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Expect a different NHL when it resumes, says Flames general manager
CALGARY - The thought of the Calgary Flames playing games without fans in the Saddledome makes Brad Treliving shudder. The Flames general manager says he and the players would accept that scenari...
Apr 16, 2020
City looks at Haven-4-Eight Rooming House financial challenges
The City of North Battleford is looking into financial challenges related to the Haven-4-Eight Rooming House project. The Battlefords Indian and Mtis Friendship Centre that runs the facility is concer...
Apr 16, 2020 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
AAA Sharks announce team award winners for 2019-20
The Battlefords AAA Sharks announced their year-end team awards on Thursday. Goaltender, Haylie Biever took home Most Valuable Player and the Leadership Award; while Madison Glynn was named Top Defens...
Apr 16, 2020 The Battlefords AAA Sharks’ award recipients: Top (L-R): Haylie Biever, Kiana McNinch, Madison Glynn. Bottom (L-R): Ava Cole, Yelena Zaleschuk, Ryder Milne. (sfu18aaahl.com)
‘I’ll never forgive him for doing any of that’: La Loche shooting victim
A sense of relief for many accompanied Thursday's news that the Supreme Court of Canada would not hear an appeal from a young offender who was sentenced as an adult in a mass shooting in La Loche.Rand...
Apr 16, 2020 Police outside the Dene High School building in La Loche, Sask. following a shooting in January 2016. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Champagne, Ukraine reject Iran crash report suggesting immunity for Tehran
OTTAWA - Canada and Ukraine flatly rejected a report suggesting the regime was seeking immunity from future legal action after shooting down a passenger jet in January. The Iranian military ...
Apr 16, 2020
Broader gender focus needed for COVID-19 response, advocates say
OTTAWA - As Canada continues to combat the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, women's rights advocates say not enough focus has been placed on the unique and often disproportionate impact the pa...
Apr 16, 2020
Transit workers across Canada concerned over lack of protective gear
TORONTO - Jason Watts hides in the washroom right up until the moment his shift as a bus driver in Toronto's transit system begins. The Toronto Transit Commission worker is terrified of contracti...
Apr 16, 2020
Charges pending after driver damages school playground
One individual has been arrested after a vehicle rammed into the playground at St. Mary's School Thursday.In a release, Battleford RCMP said they were called to the elementary school at approximately ...
Apr 16, 2020 According to Battleford RCMP, a vehicle drove into the playground at St. Mary's School, resulting in extensive damage. (submitted photo/RCMP)
Connor Hellebuyck on Jets' season: 'We had something special going'
Connor Hellebuyck felt like his Winnipeg Jets were on the cusp of something special when the COVID-19 pandemic brought their season to a screeching halt. The team's star goalie could say the same abou...
Apr 16, 2020
One new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, 219 recoveries
There is one new case of COVID-19 in the province, bringing Saskatchewan's total count to 305. Of those cases, 82 are active.A total of 14 more people have recovered, which brings the total to 219.The...
Apr 16, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (File photo/CKOM News Staff)