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Canadians Andreescu, Shapovalov notch upsets at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's contingent of tennis teenagers is continuing to make waves in the California desert. Wild card Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., continued her dream run ...
Mar 14, 2019
US-Russian crew blasts off to International Space Station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian-American crew of three has blasted off to the International Space Station, making a second attempt to reach the outpost after October's aborted launch. A Russian Soyuz...
Mar 14, 2019
Criminal law at heart of SNC-Lavalin case rarely gets to a Canadian courtroom
OTTAWA - The criminal law at the heart of the SNC-Lavalin saga dogging the federal Liberals has led to charges in just seven cases in 20 years, leading some to call for a review of the legislatio...
Mar 14, 2019
Conversations beginning with Indigenous men and boys on cycle of abuse: Bennett
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the long-term effects of abuse suffered by people who attended Indian Day Schools is increasingly coming out in the open. On...
Mar 14, 2019
'It's been a pleasure': City, R.M. of North Battleford part ways on fire services
It has been a pleasure to serve you. Those are the parting words from the City of North Battleford, which will cease to provide fire services to the R.M. of North Battleford as of March 31.A new volun...
Mar 14, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Bianca Andreescu's success in Indian Wells 'just the beginning,' coach says
MONTREAL - It is said that a step back can sometimes help you move forward, and that was the approach Bianca Andreescu took last fall after months of physical and other setbacks. The 2019 season ...
Mar 14, 2019
His hearing restored, New Zealand prop relishing new challenge in Canada
Hard-running prop Morgan Mitchell has been a force on the field for the expansion Toronto Arrows this season. The New Zealander's rise in rugby is all the more remarkable given he was deaf up unt...
Mar 14, 2019
Individual compensation announced for Indian Day School survivors
OTTAWA - Brilliant late-winter sunshine lifted the spirits of Garry McLean's family members Tuesday as they celebrated the former Indian Day School survivor - and a proposed settlement ...
Mar 14, 2019
Quebec reaches deal to compensate motorists trapped on highway after 2017 storm
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has agreed to compensate motorists who were trapped for hours on a major Montreal highway in March 2017 following a massive snowstorm. Lawyers representing p...
Mar 14, 2019
Local courier asks for city's help with parking challenges
A North Battleford courier is asking for the city's help after having ongoing problems trying to find a place to temporarily park his vehicle for delivery service downtown. Tracy George made a present...
Mar 14, 2019 North Battleford council heard from a courier challenged with parking downtown at its recent meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)