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Trick-or-treater, 7, critically injured in Chicago shooting
CHICAGO - A 7-year-old girl out trick-or-treating in a bumblebee costume was critically injured Thursday night after being struck by apparent stray gunfire, police said. The girl, who was shot in the ...
Oct 31, 2019
Kaitlyn Weaver and Sheldon Kennedy win season 5 of 'Battle of the Blades'
TORONTO - Ice dance champion Kaitlyn Weaver and former hockey player Sheldon Kennedy have won the new season of CBC's skating competition "Battle of the Blades." Online voters picked the pair to ...
Oct 31, 2019
HBO orders 10 episodes of 'Game of Thrones' prequel
LOS ANGELES - HBO is green-lighting a new "Game of Thrones" prequel after reportedly cancelling another that starred Naomi Watts. The cable channel said Tuesday that it's given a 10-episode order to "...
Oct 31, 2019
With Fajardo’s status questionable, Riders could turn to backups
Halloween is a night of scares and treats, but Rider Nation got a fright Thursday with the status of starting quarterback Cody Fajardo now in question.According to Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach ...
Oct 31, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Women's recovery centre in B.C. faces eviction as farm rules enforced
VICTORIA - A farm home in the Fraser Valley that provides addiction treatment and life-skills recovery help for women has received an eviction notice after the pastoral property al...
Oct 31, 2019
Meng's lawyers still say RCMP shared phone details with FBI despite affidavits
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou maintain there is an "air of reality" to allegations the RCMP shared details of her electronic devices with the Federal Bureau of Investigation de...
Oct 31, 2019
BATC eyes development, growth of Indigenous tourism in region
As interest in Indigenous tourism grows across Canada and around the globe, an agency in the Battlefords is looking to share the rich stories of the region.After securing funding from the federal gove...
Oct 31, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Redblacks look to break 10-game losing streak in final contest of dismal season
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are getting set to suit up one more time before closing out the most disappointing season in franchise history. The Redblacks (3-14) enter Friday's game ag...
Oct 31, 2019
Saskatchewan court dismisses school shooter's appeal of sentence
Saskatchewan's highest court has dismissed a sentencing appeal by a young man who fatally shot four people and wounded seven others in a northern community.The shooter was weeks shy of turning 18 when...
Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo misses practice with back injury
REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders star quarterback Cody Fajardo is questionable for Saturday's key season finale after pulling a muscle in his back at practice on Wednesday. Fajardo, named the team's ...
Oct 31, 2019