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North Stars look to stay hot against Red Wings as scene shifts to league showcase
The Battlefords North Stars have exploded out of the gate this season outscoring their opposition 17-6 on their way to a perfect 3-0 record through their opening three games. The Stars will now look t...
Sep 22, 2019 It won’t take long for forward Dylan Esau and his North Stars' teammates to renew acquaintances with the Red Wings this season, as the clubs will come together to battle it out in Warman Sunday night. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Olympic Style Amateur boxing coming to the Battlefords in October
Four Corner Boxing is hosting an Olympic Style amateur boxing event in the Battlefords next month.Fright or Fight Beatdown in the Battlefords will feature boxers from all over Canada.Participants in t...
Sep 22, 2019 Two competitors from Four Corner Boxing (Four Corner Boxing/Facebook photo)
Toronto Wolfpack advance to promotion showdown with semifinal win over Toulouse
TORONTO - Australian-born Samoan international Ricky Leutele scored three tries to help the Toronto Wolfpack down Toulouse Olympique 40-24 Sunday and move within one win of promotion to the ...
Sep 22, 2019
In cryptic tweet, Antonio Brown appears to retire from NFL
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Antonio Brown says he is finished with the NFL. In a Twitter rant on the morning his most recent team was getting ready to play without him, the former New England Patriots receive...
Sep 22, 2019
Auto union strike is latest worry in Flint, GM's birthplace
FLINT, Mich. - The birthplace of General Motors has been on an economic roller-coaster ride for more than a century as the automaker rose, crashed and retooled for changing markets. Now, the city of F...
Sep 22, 2019
Trudeau blackface images have tarnished Canada's reputation: Wynne
TORONTO - Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface and brownface have tarnished Canada's international reputation and he should have confronted them long ago, former Ontario premier K...
Sep 22, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Glen Assoun calls for reform in how Ottawa considers cases of wrongful conviction
HALIFAX - Tethered to an ankle monitor and alone in a British Columbia basement apartment in the fall of 2017, Glen Eugene Assoun felt his sanity slipping away as his wrongful conviction fil...
Sep 22, 2019
Adopt a School Program
We are excited to announce that the following schools in Prince Albert and Muskoday will participate in the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation's Adopt a School program, running September 14 to October ...
Sep 22, 2019
Jets suspend veteran defenceman Byfuglien in move to free up cap space
WINNIPEG - Veteran defenceman Dustin Byfuglien has been suspended without pay by the Winnipeg Jets in a move that frees up space under the salary cap. Byfuglien has been on a personal leave of absence...
Sep 22, 2019
Ontario Liberal caucus will soon drop to five as Lalonde wins federal nomination
OTTAWA - Ontario's provincial Liberals have lost another legislator after one of their members won the nomination to run for an Ottawa seat in next month's federal election. Marie-France Lalonde ...
Sep 22, 2019