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'Dr. Phil' talk show will tape without audiences
LOS ANGELES - The "Dr. Phil" daytime talk show will tape without a studio audience for roughly two weeks as a precaution against the new coronavirus. The show typically tapes with an audience of about...
Mar 10, 2020
Wet'suwet'en pipeline supporters feel shut out of talks, ministers told
OTTAWA - Federal cabinet ministers are facing pointed questions about why elected band chiefs and women of the Wet'suwet'en Nation who support a disputed natural gas pipeline in British...
Mar 10, 2020
Stars search for 3-0 stranglehold on Hawks as series shifts to Nipawin for Game 3
After making the most of their home ice advantage early with back-to-back wins in Games 1 and 2 over the weekend, the Battlefords North Stars will look to keep their momentum rolling Tuesday as the se...
Mar 10, 2020 Stars’ forward, Dylan Esau battles for position in front of the Hawks’ net. Esau scored his first of the playoffs in Game 2, to help lead the team to a 2-0 series lead. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
After inheriting a mess in 2014, Greg Vanney marks 100 wins at Toronto FC's helm
TORONTO - Greg Vanney inherited a mess when he took over Toronto FC with 10 games to go in the 2014 season. Mo Johnston, John Carver, Chris Cummins, Preki, Nick Dasovic, Aron Winter, Paul Mariner and ...
Mar 10, 2020
Canada develops COVID-19 guidelines for major events
OTTAWA - The government has issued guidance to major event planners to inform when they should consider shutting down large gatherings in light of the looming threat of a possible novel...
Mar 10, 2020
Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser set to return to lineup
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks are getting one of their key players back in the lineup. Forward Brock Boeser practised on a regular line and will dress for the Canucks' game against the New York Is...
Mar 10, 2020
Students encourage drivers make safe choices during Impaired Driving Awareness Week
John Paul II Collegiate students took to the streets Tuesday to remind people not to drink and drive.Several members from the Students Against Drinking and Driving (SADD) group held a bright banner ou...
Mar 10, 2020 John Paul II Collegiate students in the Students Against Drinking and Driving group join Mayor Ryan Bater to launch Impaired Driving Awareness Week in North Battleford Tuesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Dr. Bonnie Henry, virus hunter, healer, resolves to 'break' COVID-19
VICTORIA - At the end of a stark news conference during which Dr. Bonnie Henry wiped tears as she broke the news confirming diagnosis of two cases of COVID-19 transmission at a North Vancouver lo...
Mar 10, 2020
Honour Our Veterans Banner Program back for another year at Fred Light Museum
The Fred Light Museum has opened its registration for the 2020 Honour Our Veterans Banner program.The program will honour 50 veterans with 25 double-sided banners to be hung from lampposts on 22nd Str...
Mar 10, 2020 Fred Light Museum's Honour Our Veterans Banner from 2019 (supplied photo/Bernadette Leslie)
First lady urges PTA to teach positive behaviour to children
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Melania Trump urged parents and teachers Tuesday to teach children how to interact in positive ways and also to prepare them for the negativity that comes with living in a digital ag...
Mar 10, 2020