Author Archives:

Canadian volleyball men to open against Rio runner-up Italy at Tokyo Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Canadian men's volleyball team will open against Rio silver medallist Italy at the Tokyo Olympics. Canada, ranked 10th in the world, will then play No. 9 Japan, No. 8 ...
Feb 13, 2020

UK Treasury chief quits as Johnson shakes up Cabinet
LONDON - U.K. Treasury chief Sajid Javid unexpectedly resigned on Thursday, throwing a carefully planned shakeup of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative government into turmoil. Javid had been ...
Feb 13, 2020

Powell: Economy looks resilient despite risk of China virus
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. economy appears durable, with steady growth and unemployment near a half-century low, but faces risks from the broadening...
Feb 13, 2020

Bus cancellations and school closures: Thursday, Feb. 13
The extreme cold temperatures and wind chill has led to school bus cancellations or late start times for schools Thursday morning. -Red Pheasant bus to North Battleford is not running.-No school for s...
Feb 13, 2020 School closures and bus cancellations for Thursday, Feb. 13. (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)

Japan reports 1st death from virus, 44 more cases on ship
TOKYO - Japan announced Thursday its first death from a new virus, hours after confirming 44 more cases on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo as fears of the spreading disease mount in the country. ...
Feb 13, 2020

Update: School bus cancellations - Thursday, Feb. 13
Update: Catholic School Division buses with First Student will remained grounded due to the cold weather this afternoon.--The extreme cold temperatures and wind chill has led to school bus cancellatio...
Feb 13, 2020 (file photo/Nigel Maxwell)

Rail services continue to feel brunt of anti-pipeline protests across country
Via Rail has extended train cancellations on major routes in Ontario and Quebec as protests against a pipeline in northern B.C. stretched into a sixth-day on Wednesday. Passenger and freight rail...
Feb 13, 2020

Snowboarder Darcy Sharpe brings winner's confidence to Calgary World Cup
CALGARY - Darcy Sharpe says he goes to sleep feeling happy these days. The snowboarder from Comox, B.C., won his first X Games gold medal last month in Aspen, Colo. Sharpe vaulted from last ...
Feb 13, 2020

Ukrainian leader seeks more independence, fires top aide
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president dismissed his chief of staff on Tuesday in a sign of intensifying rivalries in his entourage and a possible move to distance himself from a powerful billionaire. Pr...
Feb 13, 2020

Einarson elated to don Manitoba colours at Canadian curling championship
Kerri Einarson is enjoying the prospect of a direct entry into the Canadian women's curling championship. Winning the Manitoba women's curling crown means avoiding Friday's sudden-...
Feb 13, 2020