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Officials tight-lipped about investigation into 'inappropriate communications' by staff at Holy Family School
Light of Christ Catholic School Division is being tight-lipped in providing details related to an investigation into an alleged matter. It involved some staff of Holy Family School and local social me...
Jan 08, 2020 Holy Family School in North Battleford. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Texas murder suspect arrested in Halifax ordered held following detention review
MONTREAL - A man suspected of murder in Texas and arrested by police in Halifax in December will remain detained following another hearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada on Wednesd...
Jan 08, 2020

Natural gas pipeline company posts 72-hour notice to clear way in northern B.C.
HOUSTON, B.C. - A natural gas pipeline company has posted an injunction order giving opponents 72 hours to clear the way toward its work site in northern British Columbia, although the company sa...
Jan 08, 2020

Montreal Alouettes situation clearing up for head coach Khari Jones
Slowly but surely, Khari Jones' muddled work life is coming more into focus. After guiding the Montreal Alouettes to their first playoff appearance since 2014, Jones signed a three-year extension to r...
Jan 08, 2020

Dickenson busy during first full off-season as Riders head coach
The off-season is in full swing and that means there's little downtime for Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson.Dickenson and general manager Jeremy O'Day are at the CFL coaches and gen...
Jan 08, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)

Man charged with shooting, injuring Minnesota officer
WASECA, Minn. - Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with shooting and critically wounding a Minnesota police officer who was responding to a report of a suspicious person. Tyler Robert Janovsky, 37...
Jan 08, 2020

Hockey fan, 8, gets birthday cake with Maple Leaf Foods logo by mistake
MONTREAL - A young Toronto Maple Leafs fan got a big letdown Saturday when a bakery mix-up left him with a birthday cake honouring a packaged meat company instead of his favourite team. The ...
Jan 08, 2020

Hockey fan, 8, gets birthday cake with Maple Leaf Foods logo by mistake
MONTREAL - A young Toronto Maple Leafs fan got a big letdown Saturday when a bakery mix-up left him with a birthday cake honouring a packaged meat company instead of his favourite team. The ...
Jan 08, 2020

TFC hunt for designated player continues, Bono gets taste of English soccer
Toronto FC GM Ali Curtis says his search for a designated player is progressing. The club has a short list and is in talks with its targets. While the goal is to have the player signed prior to t...
Jan 08, 2020

Calgary neurologist pleads guilty to dozens of assaults dating back to 1980s
CALGARY - A retired neurologist has admitted in court to sexually assaulting 28 female patients over three decades. Keith Hoyte, 71, pleaded guilty to 28 counts as his trial was to begin Monday i...
Jan 08, 2020