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Community BBQ offers fun family outing
Whether it be the smell of the grill or the sense of community as people gather together to share in a meal and conversation, barbeque season will forever be synonymous with summertime. Zion Lutheran ...
Jul 10, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Battleford Public Library hosting '80s themed escape room
Residents will have the chance to travel back in time this weekend at the North Battleford Public Library.Saturday, the library is hosting a 1980s themed escape room event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Group...
Jul 10, 2019 Illustration 132539939 © Taras Gavryliuk - Dreamstime.com
Fox News viewers flock to Trump's holiday speech
NEW YORK - The Fourth of July meant hot dogs, fireworks and President Donald Trump for many Fox News viewers. Fox News reached an average of 4.09 million viewers between 6 and 8 p.m. EDT last Thursday...
Jul 10, 2019
As Beetle ends, iconic original thrives in Mexico City hills
MEXICO CITY - The Beetle is dead. Long live the Beetle. The modern edition of the iconic Volkswagen model ceased production Wednesday, but people in Cuautepec on the outskirts of Mexico City still rel...
Jul 10, 2019
Ottawa city council gives controversial Chateau Laurier addition go-ahead
Ottawa city council has approved a controversial addition to the historic Chateau Laurier but is going to meet again Thursday to discuss it one more time. In a 14-9 split Wednesday, councill...
Jul 10, 2019
Alaska legislature falls short in vote to override vetoes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Legislature has failed to override vetoes by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. State lawmakers needed 45 votes, which represents a three-fourths majority of the 60 members of the Sena...
Jul 10, 2019
New measures announced to protect North Atlantic right whales
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced new measures to protect North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence that have been dying from ship strikes and getting caught in fishing ...
Jul 10, 2019
B.C. mother recalls last words of love for two girls found dead Christmas 2017
VANCOUVER - A mother says she "screamed like never before" when police told her that her two young daughters had been found dead in their father's apartment in Oak Bay, B.C., in December 2017. Sarah C...
Jul 10, 2019
JPII Crusaders' trio helps lead Sask. to Challenge Cup
Three recent graduates of John Paul II Collegiate, Andrew Pyle, Zack Wells and Liam Navarro are 2019 Challenge Cup champions. All three are committed to the Saskatoon Hilltops for the coming fall and ...
Jul 10, 2019 Pictured left to right: Andrew Pyle, Zack Wells and Liam Navarro, pictured here with the 2019 Challenge Cup. (submitted photo/Andrea Wells)
Duceppe family seeks $1.1 million from seniors residence over mother's death
MONTREAL - The family of former Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe is seeking $1.14 million from the luxury seniors' residence where their 93-year-old mother perished after being trapped in a c...
Jul 10, 2019