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WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers released American quarterback Chris Streveler on Monday so he can pursue NFL opportunities. Streveler, 25, was scheduled to become a free agent Feb. 11. Strev...

LONDON - Britain and the European Union set out clashing opening gambits Monday on striking a post-Brexit trade deal, making it clear that each side is willing to walk away without an agreement rather...

BEIJING - The death toll in mainland China from the new type of virus has risen to 425, with the total number of cases now standing at 20,438, officials said Tuesday. The new figures come after the co...

WASHINGTON - Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honour, during the State of the Union address Tuesday night. Limbau...

The first "Pass the Guitar" event of the year will be held Friday from 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. Come on out to the Chickadee Room to hear singer/songwriters from the Battlefords perform, or bring your guitar...

The $60,000, 20th Annual Alice Hansen Memorial Poker Rally will be February 22 at Pinehouse Lake, SK.The Entry fee is $60 per hand .Prizes: 1st. $20,000 2nd $5,000 3rd. $3,000 4th. $2,000 5th. $1,000 ...

OTTAWA - The Green party's leadership contest is getting off to a rough start with at least three people reconsidering a run after the party established a $50,000 entry fee and a secretive v...

NEW YORK - Fox will find out soon whether "The Masked Singer" benefits from the best time slot in television. A new episode of the game, usually Fox's most popular prime-time program or close to it, a...

The Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation is hosting the Home Based Business Party in the hospital lobby Friday, February 7 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.A portion of the sales will be donated to the ...

ANKARA, Turkey - An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge team of rescue workers sent to find people missing in an earlier avalanche. Officials said ...