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Super Markstrom helps Canucks to shootout win over Capitals
WASHINGTON - Jacob Markstrom stopped 32 shots and then denied seven more during an extended shootout, helping the Vancouver Canucks beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Saturday. Elias Pettersson score...
Nov 23, 2019
Local gala raises $25,000 to help Battlefords area charities
The spirit of Christmas was in the air at a recent gala that helped raise about $25,000 for Battlefords area charities.This marked the ninth year of the St. Joseph Calasanctius Charity dinner and auct...
Nov 23, 2019 A recent gala fundraiser held at the Tropical Inn in North Battleford benefitted a variety of local charities, including the Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Trudeau appears open to safer-opioid proposal in Vancouver: mayor
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems open to a proposal from Vancouver to provide millions of dollars in funding for a safe supply of opioids to reduce overdose deaths, Mayor Kennedy Stewart s...
Nov 23, 2019
Daddy Yankee to open reggaeton museum in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico reggaeton star Daddy Yankee is opening a museum in the U.S. Caribbean territory that will be dedicated to his life and the music that made him famous. The Daddy Yan...
Nov 23, 2019
North Stars roll into Saturday, looking to take off versus Wings
Following a nine-day layoff between games heading into the weekend, the Battlefords North Stars are now right back into the swing of things as the team will return to action for the second time in as ...
Nov 23, 2019 Stars’ forward, Matthias Urbanski picked up two goals and a helper in the last meeting between the Stars and Red Wings back on Oct. 5. The game-breaking forward will look to make a similar impact Saturday as the teams come together at the Civic Centre.. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Montreal Impact bring back designated players Ignacio Piatti and Saphir Taider
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact exercised contract options on designated players Ignacio Piatti and Saphir Taider and nine others Thursday. In bringing Taider back, the Impact made the Algerian in...
Nov 23, 2019
Trump's national security adviser says Canada should reject Huawei telecom bid
HALIFAX - Donald Trump's national security adviser has issued a dire warning to Canada about Chinese telecom giant Huawei, saying Ottawa should reject the company's plan to deploy its 5G net...
Nov 23, 2019
Pennsylvanians to get more time on sex abuse charges, suits
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The state where a grand jury's groundbreaking report set off a new wave of reckoning over sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church passed legislation Thursday giving victims more ti...
Nov 23, 2019
Public Safety once again a sprawling portfolio of pressing concerns
OTTAWA - Just over a year ago, Bill Blair took the reins of a new federal ministry - border security and organized crime reduction - hived off from veteran minister Ralph Goodale's sprawling...
Nov 23, 2019
Worker knocked unconscious in Winnipeg liquor store robbery, one suspect charged
WINNIPEG - Police have charged a 15-year-old boy in a violent liquor store robbery that sent one worker to hospital in critical condition. The theft at a Winnipeg outlet Wednesday was the latest in a ...
Nov 23, 2019