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City selects firm for WMF master plan project
The City of North Battleford awarded a contract at its meeting this week to select a consulting firm to develop a master plan for the city's Waste Management Facility (WMF).The project itself is requi...
Dec 17, 2021

RCMP report: Police looking for assault, truck theft suspects
Battlefords RCMP are looking for a stolen vehicle with two suspects, who sprayed the driver that had given them a ride.Police received this call late Tuesday afternoon and attended the scene of Eighth...
Dec 17, 2021

Manitoba judge to rule on battle over Progressive Conservative leadership
WINNIPEG - A judge is to rule today in a fight over the leadership of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives. Shelly Glover, who finished a close second in the party's Oct. 30 leadership race,...
Dec 17, 2021

Justin Trudeau shares father's dislike of clause allowing override of charter rights
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his late father's disdain for the constitutional "notwithstanding clause" and he's not ruling out asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Quebec's pre-emp...
Dec 17, 2021

Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden's EV tax credits
WASHINGTON - The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form, say veterans observer...
Dec 17, 2021

Canadians urged to get COVID-19 booster jabs as Omicron concerns grow
The push for Canadians to get their vaccine booster shots is ramping up as the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads across the country, triggering more pandemic restrictions in some provinces. Starting Mo...
Dec 17, 2021

More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Osaka
TOKYO (AP) - More than 20 people were feared dead after a fire broke out Friday in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said, and police were investigating arson as a possib...
Dec 17, 2021

Boeser scores twice to lead surging Canucks past Sharks 5-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Brock Boeser scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks won their sixth straight game since coach Bruce Boudreau took over with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday n...
Dec 17, 2021

Puljujarvi leads Oilers past Blue Jackets 5-2; Edmonton snaps six-game losing skid
EDMONTON - Jesse Puljujarvi had two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers broke out of a serious slump by defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Thursday. Derek Ryan, Brendan Perlini and Warr...
Dec 16, 2021

Vasilevskiy sets wins record, Lightning beat Senators 2-1
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy set an NHL record for wins in a calendar year, Steven Stamkos picked up his 900th career point and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Thursda...
Dec 16, 2021