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Meadows sues as Jan. 6 panel proceeds with contempt case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday sued the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection as the chairman of the panel pledged to move ...
Dec 08, 2021
North Battleford's Dr. Tootoosis departs from SHA Board
A North Battleford doctor has departed from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) Board of Directors, of which she is one of the founding members.The SHA confirmed that Dr. Janet Tootoosis, of Pound...
Dec 08, 2021
Battlefords local reflects on first semester playing for University of Waterloo
For almost as long as she can remember, volleyball has been a hobby, a pastime and a passion for Battlefords local, Abbey Neufeld.A veteran of the game, Neufeld played club volleyball from age 10 unti...
Dec 08, 2021
Congress set to change military sexual assault prosecutions
WASHINGTON (AP) - After years of debate, Congress is on track to change how the U.S. military handles sexual assault cases, by taking some authority out of the hands of commanders and instead using in...
Dec 08, 2021
Some Hamilton football fans still give former Ticat O'Shea the gears for leaving town
HAMILTON - He's been gone since 2000 but it seems some Hamilton football fans still haven't forgiven Mike O'Shea for leaving the Tiger-Cats. O'Shea had two separate stints as a linebacker with Hamilto...
Dec 08, 2021
Quebec committee says Alzheimer's patients should get access to doctor-assisted death
QUEBEC - A Quebec committee of elected officials says anyone diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease should be able to sign an advance request for medical aid in dying. That is the main recommendation prop...
Dec 08, 2021
Tories reject proposed compromise to allow MPs to see documents on fired scientists
OTTAWA - The Conservatives have rejected a proposed compromise to resolve a long-running dispute over the disclosure of secret documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest sec...
Dec 08, 2021
'Give Big, Shop Small' event to benefit BGC Battlefords
A group of local businesses are coming together to organize a shopping promotion to benefit the BGC Battlefords (formerly known as Boys & Girls Clubs of The Battlefords). Called "Give Big, Shop Sm...
Dec 08, 2021
Coast Guard diver pulls body from car above Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A U.S. Coast Guard diver lowed from the sky Wednesday braved frigid rapids to get to a car submerged in water near the brink of Niagara Falls, only to find it was too late t...
Dec 08, 2021
Murdaugh killings in South Carolina unsolved 6 months later
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - More than six months after the wife and son of a prominent South Carolina lawyer were gunned down at the family's estate, their killings remain unsolved. But while little is said...
Dec 08, 2021