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Skate Park, playgrounds open as restrictions ease
Residents in the Battlefords wasted little time in getting outside to enjoy newly reopened areas of the community.The province recently announced playgrounds are open for the public to enjoy again, pr...
Jun 13, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:47 a.m. on June 13, 2020: There are 98,209 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,666 confirmed (incl...
Jun 13, 2020
New Brunswick Indigenous man is victim of RCMP-involved fatal shooting: Chief
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - The regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations for New Brunswick has confirmed that the man who died in an RCMP shooting Friday night was Rodney Levi of the ...
Jun 13, 2020
Pringle has fond memories of Baltimore Stallions '95 championship season
Mike Pringle and the Baltimore Stallions will forever be part of CFL history. Twenty-five years ago, the star running back helped Baltimore become the first - and only - American franch...
Jun 13, 2020
COVID pandemic prompts initiative to offer free legal aid to anyone in Canada
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a group of young lawyers to launch a project to offer free legal advice remotely to anyone in the country. Dubbed the National Canadian Lawyers Initia...
Jun 13, 2020
City receives request from Rotary Club to donate old fire truck to country in need
The Rotary Club of the Battlefords submitted a request to the city to donate an old surplus fire truck to the club to benefit a country in need, when it is no longer used. "It's an interesting idea. C...
Jun 13, 2020
Queen Elizabeth's birthday marked with smaller ceremony
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II's birthday was marked Saturday with a smaller ceremony than usual, as the annual Trooping the Color parade was cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic. The extravagant disp...
Jun 13, 2020
Calls grow for Trudeau to end MSM blood donation ban
OTTAWA - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make people sick across Canada, health authorities are imploring Canadians to donate blood - all Canadians except men who have had recent sex with other ...
Jun 13, 2020
As companies reopen, 'main street' stores in urban cores need help, Joly says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of regional economic development says more needs to be done to help companies in the centre of Canada's biggest cities so they can stay open through and be...
Jun 13, 2020
Raptor Uprising GC crushes Celtics Crossover Gaming to set NBA 2K League record
The unbeaten Raptors Uprising GC set an NBA 2K League scoring record in a 109-51 demolition of Celtics Crossover Gaming in Game 1 of their best-of-three esports series Friday night. Pistons GT se...
Jun 12, 2020