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CTSS hosting a traffic safety blitz in the Battlefords today and tomorrow
If you're out and about this afternoon, as well as running into tomorrow, there's a chance you may be stopped. Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan is hosting a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program...
Apr 11, 2019 A traffic safety blitz will continue today and tomorrow around North Battleford. (file photo/BattlefordsNOW Staff)
Stelco pushes PM for help in dealing with 'changing landscape' for steel
OTTAWA - Canadian steel producer Stelco is looking for more support from the federal government as the country's steel and aluminum producers grapple with punishing U.S. tariffs imposed on exports of ...
Apr 11, 2019
Officer, suspect hurt in shooting at South Carolina hospital
CLINTON, S.C. - Police in South Carolina say a shooting inside a hospital has left a police officer and a suspected gunman injured - the second hospital shooting to take place in the state in two days...
Apr 11, 2019
Conners off to strong start at Masters, was last to qualify
AUGUSTA, Ga. - The last guy into the Masters left no doubt he deserved his spot. Corey Conners followed up a thrill at the first tee - a greeting from Jack Nicklaus - with a 2-under 70 that put the Ca...
Apr 11, 2019
NYC orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak
NEW YORK - Health officials Tuesday ordered nearly everyone in a heavily Orthodox Jewish New York City neighbourhood to be vaccinated for measles or face fines, reviving a public-health strategy that ...
Apr 11, 2019
NDP MP urges Goodale to get RCMP to investigate coerced sterilizations
OTTAWA - NDP MP Don Davies says Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has to use all "legitimate tools" at his disposal to ensure the RCMP investigates women's allegations of forced...
Apr 11, 2019
While Montreal sleeps, every minute counts for subway maintenance workers
MONTREAL - In the early hours of the morning, when most Montrealers are asleep, below the city's surface subway maintenance workers are in a race against time. Between approximately 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.,...
Apr 11, 2019
'NDN CAR:' Manitoba man fights to keep personalized plate referencing song
WINNIPEG - Bruce Spence is used to driving around Manitoba and seeing people pointing at his personalized NDN CAR licence plate, honking their horns, giving him a thumbs up and bursting out laughing. ...
Apr 11, 2019
Top IMF official warns global economy facing various threats
WASHINGTON - The head of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund said Thursday the world is facing a time of high uncertainty with 70% of the global economy caught in a growth slowdown that could b...
Apr 11, 2019
Right-wing group's brief on immigration shouldn't be played up: Legault
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a far-right group whose opinions on a government immigration bill were published on the legislature website this week has the right to express ...
Apr 11, 2019