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Could the Battlefords soon be in the Guinness Book of World Records?
In the coming days, the Battlefords will be reliving their childhood memories and in some cases, their dreams. Boxes upon boxes of macaroni and cheese will flood the communities in a grand attempt to ...
Feb 23, 2024
Final preparations underway for Coldest Night of the Year in P.A.
Despite temperatures forecast to be mild on Saturday, it will still be The Coldest Night of the Year for hundreds of community members.The Coldest Night of the Year is the largest fundraiser for the Y...
Feb 23, 2024
NDP says it has reached deal with Liberals on pharmacare bill as deadline looms
The NDP says it has reached a deal with the governing Liberals to introduce the first piece of a national pharmacare program that includes coverage for birth control and diabetes medication. The deal ...
Feb 23, 2024
Trump says he 'strongly supports' IVF and calls on Alabama lawmakers to protect access
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he would "strongly support the availability of IVF" and called on lawmakers in Alabama to preserve access to the procedure. It was ...
Feb 23, 2024
NDP says it has reached deal with Liberals on pharmacare bill as deadline looms
OTTAWA - The NDP says it has reached a deal with the governing Liberals to introduce the first piece of a national pharmacare program that includes coverage for birth control and diabetes medication. ...
Feb 23, 2024
Quebec's common front unionized workers vote to accept deal with province
MONTREAL - Some 420,000 unionized public sector workers have voted 74.8 per cent in favour of accepting an agreement in principle reached with the Quebec government. The workers, who are part of the "...
Feb 23, 2024
Jen Pawol to make big league spring training debut, on verge of becoming first MLB woman umpire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to work a big league sprin...
Feb 23, 2024
Dabrowski, Routliffe lose semifinal match to Siniakova, Hunter in Dubai
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand lost their women's doubles semifinal match at the Dubai Tennis Championships 6-4, 6-4 to Czechi...
Feb 23, 2024
Sei Young Kim is among three tied for the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Thailand tournament
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) - Former Women's PGA Championship winner Sei Young Kim moved from second place into a three-way tie for the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Thailand tournament on Friday. Aft...
Feb 23, 2024
In Quebec's strawberry fields, a tiny insect may forecast big climate impacts: study
A bug encroaching on Quebec's strawberry fields could help forecast climate change's impact on agriculture, a new study suggests, the latest to consider what the authors called the "colossal task" of ...
Feb 23, 2024