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Ukraine pledges help for airline compensation for Iran plane crash victims
OTTAWA - Ukraine's ambassador to Canada says his government will help Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne secure compensation from Ukraine International Airlines for the families of a...
Feb 28, 2020
Stars welcome Klippers to town to commence end of season home-and-home
The Battlefords North Stars will return to the Civic Centre Friday for their final home game of the regular season, as the rival Kindersley Klippers come to town. The showdown will be the first of a h...
Feb 28, 2020 Stars’ forward Matthias Urbanski will be one of 10 North Stars’ players returning to the lineup for the Battlefords Friday night, ahead of the team’s final regular season home game this year. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Independent senators push to suspend Beyak again, despite apology
OTTAWA - Independent senators want to suspend Sen. Lynn Beyak a second time, even though she has apologized for posting derogatory letters about Indigenous Peoples on her website. After months of...
Feb 28, 2020
Saskatchewan premier won't commit to fall election, citing national unrest
ESTEVAN, Sask. - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's not committing to a provincial election in October. Moe says there's more unrest in the country than usual. He cites ongoing rail blockad...
Feb 28, 2020
“(They) don’t give a damn about the students:” students union holds rally to send a message to institution, province
Affordability and accessibility were the driving force of a small rally by University of Saskatchewan (U of S) students Thursday.Dozens gathered in front of the administration building overlooking the...
Feb 28, 2020 USSU along with U of S students held a small rally on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Newcomers discover ice fishing
Newcomers to the Battlefords area had an opportunity to try their hand at a new sport many never experienced before - ice fishing. About 20 members and staff of the Battlefords Immigration Resource Ce...
Feb 28, 2020 One member of the group from Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre is all smiles taking part in an ice fishing excursion at Jackfish Lake. (submitted photo/Monica Espino)
Canada must expose hidden company owners to end 'snow washing,' inquiry hears
VANCOUVER - Canada must urgently create public registries that reveal the true owners of corporations in order to shed its international reputation as a destination for laundering the proceeds of...
Feb 28, 2020
Assisted dying bill gets mixed reviews, raises fears of more restrictions
OTTAWA - Some experts fear that legislation intended to make it easier for intolerably suffering Canadians to receive medical assistance to end their lives might actually make it harder in some cases ...
Feb 28, 2020
Decade-long health care battle draws to a close today in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - A constitutional challenge by a doctor who argues patients should have the right to pay for private care if the public system leaves them waiting too long is expec...
Feb 28, 2020
Timeline of COVID-19 cases in Canada
Public health officials say 14 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been diagnosed in Canada so far, with seven cases reported in Ontario and seven in British Columbi...
Feb 28, 2020