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CAPP gives Rotary and Chamber update on state of oil industry
The Rotary Club Of The Battlefords and the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce had an opportunity to hear about the state of the oil and gas industry during a luncheon talk Monday.Chris Montgomery, manage...
Aug 26, 2019 Chris Montgomery of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) spoke to the Battlefords Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce members during his presentation Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Mark Giordano brings Norris Trophy cred to his seventh season as Flames captain
CALGARY - Mark Giordano will have "Norris Trophy winner" attached to his name this NHL season. The only Calgary Flame to win the award that goes to the league's top defenceman says the label motivates...
Aug 26, 2019
Viola Davis set to play Michelle Obama in proposed series
LOS ANGELES - Viola Davis is set to portray Michelle Obama in a Showtime series under development about America's first ladies. Davis also is an executive producer on the project, which Showtime said ...
Aug 26, 2019
StatCan study testing wastewater suggests Canadians' drug use varies by city
MONTREAL - A pilot project that analyzed wastewater in five major urban centres suggests Canadians' drug use varies from city to city. For example, the analysis by Statistics ...
Aug 26, 2019
Provinces, territories to have input in future price of carbon tax, McKenna says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says her government would take into consideration the views of provinces and territories on any change in the price of carbon tax. She also sa...
Aug 26, 2019
CFL players remind Bomber's Hecht of prior criticism following Harris suspension
It seems CFL players Derek Dennis and Richie Leone have long memories. Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris was suspended for two games Monday following a positive drug test. That prompted bo...
Aug 26, 2019
Feds seek death penalty in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
PITTSBURGH - Federal prosecutors want a man accused of killing 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue to face a death sentence. The U.S. attorney's office in Pittsburgh filed a notice of intent Monday to...
Aug 26, 2019
Liberals, Tories unveil campaign slogans and contrasting pitches to voters
OTTAWA - Canadians will be asked this fall to choose between moving forward with the Liberals or getting ahead with the Conservatives. But while they both seem to be urging vo...
Aug 26, 2019
Host a Block Party
Share your neighbourhood's culinary cultures with each other by hosting a 2019 No Frills Block Party! Do it Potluck style. Make new friends. It is easy. https://www.cityofnb.ca/resident_services/block...
Aug 26, 2019
Barty overcomes scare on packed first day of US Open
NEW YORK - Second-seeded Ash Barty overcame a slow start and a shaky serve to survive a first-round scare on a packed opening day of the U.S. Open. Barty, the French Open champion, amassed 36 unforced...
Aug 26, 2019