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Food delivery driver falls victim to armed robbery
A food delivery driver was robbed by men armed with what appeared to be a firearm, a knife and an oversized can of bear spray Monday night. In a press release, Battlefords RCMP said the driver arrived...
Mar 19, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Dutch prosecutors consider terror motive in tram shooting
UTRECHT, Netherlands - Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they are taking very seriously the possibility that the deadly shooting on a tram in the central city of Utrecht was an act of terror. The nature ...
Mar 19, 2019
Emergency ascent in Indian Ocean as sub fills with smoke
ALPHONSE ISLAND, Seychelles - A British scientist and her American pilot made an emergency ascent from 100 metres (328 feet) beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean on Tuesday after smoke filled the c...
Mar 19, 2019
Opposition MPs call for open justice committee, Wilson-Raybould to reappear
OTTAWA - Opposition MPs want the Liberal dominated justice committee to recall former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould. Conservative MP Lisa Raitt and New Democrat Murray Rankin say Canadians nee...
Mar 19, 2019
Calgary UCP candidate resigns after report on her comments about race
CALGARY - A United Conservative Party candidate in the upcoming Alberta election has resigned following allegations that she made comments about white nationalists online. Caylan F...
Mar 19, 2019
Cyclone's huge floods endanger thousands in southern Africa
CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe - Rapidly rising floodwaters have created "an inland ocean" in Mozambique endangering scores of thousands of families, aid workers said Tuesday as they scrambled to rescue surviv...
Mar 19, 2019
Duped women go after charming alleged con man:'Everything he said was a lie'
It started with a chance encounter in a coffee shop. He was charming and attractive, and everything he said mirrored her life. The relationship developed into a romance but the seduction end...
Mar 19, 2019
Vigil held in Montreal for victims of New Zealand mosque attacks
Mourners carrying signs bearing the images of six men who died in a Quebec City mosque shooting gathered outside a Montreal subway station on Sunday as they grieved the 50 people killed in a...
Mar 19, 2019
'It's just a game': Young officials talk verbal abuse on ice
Hockey officials have long been susceptible to fan, coach and player abuse..Every official on the ice is responsible for many things, but Hockey Canada sums it up well when looking at their first bull...
Mar 19, 2019 Two young officials are speaking out about verbal abuse they face on the ice during hockey games. (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Chelsea Carey rink registers two wins at world women's curling event
SILKEBORG, Denmark - Canada's Chelsea Carey rebounded nicely Sunday at the world women's curling championship. The Calgary skip won both of her matches after opening the tournament Saturday ...
Mar 19, 2019