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Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford
Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford, the ace of the mighty New York Yankees teams in the 1950s and '60s. Ford died Thursday night at his Long Island home at the age of 91: ___ "T...
Oct 09, 2020
Heat force Game 6, top Lakers to stave off elimination
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The trophy was ready. Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat delayed its appearance. The NBA Finals are not over, not after Butler and the Heat pulled off a virtuoso performance in G...
Oct 09, 2020
Brosseau homer off Chapman lifts Rays over Yanks, into ALCS
SAN DIEGO - Mike Brosseau homered off Aroldis Chapman with one out in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Friday night to reach the AL Championship Series for the fi...
Oct 09, 2020
Lawyer Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, 43, elected new leader of Parti Quebecois
MONTREAL - Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, a 43-year-old lawyer without a seat in Quebec's legislature, defeated the establishment candidate on the third round of voting Friday to become the new leader of t...
Oct 09, 2020
California fire investigators seize utility equipment
SAN FRANCISCO - Fire investigators looking into what caused a wildfire that killed four people in far Northern California have taken possession of equipment belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric, the ...
Oct 09, 2020
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh
MOSCOW - Armenia and Azerbaijan say they have agreed to a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karbakh starting at noon Saturday. The top diplomats from the two countries said in a statement that the truce is intend...
Oct 09, 2020
Update on house fire in Battleford
Battleford Fire Department determined a house fire in Battleford this week started after some grass near the home caught on fire.Fire Chief Larry Gabruch said the fire department responded to a call a...
Oct 09, 2020
North Battleford drug trafficking investigation results in two arrests
Battlefords RCMP have arrested two individuals on drug and weapons related charges, following a multi-week investigation.The North Battleford Gang Task Force/Street Enforcement Team executed a search ...
Oct 09, 2020
Saskatchewan Party lays out full election platform
The Saskatchewan Party has released its platform for the Oct. 26 provincial election."We have a plan for a strong recovery," party leader Scott Moe said in a media release Friday. "We have a plan to m...
Oct 09, 2020
Big spending and promise of $15-an-hour minimum wage in Saskatchewan NDP platform
Saskatchewan's NDP released its full platform at an event in Saskatoon's River Landing area, just before the Thanksgiving weekend.Claiming the Saskatchewan Party is "stuck in neutral, acting like noth...
Oct 09, 2020