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Calgary couple guilty in son's staph death appeal convictions, sentences
CALGARY - A Calgary couple found guilty in the death of their 14-month-old son are appealing their convictions and sentences. Jennifer Clark and her husband Jeromie Clark were sentenced...
Jul 06, 2019
Police, military co-ordinate to detonate 'unexploded ordnance' in Jasper NP
JASPER, Alta. - Police and the military have co-ordinated to blow up a piece of "unexploded ordnance" found by climbers in Jasper National Park. RCMP say climbers found the device on the north si...
Jul 06, 2019
Raptors face uncertain future, but will have truckload of cap space next summer
TORONTO - Less than a month ago, Pascal Siakam was crossing the stage at the NBA awards in Santa Monica, Calif., to accept the league's Most Improved Player award. Now the self-described "scrawny kid ...
Jul 06, 2019
"Build this man a statue": Twitter responds to Leonard's move to Clippers
Raptors Twitter was ignited Saturday morning following reports that Kawhi Leonard will be signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. But instead of anger or resentment for a player deciding to l...
Jul 06, 2019
Serena Williams 2 for 2 at Wimbledon; wins in singles, mixed
WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams walked into her news conference at Wimbledon holding her phone, a cold bottle of water and a statistics sheet that reinforced what was clear from watching her thir...
Jul 06, 2019
Artists take on 2016 oil leak that impacted North Saskatchewan River
It's an artistic list that depicts a dark episode for a critical waterway: an adding machine, the colour black, fauna displaced, visual cut-outs of children "lost" by environmental damage, and quilted...
Jul 06, 2019 Artist Heather Hochbaum shows her art project depicting the river and the communities that access it. (Angela Brown/battlefoNOW Staff)
'Contradiction there:' Manitoba eyes looser holiday shopping rules
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is considering whether to loosen a law that limits holiday store openings and says he agrees with one business owner who has complained ...
Jul 06, 2019
UN: 5,287 killings in Venezuela security operations in 2018
GENEVA - Venezuela's government registered nearly 5,300 killings during security operations last year linked to cases of "resistance to authority," the U.N. human rights chief reported Thursday, denou...
Jul 06, 2019
Battling brothers, new faces highlight early-season Riders-Stamps meeting
More than a couple of firsts will happen when the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders meet Saturday at Mosaic Stadium.For the first time in CFL history, two brothers will be on opposite si...
Jul 06, 2019 Craig Dickenson Riders Head Coach (CJME))
Canada's Pavan, Humana-Paredes win gold at beach volleyball world championship
Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes saw their confidence grow with every hard-fought win at the world beach volleyball championship in Germany over the past two weeks. So when it came time to ...
Jul 06, 2019