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Crown asks for more jail for Winnipeg man who left mother to die on the floor
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on the sentence of a Winnipeg man who left his 89-year-old mother on the floor of their home for several weeks until she died. Ro...
May 07, 2019
Auger-Aliassime beats fellow Canadian Shapovalov, will play Nadal in Madrid
MADRID - Felix Auger-Aliassime fought through a tight match on Sunday to beat fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open. Auger-Aliassime took a&n...
May 07, 2019
Trudeau's former top adviser to help advise companies on climate change risks
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former top adviser, Gerald Butts, is taking on a new role with a New York-based global consulting firm, helping it to build a new practice advising clients on ...
May 07, 2019
Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid listed as probable starter for Game 5
TORONTO - Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid, dealing with an upper respiratory infection, is listed as a probable starter for Tuesday's playoff game with the Toronto Raptors. The seven-footer...
May 07, 2019
Canadiens prospect Nick Suzuki starring in memorable OHL playoff run
GUELPH, Ont. - Nick Suzuki doesn't say much. He often stays on the periphery, choosing to listen before deciding if the time's right to make his thoughts known. The Guelph Storm centre and Montreal Ca...
May 07, 2019
Raptors' Pascal Siakam starts vs. Philly after being listed as doubtful
PHILADELPHIA - A day after he was listed as doubtful with a calf injury, Pascal Siakam started for the Toronto Raptors versus Philadelphia on Sunday. The 25-year-old forward didn't prac...
May 07, 2019
At least 40 dead in Russian plane's fiery emergency landing
MOSCOW - A Russian airliner burst into flames while making an emergency landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport Sunday evening, and at least 40 people died, officials said. The Sukhoi SSJ100 operated...
May 07, 2019
Battleford volunteer group planning street party
Those who enjoy a summer evening outdoors, eating, taking in some entertainment, shopping and meeting people will have something to look forward when Battleford has its very own street party in July. ...
May 07, 2019 Gail Sack, of the Battleford Community Spirit Group, discusses a proposal for a sidewalk sale and street party event during Battleford council on Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Local boy drafted to WHL
One can only begin to imagine the well of emotion that must have hit 15-year-old, Hafford product Ty Shumanski when he found out he was drafted by Portland of the WHL. "It makes me feel proud and exci...
May 07, 2019 Ty Shumanski solidified himself as a rock for the Battlefords Barons this season, in his first full season with the Bantam AA club. (Dan Hickling/eliteprospects.com)
Work with U.S. and resist China, Scheer says in laying out foreign-policy plans
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is set to deliver what is being billed as a major foreign-policy speech Tuesday afternoon, calling for Canada to join an American ballistic-missile shield ...
May 07, 2019