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Engineers have approved a plan to begin removal of crane toppled by Dorian
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's labour minister says work will begin this weekend to remove a huge construction crane that collapsed in Halifax during Hurricane Dorian. The twisted, yellow structure is draped...
Sep 13, 2019
North Stars kick things off with a bang, open season vs. rival Klippers
Just under 150 days since they first hoisted the Canalta Cup as 2019 league champions, the Battlefords North Stars return to the ice tonight for game one of the new season. Kicking off the fresh campa...
Sep 13, 2019 Stars’ forward Matthias Urbanski, pictured here on the faceoff against the Klippers’ Kyle Bosch, will be a key piece of the North Stars’ offensive attack again this season. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'We want him in the mix': Marner absent from Maple Leafs' golf tournament
MILTON, Ont. - Morgan Rielly would have liked nothing more than to tee off with Mitch Marner at the Toronto Maple Leafs' annual golf tournament. After going through William Nylander's contract impasse...
Sep 13, 2019
T. Boone Pickens, oilman and renewables advocate, dies at 91
OKLAHOMA CITY - T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday. He was 91. Pickens was surrounded by friends and family w...
Sep 13, 2019
Uber vows to keep fighting sweeping California labour bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lawmakers confronting the changing definition of work approved sweeping legislation Wednesday designed to give many contract workers new pay and benefit protections, bu...
Sep 13, 2019
Culture days committee looking for volunteers
Culture days takes place around the province on Sept. 28 and the Melfort event committee has a big day planned.From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kerry Vickar Centre, booths for artisans, activities, and f...
Sep 13, 2019 Many different cultures will be on display at Melfort's culture days event on Sept. 28. (Facebook/Melfort Culture Day)
Girlfriend of Browns DE Smith killed in roadside accident
CLEVELAND - The girlfriend of Browns defensive end Chris Smith was killed in a roadside accident that happened after his car spun out on the highway. The team said Petara Cordero, died when she was st...
Sep 13, 2019
Trading places: Humphries could become latest Canadian to switch countries
Two-time Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries won't be the first high-profile Canadian athlete to represent another country if she gets her wish to compete for the United States. While it's...
Sep 13, 2019
More delays in fleeing suspect case; status of injured officer revealed
A Saskatchewan RCMP officer injured during the pursuit of a suspect last month walked into a Prince Albert court room Friday morning.The officer, who cannot be named, was actually one of two officers ...
Sep 13, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Missouri investigation: 12 ex-clergy could face prosecution
ST. LOUIS - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday referred 12 former priests for potential criminal prosecution but stopped short of recommending charges against any top church leaders, des...
Sep 13, 2019