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Air quality improves slightly in Vancouver from U.S. wildfires
VANCOUVER - Air quality in the Vancouver area has improved slightly but an advisory on smoke that drifted north from wildfires in the United States was still in effect on Tuesday. The advisory wa...
Sep 15, 2020

Dekker Centre getting ready to reopen
The Dekker Centre in North Battleford is making plans to reopen, and will announce its fall line up on Monday. The venue has been closed since the start of the pandemic in March. General Manager Kali ...
Sep 15, 2020

Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis named to NBA All-Rookie Second Team
Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis has been named to the NBA's All-Rookie Second Team. He averaged 7.5 points and 3.3 rebounds while being the only player to appear in all of his team's 72 games...
Sep 15, 2020

Impact look to lock up Canadian Championship spot with win over Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - The Montreal Impact aren't taking anything for granted as they prepare for another crucial game against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Impact (5-4-1) have bested the 'Caps (3-7-0) twice alre...
Sep 15, 2020

MRI services expanded for patients in central and northern Saskatchewan
Patients in central and northern Saskatchewan will have more access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services after Mayfair Diagnostics began delivering services in mid-August.In a release, the Min...
Sep 15, 2020

University students worried about privacy over test-monitoring software
Universities have had to find a whole new way of doing things in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that means whole new problems.Some of the solutions have students worried about their privacy.El...
Sep 15, 2020

Closer by Committee: Montoyo plans to stick with current ninth-inning approach
Some baseball teams have a defined closer role. Others go with a committee approach. For Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo, it has been a combination of the two. He started the 60-game se...
Sep 15, 2020

Coach Greg Vanney familiar with Toronto FC's home away from home in East Hartford
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney and GM Ali Curtis sat down for a brainstorming session at the MLS is Back Tournament in Florida, wondering about possible places to play if the Canadian border remained cl...
Sep 15, 2020

Blaine Lake RCMP searching for two men after elderly man assaulted
The Blaine Lake RCMP are searching for two men after they allegedly assaulted and robbed a 79-year-old man after he refused to drive them to Prince Albert.According to a media release, yesterday at 5:...
Sep 15, 2020

Local Humane Society receives $100,000 donation in support of new building
The Battlefords Humane Society has received a $100,000 donation, from the Bill and Betty Heno Fund, that will help support the purchase of land for the new Humane Society building.The new building wil...
Sep 15, 2020