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North Stars welcome Hounds to town for final game ahead of holiday break
With the sound of sleigh bells ringing around the corner, the Battlefords North Stars will play their final game ahead of the Christmas break Friday night, against the division-rival Notre Dame Hounds...
Dec 20, 2019 The rival Stars and Hounds will battle it out for the third time in the season-series Friday night at the Civic Centre. The teams have split the opening two matchups in Wilcox, as the Stars will look to get the upper hand as the scene shifts to the NB Civic Centre. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Canada won't say if U.S. agreed to suspend trade deal with China until Canadians let go
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is refusing to say how Washington responded to Canada's request that it hold off on signing a trade deal with China until Canadian pr...
Dec 20, 2019
Whoo's there? Georgia family discovers owl in Christmas tree
ATLANTA - A Georgia family got a real hoot from its Christmas tree: More than a week after they bought it, they discovered a live owl nestled among its branches. Katie McBride Newman said Friday that ...
Dec 20, 2019
Nice car! Prince Charles uses AP Cuba pic for Christmas card
LONDON - Britain's Prince Charles has chosen an Associated Press photo taken on his historic trip to Cuba for his Christmas card. The image by AP's Ramon Espinosa shows the heir to the British throne ...
Dec 20, 2019
Navy, Army probes find no racism intent in hand gestures
WASHINGTON - Hand gestures flashed by West Point cadets and Naval Academy midshipmen during the televised Army-Navy football game were not racist signals, military investigations have concluded. A Nav...
Dec 20, 2019
United pulls 737 Max until June, adding to Boeing woes
NEW YORK - United Airlines says the Boeing 737 Max has been pulled from its flight schedule until June, the latest in a string of troubling news plaguing the airplane manufacturer. The developments fo...
Dec 20, 2019
Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next y...
Dec 20, 2019
PM says he might have acted differently if knew how SNC-Lavalin case would end
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government might have acted differently had it known the criminal case against SNC-Lavalin would be resolved without crippling the company or throw...
Dec 20, 2019
'Good life' still left in Canada's submarines: Navy commander
OTTAWA - Canada's top sailor is standing by the Royal Canadian Navy's submarine fleet, saying there is still "good life" in the vessels and that with some "modest investments," they will be able to op...
Dec 20, 2019
You Down With O-T-T? Direct-to-consumer options at sports media forefront
TORONTO - Sports fans have never had as much choice when it comes to watching live events as they do right now. The remote control - and the wallet - are getting workouts because of it. Long...
Dec 20, 2019