Author Archives:
Film Viewing and Interview
Come to a special film presentation of Lunch Hour followed by an interview with Director James Costa March 18 at the North Battleford Library from 7 - 8:45 p.m.March is Nutrition month. As rates of di...
Mar 14, 2019
Smollett team: Court cameras would show state's flimsy case
CHICAGO - A lawyer for Jussie Smollett said Tuesday that she would welcome cameras in the courtroom during the "Empire" actor's trial on charges accusing him of lying to police, saying there has been ...
Mar 14, 2019
Sunwing temporarily grounds Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft for 'commercial reasons'
MONTREAL - Sunwing Airlines is temporarily grounding its four Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in the wake of the Ethiopian plane crash that killed all 157 people on board. The Canadian low-cost airline says...
Mar 14, 2019
New York, feds join to get 100K rape kits tested around US
NEW YORK - Languishing evidence in over 100,000 sexual assault cases around the country has been sent for DNA testing with money from a New York prosecutor and federal authorities, spurring over 1,000...
Mar 14, 2019
US new-home sales fell 6.9 per cent in January
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes slumped 6.9 per cent in January, a possible sign that buyers paused during the government shutdown. The Commerce Department says that new homes sold at a seasonall...
Mar 14, 2019
Sen. Birch Bayh, author of Title IX law, dies at age 91
INDIANAPOLIS - Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who championed the federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and sports, died at his home Thursday at age 91. Bayh was surround...
Mar 14, 2019
Tucker Carlson abandons plan for studio near Maine home
BRYANT POND, Maine - Fox News host Tucker Carlson says he's scuttling plans for a TV studio near his vacation home in rural Maine because of publicity. The Sun Journal newspaper reported that Carlson ...
Mar 14, 2019
Sen. Birch Bayh, author of Title IX law, dies at age 91
INDIANAPOLIS - Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who championed the federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and sports, died at his home Thursday at age 91. Bayh was surround...
Mar 14, 2019
Alphonso Davies returns to Vancouver for CONCACAF Nations League qualifying game
In his return to Vancouver, Bayern Munich teenager Alphonso Davies will look to help complete Canada's perfect CONCACAF Nations League qualifying run against French Guiana on March 24 at BC Place Stad...
Mar 14, 2019
The Latest: Some US flight attendants balk at Boeing model
HEJERE, Ethiopia - The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash (all times local): 7:15 p.m. No U.S. airlines have grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 models that they fly, but at least one group representing fli...
Mar 14, 2019