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West Park resident looking to establish Little Free Library
Battleford residents in the West Park subdivision who enjoy a good book could have another option for finding new material in the near future.Local resident Vivian Graw wants to establish a Free Littl...
Aug 20, 2020

Feds and Ontario reach agreement with 3M to make N95 masks in Brockville, Ont.
TORONTO - The federal and Ontario governments have secured an agreement with 3M that will see the company produce N95 masks at a facility in Brockville, Ont., a spokesman for the provin...
Aug 20, 2020

AP Exclusive: Feds to seek death sentence for Boston bomber
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department will seek to reinstate a death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man who was convicted of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Attorney General William B...
Aug 20, 2020

Quebec trampoline and laser tag centre turns to homeschooling, sparking controversy
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area trampoline and laser tag centre is offering homeschooling services to parents worried about sending their kids back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Th...
Aug 20, 2020

Liberals move toward changing federal drug policy as opioid deaths spike
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is taking steps toward promised changes to federal drug policy and looking at how to reduce opioid-related deaths during the pandemic. Ottawa launched a national c...
Aug 20, 2020

NHL Notebook: Canadiens hoping to have Brendan Gallagher for Game 6
TORONTO - Brendan Gallagher dragged the Canadiens into the fight with their backs against the wall. Now they're left to wonder if the heart-and-soul winger will be available when Montre...
Aug 20, 2020

City hears ravens protected species, cannot be killed
North Battleford's ravens will be happy to know they can now croak "evermore!" going forward, since they cannot be killed as a protected species. City council was initially planning to look at the cit...
Aug 20, 2020

Montreal groups collect race-based COVID-19 data after Quebec flip-flops
MONTREAL - Community groups in Montreal say they had no choice but to go at it alone after the Quebec government went back on a pledge to collect race-based data to help trace the impact of COVID-19 o...
Aug 20, 2020

Dominic LeBlanc meets N.L. Premier Andrew Furey, hints at support for oil sector
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc hinted Thursday that details about federal support for Newfoundland and Labrador's troubled oil and gas sector...
Aug 20, 2020

Gurriel chops Blue Jays to 3-2 win over Phillies in Game 1
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Lourdes Gurriel Jr. chopped a single over a drawn-in infield in the seventh and final inning to drive in Teoscar Hernndez, who earlier made a gutsy baserunning move, and lift the Toron...
Aug 20, 2020