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Islanders top Penguins 4-1 to take 3-0 series lead
PITTSBURGH - The New York Islanders don't play a particularly sexy brandy of hockey. They forecheck. They backcheck. They block shots and take few risks, more focused on fundamentals than flash. It's ...
Apr 16, 2019
Elton John biopic 'Rocketman' to premiere at Cannes
NEW YORK - The Elton John biopic "Rocketman" will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month. "Rocketman" will screen May 16 at the French Riviera festival, two weeks before it's to be released i...
Apr 16, 2019
Recipient in rare paired living liver donation thanks "angel" donor
TORONTO - One of the recipients of what's believed to be North America's first paired living liver donation is calling the stranger who saved his life "an angel." Fifty-four-year-old Muhammad Khan of ...
Apr 16, 2019
Canada Post forecasts continuing sector losses despite booming parcel deliveries
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it will struggle to make a profit in coming years despite booming parcel delivery because of a continuing decline in letter mail, higher employee costs and billions in capita...
Apr 16, 2019
Tiger Woods makes Masters his 15th and most improbable major
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Tiger Woods blazing to victory in his Sunday red at the Masters, a scene once so familiar, was never more stunning. It was only two years ago at Augusta National that Woods needed a ner...
Apr 16, 2019
Mark Norman's lawyers target government over solicitor-client privilege claims
OTTAWA - Lawyers for Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and the federal government are back in court fighting over dozens of documents, including memos to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from the country's top bu...
Apr 16, 2019
Ovechkin punch puts Carolina rookie into concussion protocol
RALEIGH, N.C. - A barrage of punches from Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin could have an impact on the Stanley Cup champions' playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes. Ovechkin floored Car...
Apr 16, 2019
CSOs beefing up foot patrols but residents still concerned about safety
The City of North Battleford's Community Safety Officers (CSOs) have been beefing up foot patrols downtown to improve safety, but are still reporting a significantly high number of calls for service, ...
Apr 16, 2019 Community Safety Officer supervisor Ross MacAngus discusses downtown patrols during Monday's City of North Battleford Planning Committee meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Century-old love letters found in Winnipeg building to be returned to family
WINNIPEG - Century-old love letters are being returned to a family after they were uncovered by a construction crew working on a historic building in Manitoba. The letters from 1918 and 1919 are addre...
Apr 16, 2019
Equity Scholarship addresses shortage of broadcasters from under-represented groups
A scholarship competition for broadcast students in the prairie provinces was recently launched to access an untapped pool of potentially talented employees and encourage diverse viewpoints and backgr...
Apr 16, 2019 The JPBG Equity Scholarship was instituted in 2009 to address the shortage of broadcasters from under-represented groups. (submitted photo/JPBG)