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Winners of BBEX Awards
Local businesses and individuals were honoured at the 27th Annual Battlefords Business Excellence Awards (BBEX) Thursday evening.The theme of this year's awards was BBEX Goes To The Movies, an evening...
Nov 12, 2020
Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat
School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting mor...
Nov 12, 2020
Top officials: Nov. 3 election most secure in US history
WASHINGTON - A coalition of federal and state officials said Thursday that they have no evidence that votes were compromised or altered in last week's presidential election, rejecting unsubstantiated ...
Nov 12, 2020
STF calling on government to take increased action in fight against COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation is calling on the government to take more action to limit the spread of COVID-19 as the cases continue to rise in Saskatchewan.The changes they're raising to keep...
Nov 12, 2020
Biggar sees new mayor in 2020 municipal election results
The Town of Biggar now has a new mayor following the municipal election. Jim Rickwood garnered the most votes in a race with incumbent Ray Sadler and another contender. Rickwood is honoured to be elec...
Nov 12, 2020
Braves' Freeman wins NL MVP, White Sox slugger Abreu gets AL
NEW YORK - Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman easily won the NL MVP award Thursday, topping off a trying year that saw him become so ill with COVID-19 he prayed "please don't take me." Chica...
Nov 12, 2020
Jays GM Atkins says he has "been close" on a deal, sees opportunity in market
Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins had just started a media conference call on Thursday when a call came in on his mobile phone. Some 15 minutes later, it was his iPad that started ringing. I...
Nov 12, 2020
Lakeland Athletics adjust to cancelled ACAC season
Following several setbacks and changes, the Alberta Colleges Athletic Association (ACAC) officially announced, this month, the cancellation of all winter sports for the 2020/2021 season.In a statement...
Nov 12, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps feel stronger, closer to playoffs after tough season
VANCOUVER - Russell Teibert knows there are people that counted the Vancouver Whitecaps out this season. It was a tough year for the club, a choppy campaign repeatedly interrupted by COVID-19, and var...
Nov 12, 2020
White separatist who spewed racial hatred dead at 82
LOS ANGELES - Tom Metzger, the notorious former Ku Klux Klan leader who rose to prominence in the 1980s while promoting white separatism and stoking racial violence, has died at age 82. Riverside Coun...
Nov 12, 2020