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Today's babies won't know life without climate change, new report warns
OTTAWA - A baby born in Canada today will never know a time in which his or her health isn't at risk from a warming planet, an annual look at climate change and human health reported Wednesday. The La...
Nov 15, 2019
Fed finds resilient financial system despite high debt
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Friday that corporate debt remains at historically high levels but overall the U.S. financial system is resilient, a view in sharp contrast to the problems that l...
Nov 15, 2019
White House seeks disclosure of actual health care prices
WASHINGTON - New rules from the Trump administration on Friday would require insurers and hospitals to disclose upfront the actual prices for common tests and procedures to promote competition and pus...
Nov 15, 2019
AP sources: Epstein jail guards had been offered plea deal
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors offered a plea deal to two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein on the night of his death, but the officers have declined the offer, people f...
Nov 15, 2019
Jury awards Planned Parenthood $1 million for secret videos
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury found Friday that an anti-abortion activist illegally secretly recorded workers at Planned Parenthood clinics and is liable for violating federal and state laws. The jur...
Nov 15, 2019
Six Battlefords area boxers to vye for success at provincials
Six local boxers from Four Corner Boxing will compete in Provincials Nov. 23 in Weyburn. Those participating will range in age from 10 to 21, offering a nice glimpse into what the Four Corners' progra...
Nov 15, 2019 North Battleford’s Four Corner Boxing has become an athletic staple in the community, teaching youth the fundamentals of the sport and helping boxers of all ages take their craft to the next level. (Submitted photo/Dylin Curiston)
Guy Carbonneau, Hayley Wickenheiser headline Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2019
TORONTO - Whenever the calendar flipped to June over the last 16 years, Guy Carbonneau's mind would start to wander. He owned a trio of Stanley Cup rings and was awarded of the Selke Tr...
Nov 15, 2019
North Battleford man sentenced to six months for accessing child pornography
A North Battleford man has been sentenced to six months in custody for accessing child pornography following an investigation involving the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit.Cameron ...
Nov 15, 2019 A man facing a charge of accessing child pornography was sentenced in North Battleford provincial court Friday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Drilling begins for Las Vegas Convention Center people mover
LAS VEGAS - Drilling began Friday for a $52.5 million underground people mover being built by a company backed by billionaire Elon Musk to whisk passengers between exhibit halls at an expanded Las Veg...
Nov 15, 2019
Regular-season dominance doesn't always translate into CFL playoff success
TORONTO - Mike Kiselak fondly remembers the 1996 and '97 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts. Both years, Toronto posted 15-3 records - the best regular-season marks in the franchise's illust...
Nov 15, 2019