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North Stars aim for weekend sweep in Nipawin
The Battlefords North Stars return to action Saturday night in Nipawin, for part two of their weekend home-and-home with the Nipawin Hawks.The North Stars enter play leading the Nutrien Division and s...
Nov 25, 2023
Montrealer vows to continue hunger strike for 'X' gender on Quebec health card
QUEBEC - Non-binary Montrealer Alexe Frdric Migneault is on day six of a hunger strike to pressure Quebec's public health insurance board to add a third gender option to its health cards. Migneault, w...
Nov 25, 2023
F1 champion Verstappen takes pole position for season-ending Abu Dhabi GP. Horner wins bet
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Max Verstappen took pole position for the season-ending Abu Grand Prix on Saturday and will look to finish a crushingly dominant year with a 19th win. Victory on...
Nov 25, 2023
Serbia leads Italy 1-0 in Davis Cup semifinals. Djokovic to face Sinner in 2nd singles
MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Miomir Kecmanovic beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-1 to give Serbia a 1-0 lead over Italy in their Davis Cup semifinal on Saturday. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will play fourth-...
Nov 25, 2023
COVID-19 outbreak aboard navy warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour
MONTREAL - An outbreak of COVID-19 aboard a Canadian warship has forced the Royal Canadian Navy to cancel the remainder of a tour of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. HMCS Harry DeWolf, an ...
Nov 25, 2023
U Sports announces Regina, Quebec City to host 2025, '26 Vanier Cup games
KINGSTON, Ont. - The Vanier Cup will head to Saskatchewan for the first time. U Sports announced Saturday the '25 Vanier Cup will be played in Regina. The 60th edition of Canadian university football'...
Nov 25, 2023
Lights of Joy celebration, dance see positive numbers
The Battleford Community Spirit Group are reporting good numbers for their Lights of Joy celebration this year.The group was involved in the annual lighting the trees at the Gazebo Park on main street...
Nov 25, 2023
Pope Francis has a hospital checkup after coming down with the flu
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis went to the hospital Saturday for tests after he came down with the flu, but the results ruled out any respiratory problems, the Vatican said. Francis, who had part of one lun...
Nov 25, 2023
Pakistani shopping mall blaze kills at least 10 people and injures 22 others
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - A fire tore through a shopping mall in the southwestern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least 10 people and injuring 22 others, police and local officials said Saturday....
Nov 25, 2023
Silvernagle foursome ready for next step
As the 2023-24 curling season begins to ramp up for the Robyn Silvernagle rink, many curling fans around Saskatchewan are wondering if this is her team's year.For the past five years the Silvernagle S...
Nov 25, 2023