate who will face lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says he didn't commit are mounting a final push in the courts and on social media...
Nov 07, 2019
Elections Canada recount in B.C. riding terminated at NDP candidate's request
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. - Elections Canada says a judicial recount of the Oct. 21 federal election results has ended in a British Columbia riding after the New Democrat challenger&...
Nov 07, 2019
Federal Court gives green light to action over alleged military pension delays
OTTAWA - A judge has certified a class-action lawsuit from former military reservists who say they endured lengthy waits for pension payments. It means that hundreds or possib...
Nov 07, 2019
Investigating cop testifies she heard Dafonte Miller scream about being beaten
OSHAWA, Ont. - The trial of two Toronto-area brothers accused of brutally beating a black teen nearly three years ago took a surprise turn Tuesday when an officer who responded to the incident recalle...
Nov 07, 2019
Uproar from students after Quebec restricts access to fast-track immigration
QUEBEC - In a rare show of solidarity, all of Quebec's opposition parties gathered Tuesday with a group of foreign students to denounce the government's latest immigration reforms, which they describe...
Nov 07, 2019
Leafs prospect Nick Robertson producing like a first-round pick with Peterborough Petes
Peterborough Petes forward Nick Robertson had no hesitation approaching Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock to talk after Toronto selected him in the 2019 NHL Draft. Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit wh...
Nov 07, 2019
Canadian women's soccer team heads to Texas to open Olympic qualifying
MIAMI - Canada will be in a group with fellow 2019 World Cup participant Jamaica, Mexico and St. Kitts and Nevis at the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The finalists at the eight-team ...
Nov 07, 2019
NBCHS curling teams looking for continued success with new season ahead
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) curling teams got underway with practices this week in preparation for the fast approaching curling season. While the teams will likely not see t...
Nov 07, 2019 The NBCHS senior boys curling team took home a podium finish at Districts, Regionals and Provincials last season, in a year to remember for the school's curling program. (submitted photo/Evan Reid)
Liberal winners, losers gather in Ottawa after disappointing election result
OTTAWA - Re-elected, newly elected and defeated Liberal MPs are gathering on Parliament Hill to mull over the disappointing results of the Oct. 21 election and contemplate the best way forwa...
Nov 07, 2019