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Severe wind and weather tears through Cumberland House
"The only thing I can say is I'm just glad humanity is not in control of the weather."Those are the words of Cumberland House Mayor Kelvin McKay who witnessed a severe weather event occur in his commu...
Jul 08, 2019 Cumberland House Mayor Kelvin McKay stated a trampoline flew over a house and into a nearby yard. (submitted photo/Melanie Nabess)
Brazilian bossa nova pioneer Joao Gilberto dies at 88
RIO DE JANEIRO - Joao Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic sound...
Jul 08, 2019
Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation posts another positive year, welcomes new members
An increase in net revenue is thanks to another fantastic year of fundraising for the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation (BUH).The BUH held their 2018/2019 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday June ...
Jul 08, 2019 New Cardiac Telemetry System (Submitted photo/BUH)
Wealthy financier charged with molesting dozens of girls
NEW YORK - In a startling reversal of fortune, billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein was charged Monday with sexually abusing dozens of underage girls in a case brought more than a decade after he sec...
Jul 08, 2019
Trump ramping up criticisms of Fox, usually a friendly venue
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's latest Twitter attack on the media focuses on Fox News, although it's hardly the first time he's found fault with the network where he most often finds a friendly r...
Jul 08, 2019
Protesters target Alberta premier at Stampede over gay-straight alliances
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was met at his Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast by a handful of people voicing opposition to an education law that they say puts gay and transgender ...
Jul 08, 2019
Canadian racer Robert Wickens to drive parade lap at Honda Indy
TORONTO - Robert Wickens will get a chance to drive on a racetrack again this weekend in the parade lap at the Honda Indy in Toronto. The 30-year-old driver for Guelph, Ont., announced the news M...
Jul 08, 2019
Raonic out of Wimbledon after tough five-set loss to Pella in fourth round
WIMBLEDON, England - Three years ago in the fourth round at Wimbledon, Canadian Milos Raonic came back from a two-sets-to-none deficit for the first time in his career to beat Belgium's David Gof...
Jul 08, 2019
Veteran Matt Nichols resumes practising with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Finally, some good news regarding a CFL starting quarterback. Matt Nichols resumed practising Monday with Winnipeg three days after being forced to leave the Blue Bombers' 29-14 ro...
Jul 08, 2019
Alcohol believed to be a factor in fatal collision near Shell Lake
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a motor vehicle collision near Shell Lake, which resulted in the death of a woman.Around 10:30 p.m. on July 5, Spiritwood RCMP attended the scene of a two-motor v...
Jul 08, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)