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Lightning strikes kill 5, injure over 100 in Tatra Mountains
WARSAW, Poland - Lightning struck across the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland and neighbouring Slovakia on Thursday, killing five people and injuring over 100 others in an area popular with hikers a...
Aug 24, 2019

Stolen vehicles reported in Battleford
RCMP are asking the public to keep an eye out for a couple of vehicles which were stolen sometime overnight from the town of Battleford.They are a white 2016 Ford F150 Supercab with Sask plate 177 KDB...
Aug 24, 2019 RCMP cruiser

ICYMI: Top stories of the week around the Battlefords
Here is what made headlines in and around the Battlefords from August 17 to 23.Here is what made headlines between Aug. 17 and 23.Amber L'Heureux reflects on first CPCA seasonThe sun has set on anothe...
Aug 24, 2019

Kodak Black pleads guilty to federal weapons charges
MIAMI - Rapper Kodak Black pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal weapons charges stemming from his arrest just before a scheduled concert performance in May. Black entered the change of plea in a Miam...
Aug 24, 2019

Canada travelling to Japan to face former Women's World Cup champs in friendly
OTTAWA - Canada's women's soccer team will face host Japan in its first match since being eliminated in the round of 16 at the World Cup. The friendly against the 2011 Women's World Cup cham...
Aug 24, 2019

Shellbrook Summer Fair Talent Showcase
The Shellbrook Summer Fair Talent Showcase is August 24 in Shellbrook.See the poster for details.
Aug 24, 2019

AP-NORC poll: 62% disapprove of how Trump's handling his job
NEW YORK - About 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's overall job performance, according to a new poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Rese...
Aug 24, 2019

Japan leader says S. Korea ending intel deal damages trust
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said South Korea's decision to cancel a deal to share military intelligence, mainly on North Korea, is damaging mutual trust and vowed Friday to work closely...
Aug 24, 2019

Ex-Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper says he's running for Senate
DENVER - Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday that he will run for the U.S. Senate, becoming the immediate front-runner in a crowded Democratic field vying for the right to challenge R...
Aug 24, 2019

In the news today, Aug. 22
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Aug. 22 --- SECURITY TIGHTENED FOR POMPEO VISIT Security around Parliament Hill has been tightened in anticipation of today's visit to Ottawa by U.S. S...
Aug 24, 2019