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Brayden Schnur drops first-round match at Hall of Fame Open
NEWPORT, R.I. - Canada's Brayden Schnur lost his first match as a top-100 player, falling 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 to Australian Matthew Ebden in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Open on Tuesday. Schnur, fr...
Jul 16, 2019
England wins first Cricket World Cup after all-time classic
LONDON - Jos Buttler threw his gloves into the sky and wheeled away in celebration. Jofra Archer slid on his chest across the Lord's turf and beat the ground. Joe Root punched the air as he was lifted...
Jul 16, 2019
South African musician Johnny Clegg dies at 66 after cancer
JOHANNESBURG - Johnny Clegg, a South African musician who performed in defiance of racial barriers imposed by the apartheid system decades ago and celebrated its new democracy under Nelson Mandela, di...
Jul 16, 2019
Officials flagged 900 food items from China with 'problems' over two years
OTTAWA - Canadian inspectors intercepted nearly 900 food products from China over concerns about faulty labels, unmentioned allergens and harmful contaminants that included glass and metal b...
Jul 16, 2019
Djokovic tops Federer in historic final for 5th at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England - For nearly five tight, tense and terrific hours, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer traded the lead, playing on and on and on until an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker was require...
Jul 16, 2019
City, town, province to fund cost for new handi-bus
The city and town have got on board with a request to help purchase a new handi-bus to serve people with disabilities in the communities.Lawmakers each gave a thumbs up at their respective meetings Mo...
Jul 16, 2019 The City of North Battleford, the Town of Battleford and the province are sharing the cost to purchase a new handi-bus to meet the need.(file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Manitoba university cuts ties with Ebola researcher pending RCMP investigation
WINNIPEG - The University of Manitoba says it has cut ties with an Ebola vaccine researcher pending the results of an RCMP investigation. A spokesperson says the school is ending the non-sal...
Jul 16, 2019
Reminiscence - A Piano Trio Recital
Reminiscence - A Piano Trio Recital will be August 12th, 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's Calasanctius Church.Admission is by Donation.See the poster below for more information.
Jul 16, 2019
Emails show Iowa official's Tupac fixation before his ouster
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The director of Iowa's social services agency was a huge fan of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, and he frequently let his subordinates know it. Emails obtained by The Associated Press ...
Jul 16, 2019
B.C. on right road with tougher ride-hailing driver rules, says expert
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government's firm position on tougher driver's licence requirements for ride-hailing is a move in the right direction, given the experiences from other jurisdictio...
Jul 16, 2019