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'Like going to another planet': What it's like to visit the remains of the Titanic
Five explorers eager to view the underwater wreck of the Titanic remained lost at sea Tuesday as a massive search operation continued in the North Atlantic. OceanGate Expeditions' underwater submersib...
Jun 20, 2023
Hope Air expedition makes stops in La Ronge, Prince Albert
Representatives with Hope Air were in La Ronge and Prince Albert on Tuesday as part of the sixth annual Give Hope Wings expedition.Hope Air is a national charity providing travel support through fligh...
Jun 20, 2023
Explorers recall danger, thrill of earlier dives to 'Everest of shipwrecks'
As crews raced to locate a submersible vessel that vanished Sunday during a descent to the wreckage of the Titanic, explorers who have completed the journey recalled that during their voyages, they to...
Jun 20, 2023
North Stars add Female Hockey School this summer
The Battlefords North Stars recently announced the dates for their annual summer Hockey School in North Battleford, which for the first time, will also include a Female Hockey School program.Running s...
Jun 20, 2023
A Titanic expert, an adventurer, a CEO, and a father and son are on missing submersible
BOSTON (AP) - A renowned Titanic expert, a world-record holding adventurer, two members of one of Pakistan's wealthiest families and the CEO of the company leading an expedition to the world's most fa...
Jun 20, 2023
The Titan submersible: What it is, what might have gone wrong and what's being done to find it
A growing number of aircraft and ships from the U.S. and Canada searched Tuesday for a submersible vessel carrying five people that disappeared on its way to the wreckage of the Titanic. The U.S. Coas...
Jun 20, 2023
Treaty Days celebrated in Battlefords
Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC) celebrated Urban Treaty Days with a ceremony and mini powwow at Rotary Plaza in North Battleford Tuesday.Each reserve was represented at the ceremony.Maste...
Jun 20, 2023
Loophole allows former officials to lobby for corporations: lobbying commissioner
OTTAWA - Lobbying commissioner Nancy Blanger says the law needs to be changed to ban former public office holders from lobbying on behalf of corporations. The commissioner appeared before MPs on the H...
Jun 20, 2023
Idaho man charged with 4 counts of murder in shooting deaths of his neighbors, including one minor
KELLOGG, Idaho (AP) - A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he broke into his neighbors' home and shot and killed the people...
Jun 20, 2023
Raptors eyeing option of moving up in important upcoming NBA draft
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have some considerations in mind for Thursday night's draft. Toronto has just one pick, sitting on the back end of the lottery at 13th overall in the first round. But wit...
Jun 20, 2023