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Airplane refuellers sit down with mediators as strike hits third day
MONTREAL - The union representing employees who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports met with mediators today as their strike dragged into its third day. Frank Saptel, a spokesman for the I...
Jan 02, 2020

Firefighters battle blaze at home on Centennial Crescent
North Battleford Fire Department firefighters battled a blaze at a home on Centennial Cres. yesterday afternoon. Fire Chief Lindsay Holm said the two occupants managed to escape in time. One of the in...
Jan 02, 2020 A fire engulfed a home on Centennial Cres. yesterday afternoon. The fire dept. returned to the location this morning to investigate the cause. Two occupants survived but their pet dog inside at the time of the fire wasn't able to escape. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Kisses, cheers, fireworks welcome 2020 in Times Square
NEW YORK - Couples kissed. Others cheered and waved balloons as fireworks burst into the night sky and confetti fell to welcome the start of 2020 in New York City's Times Square. In one of the globe's...
Jan 02, 2020

RCMP report suspicious death near Turtleford
Turtleford RCMP have determined a death in the R.M. of Frenchman Brutte is suspicious in nature.On January 1, 2020, at approximately 5 p.m., Saskatchewan RCMP received the report of a deceased unident...
Jan 02, 2020 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Trump plan to curb teen vaping exempts some flavours
WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials will ban most flavoured e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers, but with major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the n...
Jan 02, 2020

Firefighters attend collision, use Jaws of Life on New Year's Day
North Battleford Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 4 South and Territorial Drive at the bottom of the Don Ross Centre yesterday afternoon.The incident...
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Texas judge: Hospital can remove baby from life support
DALLAS - A Texas judge on Thursday sided with a hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support after her mother disagreed with the decision by doctors who say the infant is in pa...
Jan 02, 2020

New insurance act took effect New Year’s Day
A new set of insurance regulations came into effect on Wednesday.The Insurance Act replaces the 40-year-old Saskatchewan Insurance Act.Jan Seibel, the director of the real estate and insurance divisio...
Jan 02, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Montreal airport refuellers strike, but labour board orders union back to table
MONTREAL - Workers in charge of refuelling planes at two Montreal airports went on strike Tuesday morning, prompting the city's airport authority to warn of possible flight delays. Hours&nbs...
Jan 02, 2020

Lafreniere, Canada thump Slovakia to advance to semifinals at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Canada's quest for gold remains on track at the world junior hockey championship. Alexis Lafreniere scored and added an assist in his return from injury as part of a res...
Jan 02, 2020