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Funeral for mother and son killed in Louisiana plane crash
LAFAYETTE, La. - Family and friends wearing purple and gold said goodbye Thursday to a Louisiana woman and her son who were on their way to see the Peach Bowl when they died in a plane crash. Gretchen...
Jan 04, 2020
Battery factory collapses in fire in New Delhi, killing 1
NEW DELHI - A factory manufacturing batteries in the Indian capital caught fire and collapsed Thursday, killing one firefighter and injuring 19 others, officials said. A fire official said three peopl...
Jan 04, 2020
Raiders acquire goaltender from Silvertips
The Prince Albert Raiders have brought in some help in goal.Late Friday night, the team announced the acquisition of 2000-born goaltender Keegan Karki from the Everett Silvertips in exchange for a fou...
Jan 04, 2020 The Prince Albert Raiders have acquired 2000-born goaltender Keegan Karki from the Everett Silvertips. (Chris Mast/Everett Silvertips)
Copter crash kills Taiwan's top military officer, 7 others
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's top military official was among eight people killed in an air force helicopter crash in mountainous terrain outside Taipei on Thursday, the defence ministry said. Five others...
Jan 04, 2020
North Stars ‘Klip’ Kindersley, stay hot with 5-2 win
It was a joyous kick-start to the New Year for the Battlefords North Stars Friday, as the team downed the rival, Kindersley Klippers 5-2 at the West Central Events Centre in Kindersley. Five different...
Jan 04, 2020 Friday’s victory was the Stars’ fourth straight, as the team picked up right where they left off prior to Christmas, with another solid team effort that saw five different players chip in with a goal on the night. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Canada secures 1st victory at new ATP Cup
BRISBANE, Australia - Canada secured the first match of the new ATP Cup with Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime winning their singles matches against Stefanos Tsitsipas and Michail Pervolaraki...
Jan 03, 2020
Larsen, who threw only perfect World Series game, dies at 90
NEW YORK - Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a perfect game in 1956 with the New York Yankees for the only no-hitter in World Series history, d...
Jan 03, 2020
Bears hold off Wildcats' surge to take first of a three-game set
The Prince Albert Northern Bears held on just tight enough to hand the Swift Current Wildcats their second regulation loss of the season. The Bears skated away with a 5-4 victory, after leading 5-2 fo...
Jan 03, 2020 Bears forward Paris Oleksyn had two goals and an assist to lead the Bears to a 5-4 victory over the Wildcats. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
Raiders held off scoresheet in Brandon as offensive struggles continue
The Prince Albert Raiders have had trouble scoring in their current seven-game losing skid, and it got a little worse on Friday in Westoba Place. They were held off the scoresheet in a 1-0 defeat to t...
Jan 03, 2020 Raiders forward Ilya Usau watches the puck sail wide against the Winnipeg ICE on Monday. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
Australian prime minister is jeered in wildfire-ravaged zone
PERTH, Australia - Prime Minister Scott Morrison was confronted by angry residents who cursed and insulted him Thursday as he visited a wildfire-ravaged corner of the country. Locals in Cobargo, in Ne...
Jan 03, 2020