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Pascal Siakam, Gary Trent Jr. lead Raptors past Rockets 117-115
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam had a double-double with 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors past the Houston Rockets 117-115 Friday night. With the win, Toronto can now finish no lower than...
Apr 08, 2022

Scheffler builds 5-shot Masters lead as Tiger makes weekend
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The wind roaring through the Georgia pines gave Tiger Woods and so many others all they could handle Friday in the Masters. And then Scottie Scheffler made it feel even tougher. In...
Apr 08, 2022

Scheffler builds 5-shot Masters lead as Tiger makes weekend
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The wind roaring through the Georgia pines gave Tiger Woods and so many others all they could handle Friday in the Masters. And then Scottie Scheffler made it feel even tougher. In...
Apr 08, 2022

Liberal, conservative face off in California US House fight
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The contest to replace former Republican Rep. Devin Nunes in Central California will present voters with a sharply defined choice: the candidates are a progressive Democrat who supp...
Apr 08, 2022

Idaho Supreme Court temporarily blocks new abortion law
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a new state law that would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allow the law to be enforced through lawsuits....
Apr 08, 2022

Strain of bird flu found in Saskatchewan
A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in Saskatchewan, prompting a warning to poultry producers in the province.The Ministry of Agriculture said Friday that producers wi...
Apr 08, 2022

Guilbeault asks Alberta minister Nixon to 'correct' column on emissions reduction
EDMONTON - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has written a letter to his Alberta counterpart to correct what he calls errors in Jason Nixon's recent newspaper column. Earlier this week, A...
Apr 08, 2022

Agricultural Society exhibition planned ahead; Home Expo postponed
The Battlefords Agricultural Society Inc. has cancelled the Spring Home Expo originally scheduled for April 22 and 23. However, the Northwest Territorial Days Exhibition will continue as planned later...
Apr 08, 2022

Registration, tryouts underway for Meadow Lake Minor Ball
It's ball season in Meadow Lake. As the weather transitions to spring, registrations are open for all minor baseball and softball teams in the area, with the provincial level teams starting or finishi...
Apr 08, 2022

Witness tells court police saw 'low' threat level for 2012 Quebec election shooting
MONTREAL - Police determined there was a low level of danger outside the Montreal venue on election night in 2012 where a gunman shot and killed a lighting technician, according to a retired provincia...
Apr 08, 2022