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Nunavut review board recommends against iron ore mine expansion on Baffin Island
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut - The Nunavut Impact Review Board is recommending the proposed expansion of an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island should not go ahead. Baffinland Iron Mines Corp...
May 13, 2022

Lowe, Margot help Rays hand Blue Jays 5th straight loss
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Lowe hit a pair of triples and Manuel Margot had a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, leading the Tampa Bay Rays over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 Friday night. ...
May 13, 2022

On Air for Healthcare Radiothon raises more than $166,000
After 12 hours of fundraising, the staff at the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation (BUH) is going into the weekend very happy.The On Air for Health Care Radiothon wrapped at 6:00 p.m. this evening,...
May 13, 2022

Ahtahkakoop RCMP looking for two missing teens
Update: RCMP confirmed on Tuesday, May 24, both girls had been located safe.Ahtahkakoop RCMP are asking for help in finding two missing girls.Paiton Duquette (13) and Keanna Duquette (15) were last se...
May 13, 2022

Decisive Game 7 in Edmonton is 'what dreams are made of': Smith
LOS ANGELES - For goalie Mike Smith, this is what the NHL playoffs are all about. With a victory in L.A. on Thursday, Smith and the Oilers forced a Game 7 in their first-round series against the Kings...
May 13, 2022

Palmer shoots 62, joins lead at low-scoring Byron Nelson
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) - Jordan Spieth thought the course for his hometown Byron Nelson would play more difficult after yielding more birdies in its debut than any other tournament on the PGA Tour last ...
May 13, 2022

North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles COVID-19
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea says 21 people died and 174,440 people were newly found with fever symptoms on Friday alone as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unv...
May 13, 2022

P.A. MLA's explain Sask. Party's decision to vote against bill for paid sick leave
Prince Albert Carlton MLA Joe Hargrave and Prince Albert Northcote MLA Alana Ross have explained the Saskatchewan Party's decision to vote against an NDP bill that would have provided 10 days of paid ...
May 13, 2022

Minjee Lee takes 3-shot lead in LPGA Tour's Founders Cup
CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) - The only only thing missing from Minjee Lee's resume this year is a victory and the best scorer on the LPGA Tour took a big step toward that in the second round of the Cognizant F...
May 13, 2022

California governor: $98B surplus backs true pro-life state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pledged to use the state's record-breaking $300 billion budget, including an unprecedented nearly $100 billion surplus, to "future proo...
May 13, 2022