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Tampa Bay Lightning wins 3-1 over Canadiens, take 2-0 series lead into Montreal
TAMPA, Fla. - Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away 42 shots Wednesday as the Tampa Bay Lightning eked out a 3-1 win over the rejuvenated Montreal Canadiens in a thrilling Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final. Th...
Jun 30, 2021
Wildfire leads to evacuation order in B.C. town that set Canadian heat wave record
LYTTON, B.C. - Residents of the British Columbia village of Lytton have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to a wildfire. Mayor Jan Polderman of Lytton issued the evacuation order and says on Tw...
Jun 30, 2021
Canada earns berth in semis at Olympic qualifying event with win over China
VICTORIA - Canada's men's basketball team booked a spot in the semifinals in a last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament with a dominant 109-79 win over China Wednesday. It was Canada's second consecu...
Jun 30, 2021
Texas inmate executed for killing wife, father-in-law
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas inmate was executed Wednesday evening for an attack that killed his pregnant wife, 5-year-old daughter and father-in-law more than a decade ago. John Hummel received a...
Jun 30, 2021
Leaders in region gather as city and town sign Declaration of the Inclusive Municipalities
It was a moving event Wednesday afternoon when the two mayors of the Battlefords came together to sign the Declaration of Inclusive Municipalities. Area leaders in the region, including representative...
Jun 30, 2021
'Homing pigeons that can't find their home' block I-95 exit
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - An exit off Interstate 95 in Florida had to be closed for three hours after 100 homing pigeons fell off a truck and refused to move, posing a driving hazard to motorists, of...
Jun 30, 2021
Battlefords Minor Softball looking ahead to provincials as successful season wraps
As the spring season largely wraps up with the end of the month, Battlefords Minor Softball can look back at the 2021 campaign as a success in the community.President of the Battlefords Minor Softball...
Jun 30, 2021
Residents try to cool off amidst heat wave
Western Canada remains scorching hot, with heat warnings in almost every region, which has the Battlefords working to make sure everyone stays as cool and hydrated as possible.The city utilized fire d...
Jun 30, 2021
Ware, Abel, Fofana claim three-metre Olympic berths at Canadian diving trials
TORONTO - Pamela Ware and Jennifer Abel qualified for the women's three-metre competition at the Tokyo Olympics while Cdric Fofana qualified in the men's three-metre event Wednesday at the Canadian Ol...
Jun 30, 2021
UNC trustees OK Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure application
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted Wednesday to accept the tenure application of investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, following weeks...
Jun 30, 2021