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Maryland House Speaker Busch dies, a Chesapeake Bay defender
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Michael Busch, a champion of the Chesapeake Bay and progressive causes during his record-tenure as Maryland's Democratic House speaker, battled for the environment up until the end of...
Apr 09, 2019
Border chaos forces truckers to wait hours, sometimes days
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - To deal with a surge of migrating Central American families, the Trump administration has reassigned so many inspectors from U.S.-Mexico border crossings that truckers are wait...
Apr 09, 2019
Retired Regina priest faces sex assault charges in Scotland
A long-time Regina priest is being extradited to Scotland to face historic physical and sexual assault charges stemming from his work at schools.The Archdiocese of Regina has confirmed the charges aga...
Apr 09, 2019 Father Robert MacKenzie is being extradited from Regina to Scotland to face historic physical and sexual assault charges stemming from his work at schools. (Regina Archdiocese)
City gathering feedback on idea of property owners holding renters' water utilities accounts
North Battleford city hall is planning to start discussions with landlords on having them manage renters' utility accounts for easier management - particularly when it comes to shutting the water off....
Apr 09, 2019 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater seen at a recent council meeting. The city will be meeting with landlords to discuss a proposal to put all renters' water utility accounts onto the property owners' accounts names directly instead. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
BMHA discusses future of AA program
A new name, travelling concerns, competition level and zone sizes are top of discussion when it comes to the future of the AA hockey program for the Battlefords Minor Hockey Association (BMHA).Roughly...
Apr 09, 2019 (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW Staff)
NYC orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak
New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak centred in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and ordered mandatory vaccinations in the neighbourhood. Mayor Bill de Bl...
Apr 09, 2019
Hungary: 'Porgy and Bess' cast asked to be African American
BUDAPEST, Hungary - The Hungarian State Opera has asked the Hungarian cast members in its production of "Porgy and Bess" to self-identify as African American. The opera's decision to put on George and...
Apr 09, 2019
R. Kelly makes brief paid appearance at Illinois club
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - R&B singer R. Kelly made a paid appearance early Sunday at a club in Illinois' capital city, but the fans who each shelled out $50 to $100 for tickets got only a 28-second perf...
Apr 09, 2019
Girl Guide Bake Sale
Girl Guide Bake Sale will be April 13th at Discovery Coop Mall. We will also have Girl Guide cookies and Pizza Gift Certificates for sale! Come and check us out! Discovery Co-op
Apr 09, 2019
Trudeau broke law by kicking former ministers out of caucus, Philpott says
OTTAWA - Former cabinet minister Jane Philpott is asking the Speaker of the House of Commons to rule on whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the rights of MPs when he expelled her and Jody W...
Apr 09, 2019 Jane Philpott (file photo/Canadian Press)