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Captain Canada: Kelly Olynyk embracing leadership role for Canada and Utah Jazz
TORONTO - Whether it's with Canada's national men's basketball team or the Utah Jazz, Kelly Olynyk is embracing a leadership role. Olynyk, born in Toronto but raised in Kamloops, B.C., was the captain...
Dec 27, 2023

Macklin Celebrini's five-point performance leads Canada over Latvia at world juniors
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Macklin Celebrini had a goal and four assists as Canada hammered Latvia 10-0 at the world junior hockey championship on Wednesday. Conor Geekie and Carson Rehkopf, with two each, ...
Dec 27, 2023

Vancouver food delivery workers stabbed after seizing Facebook Marketplace thief: VPD
Vancouver Police are commending the bravery of two food delivery workers who were stabbed when they intervened in an attempted robbery stemming from a Facebook Marketplace sale. VPD Sgt. Steve Addison...
Dec 27, 2023

Dodgers confirm they've reached 12-year deal with free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized their 12-year contract with right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, teaming the prized free agent with Shohei Ohtani in their prolific winter spendin...
Dec 27, 2023

One arrested, RCMP looking for second suspect in Pelican Narrows assault
Pelican Narrows RCMP are investigating a serious assault on Boxing Day.At approximately 12:30 a.m., a group of people approached a woman and assaulted her.RCMP says she suffered serious injuries.20-ye...
Dec 27, 2023

Raiders sign third-round pick from 2023 Draft
The Prince Albert Raiders have signed who they're hoping will lead the team between the pipes in the future.The club announced on Monday that they had signed Steele Bass to a WHL Scholarship and Devel...
Dec 27, 2023

P.A. Police still searching for missing man
It has been more than a month since 36-year-old Lindsay Woods was last seen in Prince Albert, leaving a home on the 500 Block of 6 St. East. Woods was seen on Nov. 15 and was reported missing to polic...
Dec 27, 2023

Mayor Gillan reflects on year's highlights
As 2023 draws to a close, battlefordsNOW is taking a look back on some of the most important and impactful stories of the year.Mayor David Gillan said the City of North Battleford had an important yea...
Dec 27, 2023

Sask. government cutting costs of bureaucracy
The Government of Saskatchewan is celebrating another year of cutting back on bureaucracy.The province is touting savings of more than $688 million in fees and taxes over nearly 10 years for Saskatche...
Dec 27, 2023

On Christmas Day, the work went on for overdose prevention society in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - On Christmas Day, Trey Helten and colleagues at Vancouver's Overdose Prevention Society were still at work, dealing with the latest victim of what Helten says is a seasonal spike in the dr...
Dec 27, 2023