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North Battleford High School Teachers Play Students for a Day
The Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet), a Canadian and international leader in glycomics research based at the University of Alberta, is hosting a hands-on workshop for high school teachers in Nort...
Nov 26, 2019

Working with provinces on agenda as Trudeau meets Ball on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball says it's time for his fellow provincial leaders to put their focus back on Canadians instead of internal, domestic squabbles. He is downplaying ...
Nov 26, 2019

Illness could sideline RJ Barrett for Toronto homecoming
New York Knicks rookie forward RJ Barrett is questionable for his homecoming on Wednesday in Toronto against the Raptors because of an illness. The native of Mississauga, Ont., missed the Kn...
Nov 26, 2019

Conference Board of Canada’s Provincial Economic Outlook
Uneven provincial economic performance in store for 2020The Conference Board of Canada's Provincial Economic Outlook was released recently, providing the medium-term economic outlook for the provinces...
Nov 26, 2019

NHL investigating allegations of racial slur from Flames head coach
The NHL says it will join the Flames in looking into recent allegations about a racial slur from Calgary head coach Bill Peters. Former NHL defenceman Akim Aliu tweeted on Monday night that he ha...
Nov 26, 2019

Montreal Alouettes head coach Khari Jones gets three-year extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed head coach Khari Jones to a three-year contract extension. Jones, who became interim coach after the team fired Mike Sherman just prior to the start of th...
Nov 26, 2019

City to start budget deliberation meetings
North Battleford City Hall has announced it will start its 2020 budget deliberation meetings next week.Sessions will be held December 2, 11 and 16, starting at 5 p.m. each evening. All meetings are op...
Nov 26, 2019 The city will present the first draft of its proposed 2020 budget when it starts budget deliberation meetings Dec. 2. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

New home sales slipped 0.7% in October but remain solid
WASHINGTON - Sales of new homes dipped slightly in October compared with September but remain well above levels of a year ago, with lower mortgage rates helping spur a rebound in purchases. The Commer...
Nov 26, 2019

Consumer Confidence still high despite November decline
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence declined slightly for a fourth consecutive month, but it remains elevated with the holiday shopping season ramping up. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its ...
Nov 26, 2019

Challenge to Quebec's secularism law, Bill 21, begins in Appeal Court
MONTREAL - Opponents of Quebec's secularism law are making their case in front of the province's highest court today. Representatives of a national Muslim organization and a c...
Nov 26, 2019