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Illinois patient's death may be first in US tied to vaping
CHICAGO - Health officials said Friday that an Illinois patient who contracted a serious lung disease after vaping has died and that they consider it the first death in the United States linked to the...
Aug 23, 2019
B.C. man takes stand at trial, denies killing daughters and attempting suicide
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man testified Wednesday that he didn't kill his two daughters and denied he tried to take his own life on the day they died. Instead, Andrew Berry's&...
Aug 23, 2019
Bolsonaro prepares to send army to contain Amazon fires
PORTO VELHO, Brazil - Under increasing international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he might send the military to battle the mas...
Aug 23, 2019
CP Women's Open like a family reunion for Tanguay and other Canadian golfers
AURORA, Ont. - The CP Women's Open is more like a family reunion than an LPGA Tour event for Anne-Catherine Tanguay. Tanguay, Brooke Henderson, Alena Sharp, Brittany Marchand and Jaclyn Lee have forge...
Aug 23, 2019
Forest fires can contribute to depletion of soil carbon, increase global climate: UofS study
A new study on how forest fires contribute to depleting soil carbon in the boreal forest was published in the prestigious Nature scientific journal.The research team included University of Saskatchewa...
Aug 23, 2019 2014 was the largest fire season in N.W.T. history (File photo/battlefordsNOW).
President Trump offers himself as 'the chosen one'
WASHINGTON - King of Israel? The second coming? The chosen one? President Donald Trump is known to have a healthy ego. But a string of comments Wednesday went to a higher level. First, Trump thanked c...
Aug 23, 2019
Former Riders Hughes, Joseph get their just desserts
The news that Neal Hughes was going into the Saskatchewan Roughriders' Plaza of Honour got a cool reception in his Regina household in June."After I told (my nine-year-old son), 'Dad's going into this...
Aug 23, 2019 Former Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Kerry Joseph returned to Regina for the Plaza of Honour induction ceremony on Aug. 22, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Roughriders’ defence returning to dominant ways
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' defence is beginning to show flashes of the dominance it showed throughout the 2018 CFL season.The group is enjoying its best stretch of the 2019 season, holding each of ...
Aug 23, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
School's out: North Stars Hockey School wraps up after another successful year
After a week of fun, games, and skill development, Friday marked the final day of the the Battlefords North Stars' Hockey School. The Hockey School offers guidance through drills, and helpful tips dur...
Aug 23, 2019 Players pose for a quick picture before scrimmage action at the North Stars Hockey School. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
2018-19 WHL Champions honoured at Art Hauser
The Prince Albert Raiders are recognizing last season's championship team in a big colourful way.At the front entrance of the Art Hauser Centre on the glass is a picture of the team with the Ed Chynow...
Aug 23, 2019 The decal of the P.A. Raiders WHL Championship team went up Thursday (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff).