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City plans variety of spring and summer festivities this year
The City of North Battleford is launching into the new season with a roster of fun plans ahead for Canada Day, and other events in the community.Parks and Recreation Director Cheryl DeNeire discussed ...
Apr 12, 2023
Historical city landmark on tap to be demolished
It's a major landmark, a historical building and what was once one of the best gathering places in downtown Prince Albert.But now, its final days could be coming as an application to demolish the Nati...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening
Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary of racist legislation known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, after the province pledged an additional $10 millio...
Apr 12, 2023
Florida executes 'ninja killer' for couple's 1989 death
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Florida executed a man known as the "ninja killer" on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey. Louis Bernard Gaskin, 56, was pronounced dead ...
Apr 12, 2023
Rogers Centre roof open for Jays-Tigers game; earliest opening in franchise history
TORONTO - With summer-like weather conditions in the Toronto area, the roof was open at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night for the start of the Blue Jays' home game against the Detroit Tigers. It was th...
Apr 12, 2023
Battlefords locals take silver medal at Best of the West
A pair of Battlefords athletes are coming off a silver medal performance with the U15 Sask Stealth, at the 2023 Best of the West Volleyball Championship. For Jadyn Bugg, a Grade 8 student at John Paul...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler's drowning
VANCOUVER - An appeal court has quashed the conviction of a British Columbia woman in the drowning death of a toddler she was babysitting, saying the original outcome was "the product of a miscarriage...
Apr 12, 2023
Suspect facing more charges stemming from violent Montreal mosque break-in
Montreal police say a suspect accused in a violent break-in at a downtown mosque is facing more charges. Cory Anderson, 32, is charged with assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement and mischief ste...
Apr 12, 2023
'Lurking and ready to strike': Fillier starring for Canada at women's worlds
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Sarah Fillier remembers the first time she walked into Canada's locker room. The 18-year-old did what any fan would do. She immediately whipped out her smartphone in front of women's ...
Apr 12, 2023
Pet arrives home, dog-tired, after Alaskan sea-ice odyssey
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A 1-year-old Australian shepherd took an epic trek across 150 miles (241 kilometers) of frozen Bering Sea ice that included being bitten by a seal or polar bear before he was ...
Apr 12, 2023