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Tavares has come as advertised, and then some, in special 1st season with Leafs
TORONTO - Morgan Rielly had a good idea of what the Toronto Maple Leafs were getting in John Tavares the player. What impresses him even more - if that's possible considering the s...
Mar 26, 2019
City nixes plan to acquire CN Station due to high costs
North Battleford City Hall has decided to discontinue its plans to attempt to acquire the old Canadian National Railway (CN) station building after encountering a number of road blocks in the process....
Mar 26, 2019 The City of North Battleford has decided to discontinue its efforts to attempt to acquire the old CN station building, shown, in North Battleford, mainly due to high costs. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or co-ordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no concl...
Mar 26, 2019
Bellator champion Rory MacDonald walking a different path these days
TORONTO - Rory (Red King) MacDonald was broken physically and mentally after his 2015 loss to then-UFC champion (Ruthless) Robbie Lawler at UFC 189. "My life was kind of going in a downward direction ...
Mar 26, 2019
Man charged after Battleford pursuit is same from 2016 viral takedown video
The man facing charges stemming from a police pursuit and exchange of gunfire with officers south of Battleford Thursday is the same man from a well known social media video from 2016.battlefordsNOW h...
Mar 26, 2019 A man whose arrest was captured on video in April 2016 is the same man facing charges following an incident south of Battleford last Thursday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Stars and Bombers prepare for winner-take-all Game 7
The Battlefords North Stars and Flin Flon Bombers will play the final installment of their first round best-of-seven playoff series in a winner-take-all game seven tonight at the Civic Centre. One of ...
Mar 26, 2019 The North Stars will lean heavily on their core pieces, Braydon Buziak, MacGregor Sinclair and Cody Spagrud (pictured here: left to right) in Game 7 tonight with the Stars' season on the line. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
China blocks canola shipments from Viterra, saying pests found among the grain
China has blocked imports of canola seed from a second major Canadian exporter. China's General Administration of Customs announced Tuesday on its website that its officials have detected se...
Mar 26, 2019 (file photo/Canadian Press)
Pricey Titanic wreck tours hope to bring new life to a century-old story
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Adventure tourists with money in the bank have a new bucket list travel item: a spot on a submarine diving 3,800 metres down to the rusting remains of one history's most i...
Mar 26, 2019
Independent probe sought in heavy-handed ticketing attempt by Montreal subway inspectors
MONTREAL - A civil rights group is adding its voice to calls for an independent inquiry into the heavy-handed ticketing attempt by inspectors of a Montreal subway user who failed to pay his fare. Juli...
Mar 26, 2019
P.E.I. election speculation mounts as Liberals plan 'special announcement'
CHARLOTTETOWN - P.E.I.'s governing Liberals are planning a "special announcement" tonight, amid mounting speculation of a spring election on the Island. The party issued an advisory this afternoo...
Mar 26, 2019