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Family hopes for spy exchange after Paul Whelan convicted of espionage by Russia
TORONTO - The family of a Canadian-American corporate security executive convicted of espionage by a Russian court say they are trying to bring him back home. Paul Whelan, who was born in Ottawa&...
Jun 15, 2020

Restaurateurs enjoy steady flow of customers first week back
Heading into the summer, restaurateurs in the Battlefords are feeling optimistic a week after reopening.As part of eased restrictions from phase three of the province's reopening plan, several restaur...
Jun 15, 2020

NDP says Sask. budget lacks a recovery plan
The Saskatchewan NDP says the budget is nothing more than a 'pre-election placeholder' that does nothing to show how the government intends to get the province back on track from the COVID-19 pandemic...
Jun 15, 2020

Gundy's OAN support angers star Oklahoma St running back Chuba Hubbard
OKLAHOMA CITY - Star Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard suggested Monday he may boycott the program after coach Mike Gundy was photographed wearing a T-shirt displaying the One America News Net...
Jun 15, 2020

Sask. places of worship inviting people to sign up for service during COVID-19 restrictions
Some Saskatchewan places of worship are inviting people to sign up in advance to attend a church service. The sign up is to guarantee those attending church a spot, since phase three of the Re-Open Sa...
Jun 15, 2020

AP Source: Chance MLB won't play increases in money fight
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball might not play at all this year after a breakdown in talks between teams and the players' association on how to split up money in a season delayed by the coronavirus p...
Jun 15, 2020

Clearwater River Dene Nation Chief says community is better informed to handle spike in COVID-19 cases
Clearwater River Dene Nation is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases but the chief is confident the community can handle it. Chief Teddy Clark told meadowlakeNOW the community now has a total of 15 active...
Jun 15, 2020

AP Exclusive: DOJ sets new dates to begin federal executions
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has set new dates to begin executing federal death-row inmates following a months-long legal battle over the plan to resume the executions for the first time since ...
Jun 15, 2020

'It's frustrating': Trump advertising blast has limits
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's campaign manager warned in late spring that his juggernaut political operation - the "Death Star," he called it - was about to start "pressing FIRE" for the first...
Jun 15, 2020

North Battleford reinstating fire pit inspections
Since the provincial government is relaxing some COVID-19 requirements, North Battleford firefighters are now able to resume inspection for fire pitsThe city had originally announced inspections were ...
Jun 15, 2020