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Veteran quarterback Trevor Harris practices Wednesday with Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton quarterback Trevor Harris practised Wednesday, but Eskimos head coach Jason Maas is taking a wait-and-see approach regarding his starter's status. Harris split reps with backup Logan Kil...
Sep 18, 2019
Ruling in Kaillie Humphries case looms as she attempts to compete for U.S.
CALGARY - A Calgary judge is expected to rule on whether Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton must release Kaillie Humphries to compete for another country. A decision is expected Tuesday after lawyers for both ...
Sep 18, 2019
Some Canadian schools, colleges move to accommodate climate strikes
TORONTO - Students in Canada are expected to participate in climate demonstrations beginning this Friday, and some school boards are moving to allow - even encourage - them to...
Sep 18, 2019
Sask. gov’t outlines offer to province’s teachers
The Government Trustee Bargaining Committee (GTBC) has offered a three-year contract to the province's teachers.In a media release Tuesday, the committee - which comprises representatives from the Gov...
Sep 18, 2019 Education Minister Gordon Wyant discusses the province's contract offer to the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation on Sept. 17, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
AP source: New York prosecutors subpoena Trump's tax returns
New York City prosecutors have subpoenaed President Donald Trump's tax returns, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. Manhattan District Attorney's Cyrus Vance Jr.'s o...
Sep 18, 2019
Big Brothers Big Sisters rebrand with new look on national Big Brothers Big Sisters day
A new look for a great organization.Big Brothers Big Sisters has been reinvented and is reintroducing itself to the world starting today which also happens to be nationally recognized Big Brothers Big...
Sep 18, 2019 Big Brothers Big Sisters brand relaunch September 18. (Supplied photo/Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Battlefords)
Chamber hears about Planet Youth to reduce substance abuse in youth
It takes a village to steer youth away from alcohol and towards a healthier lifestyle.That is part of the message for an initiative called Planet Youth that City of North Battleford/RCMP community saf...
Sep 18, 2019 Herb Sutton, a member of the management committee for Planet Youth, discusses the initiative at Battlefords Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Schools can borrow Second World War artifacts with Canadian War Museum program
Classrooms across Canada can borrow sets of Second World War artifacts and reproductions in the second instalment of a popular learning tool provided by the Canadian War Museum. The Can...
Sep 18, 2019
Utah police use sirens to drive bear up tree for relocation
OREM, Utah - Orem police used their vehicle sirens to drive a 2-year-old bear up a tree after its presence in the central Utah caused traffic delays Wednesday morning. State Division of Wildlife Resou...
Sep 18, 2019
Lightning still the team to beat in NHL's Eastern Conference
Getting swept in the first round wasn't enough to knock the Tampa Bay Lightning off the mountaintop. After finishing 21 points ahead of everyone else during the 2018-19 regular season, the Lightning a...
Sep 18, 2019