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Carmelo Anthony leads Portland Trail Blazers 101-99 over short-handed Raptors
TORONTO - Carmelo Anthony's dagger with 3.3 seconds to play was part of a 28-point performance and lifted the Portland Trail Blazers to a 101-99 victory over the short-handed Toronto Ra...
Jan 07, 2020

Biden: Iran escalation shows Trump 'dangerously incompetent'
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's escalation of tensions with Iran proves him to be "dangerously incompetent" and puts the U.S. on the brink of war...
Jan 07, 2020

Diane Ford, mother of Rob and Doug Ford, dies at 85, premier's office says
TORONTO - Diane Ford, the mother of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the late Toronto mayor Rob Ford, has died at the age of 85. The premier's office said the Ford matriarch died in her Etobicoke home on...
Jan 07, 2020

Sex tech from women-led startups pops up at CES gadget show
LAS VEGAS - Sex tech is gracing the CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week, a year after organizers took fire for revoking an innovation award to a sex device company led by a female founder. CES is a...
Jan 07, 2020

Storms bring relief and danger to Australian wildfires
CANBERRA, Australia - Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia's drought-parched east coast on Wednesday, but also raised concerns that...
Jan 07, 2020

'1917,' 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' win Golden Globes
The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honours Sunday, as Sam Mendes' technically dazzling World War I tale "1917" won best pict...
Jan 07, 2020

Firefighters respond to house fire in North Battleford Tuesday
North Battleford firefighters were on the scene of a smoke-filled house fire on Abbott Avenue Tuesday afternoon.Smoke billowed from the house as first responders on the scene tackled the fire during f...
Jan 07, 2020 A section of Abbott Street was blocked to traffic Tuesday afternoon as firefighters responded to a house fire. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Ukrainian Christmas: a time of celebration in the Battlefords
While the mainstream holiday season may have passed for another year along with the milder December weather, for Ukrainians around the community, the Christmas season remains in full swing. Jan. 7 ser...
Jan 07, 2020 Ukrainian Christmas is a time of great joy and celebration. (Submitted photo/Jim Shevchuk)

1 dead, 5 rescued from avalanche at Idaho ski area
KELLOGG, Idaho - An avalanche at an Idaho ski resort killed one person Tuesday, and rescuers dug out five others who had minor injuries, officials said. Silver Mountain Resort confirmed the death and ...
Jan 07, 2020

Cindy's Independent Grocer set to eliminate plastic bags by June
We've seen restaurants start providing paper straws instead of plastic straws, and now some grocery stores are going as far as completely phasing out plastic bags. One store in Melfort is set to do th...
Jan 07, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)