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Scheer takes fight to Bernier, Greens and NDP go head to head on West Coast
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer returns to Quebec today, a province he just left, to campaign alongside the candidate hoping to knock People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier out of the House o...
Oct 18, 2019
Pick 'Em: No clear favourite on Canadian men's curling scene this season
The days of just one or two Canadian men's curling teams being clear favourites on the domestic scene are in the rear-view mirror. With the first Grand Slam of the new campaign to ...
Oct 18, 2019
Crime, balanced budget and climate change among topics at candidates' forum
It was a lively evening Thursday when four of five candidates running in Battlefords- Lloydminster for the upcoming federal election responded to submitted questions during a public forum hosted by th...
Oct 18, 2019 Left to right: Candidates Liberal Larry Ingram, People’s Party of Canada Jason MacInnis, NDP Marcella Pedersen, and Conservative incumbent Rosemarie Falk shown at the candidates forum Thursday, hosted by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Maple Leafs set to begin life without John Tavares against Bruins
TORONTO - Alexander Kerfoot was the man in the middle at Maple Leafs' practice on Friday. The centre took up the spot normally occupied by Toronto captain John Tavares, who is out at least two weeks w...
Oct 18, 2019
Taming the Tiger Program
Taming the Tiger is a group program for children between the ages of 6 - 12 and their parents to learn how to deal with anger.EXPRESS PROGRAMDate: Saturday November 23, 2019Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p....
Oct 18, 2019
'Beyond appearance': Singh makes pitch to Quebec voters on shared values
HUDSON, Que. - Before the election campaign began, Jagmeet Singh turned a national spotlight onto his turban, a move aimed at facing head-on the unavoidable fact he is different fr...
Oct 18, 2019
S.H.A.R.E. Garage Sale Continues
S.H.A.R.E. is a non-profit health care organization offering residential and vocational programs for people with severe and persistent mental health and dual diagnosis issues. S.H.A.R.E. receives the ...
Oct 18, 2019
Netflix releases Panama Papers movie despite lawsuit
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Netflix has released a movie based on the so-called Panama Papers despite an attempt by two lawyers to stop the streaming premiere. "The Laundromat," starring Gary Oldman, Antonio B...
Oct 18, 2019
Scheer claims a Liberal-NDP coalition government will hike the GST
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is demanding Liberals "have the guts" to explain what taxes will be raised to secure NDP support in a coalition government. Scheer is campaigning in Frederic...
Oct 18, 2019
RCMP investigate suspicious sudden death in Battleford
Police are investigating a suspicious death in Battleford. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 18, police said they were called for an injured man at a home on 100 block of 26 St. The man was taken to hos...
Oct 18, 2019 Yellow police tape surrounds a home in Battleford after a man was found with serious injuries. He later died in hospital. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)