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Stars fall 4-3 to Hounds in season finale, will play Flin Flon in Round 1
It was a tight game right to the final buzzer Monday night, as the Battlefords North Stars fell 4-3 to the Notre Dame Hounds in Wilcox.Serving as the teams' regular season finale, and the final game o...
Mar 15, 2022
India court upholds ban on hijab in schools and colleges
NEW DELHI (AP) - An Indian court Tuesday upheld a ban on wearing hijab in class in the southern state of Karnataka, saying the Muslim headscarf is not an essential religious practice of Islam. The hig...
Mar 15, 2022
Russia pounds away at Ukraine as two sides plan more talks
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - A narrow diplomatic path stayed open as Ukraine and Russia planned another round of talks and Moscow's forces pounded away at cities across the country, including the capital, in ...
Mar 14, 2022
'Lucky young man': Canadian volunteer fighter injured in missile attack in Ukraine
A Canadian man was injured when a military base near Ukraine's western border was struck by Russian missiles on the weekend, says the head of an organization now helping the volunteer fighter get back...
Mar 14, 2022
Conservative leadership candidate says he tested positive for COVID-19
Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest has tested positive for COVID-19. Charest announced the news late Monday on Twitter, saying his symptoms are mild. He says his wife, Michele, has tested ...
Mar 14, 2022
Schmaltz scores winner to lift Coyotes to 5-3 win over Senators
OTTAWA - Nick Schmaltz scored the game-winner to extend his point streak Monday, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3. The Coyotes (19-36-4) forward has 15 points in his last six games...
Mar 14, 2022
Jennifer Jones and team splitting up at the end of the season
WINNIPEG - One of the world's top women's curling teams is splitting up. Team Jennifer Jones announced on Twitter on Monday that players would go their separate ways at season's end, saying "We wanted...
Mar 14, 2022
Canada's Denis Shapovalov loses to Opelka in third round at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Denis Shapovalov was ousted in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday. The 22-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., dropped a 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 decision to American...
Mar 14, 2022
Suspicious death under investigation in North Battleford
Battlefords RCMP are investigating the circumstances of a suspicious death that occurred Sunday.The request for police assistance came earlier in the morning from the 1600 block of 102nd Street, where...
Mar 14, 2022
RCMP looking into catalytic converter thefts in Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake RCMP are investigating the theft of two catalytic converters late last week.Sometime between March 8 and Sunday, two separate reports come in of vehicles that had their converters stolen o...
Mar 14, 2022