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Unbeaten Canadians say complacency isn't an issue ahead of game against Finland
EDMONTON - So far, it has been almost too easy for the Canadian junior team. As the squad prepares to face Finland on Monday in a game that will decide who finishes atop Group A at the world junior ho...
Aug 14, 2022

RCMP Report: Firearm arrests, vehicle thefts
Battlefords RCMP made two firearms arrests to end July.The first stemmed from a call reporting a suspicious male, who appeared to be trying to get into vehicles in an alley off of 100th St. on July 28...
Aug 14, 2022

Vital has 17 points as Hamilton edges Scarborough 90-88 to win CEBL championship
OTTAWA - Christian Vital scored 17 points as the Hamilton Honey Badgers held on to beat the Scarborough Shooting Stars 90-88 in the Canadian Elite Basketball League's championship game Sunday. Hamilto...
Aug 14, 2022

Ottawa should offer Indigenous-language training, exemptions to public servants: memo
OTTAWA - Senior civil servants explored offering Indigenous-language training to federal employees and possible exemptions to those who already speak one from requiring fluency in both English and Fre...
Aug 14, 2022

Will Zalatoris gets 1st PGA Tour win in playoff at Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Will Zalatoris had the most money and the best world ranking of anyone without a PGA Tour victory. He changed that Sunday by winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship without makin...
Aug 14, 2022

Pablo Carreno Busta beats Hubert Hurkacz to win National Bank Open
MONTREAL - Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the men's singles final at the National Bank Open on Sunday. The unseeded Spaniard picked up an early break in the decisive thir...
Aug 14, 2022

U-Picks seeing bountiful year in Battlefords area
Battlefords area U-Pick farms are reporting a very good production this summer, with help from warm weather and intermittent rainfall. From Seib's Berry Farm , Sheena Seib said the family farm owned b...
Aug 14, 2022

RCMP searching for missing woman at campground near Creighton
UPDATE: On Aug. 15, Creighton RCMP notified the public that Margaret Barney has been located safe. They thank the public and media for their assistance.Creighton RCMP are attempting to locate a missin...
Aug 14, 2022

Simona Halep wins third National Bank Open with victory over Beatriz Haddad Maia
TORONTO - Simona Halep has won the National Bank Open for a third time. The Romanian beat Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 on Sunday in the WTA event's final. Halep also won the title in 201...
Aug 14, 2022

International support for miners rescue was 'heartwarming,' says company president
OTTAWA - The recent successful rescue of two Dominican miners trapped underground for more than a week was made possible thanks to support from the international community including direct assistance ...
Aug 14, 2022