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Mitch Picton re-signs with Riders, Noah Picton rejoins Rams
Two members of the Picton family were in the news Wednesday.First, the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders announced they had re-signed receiver Mitch Picton.Then, the University of Regina Rams announced t...
Dec 12, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Mitch Picton (81). (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Newspaper criticizes film's take on Olympic bombing coverage
ATLANTA - After a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, a security guard initially cast as a hero was recast as a villain virtually overnight. More than 20 years l...
Dec 12, 2019
New Zealand trying to recover bodies on volcanic island
WHAKATANE, New Zealand - New Zealand police and military specialists launched a risky operation Friday to recover the bodies of eight victims of a volcanic eruption on an island that has left at least...
Dec 12, 2019
Millions in Bebawi's accounts were bonuses authorized by SNC bosses: defence
MONTREAL - Millions of dollars that ended up in the accounts of a former SNC-Lavalin executive on trial for fraud and corruption were legitimate bonuses authorized by the company's president, the defe...
Dec 12, 2019
Scott Milanovich returns to CFL, named head coach of Edmonton Eskimos
EDMONTON - Scott Milanovich has been named head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos. The 46-year-old Milanovich was head coach of the Toronto Argonauts from 2012 to 2016. He led the Argonauts to a Grey Cup ...
Dec 12, 2019
NewsAlert: No suspension of Bill 21: Appeal Court
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has rejected a request to suspend the central elements of the province's secularism law. A national Muslim organization, a civil liberties group and a u...
Dec 12, 2019
A timeline of Andrew Scheer's political career
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer has announced he will resign as Conservative leader as soon as a replacement is chosen. Here's a brief timeline of his career on Parliament Hill: June 28, 2004: Scheer...
Dec 12, 2019
Canadiens forward Matthew Peca out around six weeks with knee injury
Montreal Canadiens forward Matthew Peca will be out for approximately six weeks with a knee injury, the NHL team announced Thursday. Peca suffered the injury during the game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. ...
Dec 12, 2019
Public discusses archives, business role at city's latest deliberation meeting
The public had an opportunity to offer feedback on the proposed 2020 budget during the city deliberation meeting Wednesday.The City of North Battleford Historic Archives Committee and the Battlefords ...
Dec 12, 2019 City of North Battleford Historic Archives Committee volunteer chair Bill Wells addresses council during Wednesday's budget deliberation meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
NBCHS junior basketball teams look to stay hot at home tournament this weekend
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) junior basketball teams are hosting their annual joint tournament ahead of the Christmas holidays, this weekend at the high school gymnasium. Fea...
Dec 12, 2019 This weekend’s tournament at North Battleford Comprehensive High School will serve as the school’s final basketball action ahead of the Christmas break. The season will resume in early January. (ID 31252151 © Viorel Dudau | Dreamstime.com)