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RCMP seeking public assistance in locating missing 14-year-old boy
UPDATE: The RCMP have reported as of 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 27 Baptiste has been located safe and sound.-Onion Lake RCMP is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 14-year-old boy.Garren Baptiste...
Aug 25, 2020
Dyson's 'Long Time Coming' addresses history of racism in US
NEW YORK - One of the country's most prominent scholars on race has a new book out in December. Michael Eric Dyson's "Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America" will be released Dec. 1, St. Mar...
Aug 25, 2020
No Frills stores to require masks starting August 29
Another business is enforcing a mandatory mask policy for customers and staff.Starting August 29, all No Frills stores including the North Battleford location will require people to wear face-masks wh...
Aug 25, 2020
NHL players, coaches on value of playoff experience: 'There's pros and cons'
TORONTO - Brad Marchand realizes now he didn't come close to fully grasping the magnitude of the moment. Deep in his first playoff run with the Boston Bruins back in 2011 at age 23, he knew the s...
Aug 25, 2020
Sask. father describes being on phone with daughter during fatal bear attack
A Saskatchewan family is in mourning after a fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan last week.Stephanie Blais, 44, was killed on Thursday after a black bear attacked her outside the family cabin a...
Aug 25, 2020
Class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of passengers in fatal Icefield bus crash
CALGARY - A class-action lawsuit alleging the defendants acted recklessly and unreasonably has been filed against the operators of a tour bus involved in a fatal rollover at Jasper National Park's Col...
Aug 25, 2020
July sales of new homes surge 13.9%, far more than thought
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Sales of new homes jumped again in July, rising 13.9% as the housing market continues to gain traction following a spring downturn caused by pandemic-related lockdowns. The Commer...
Aug 25, 2020
US consumer confidence falls for second month in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence fell for second straight month in August as a resurgence of virus cases in many parts of the country heightened pessimism about the economy. The Conference Board,...
Aug 25, 2020
Pompeo in Sudan, top US official to visit since uprising
CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Sudan on Tuesday, the most senior U.S. official to visit the African country since last year's ouster of its autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir. P...
Aug 25, 2020
Jacob Blake's dad says son left paralyzed by police shooting
KENOSHA, Wis. - The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his son was left paralyzed from the waist down. Blake's father told the Chicago Sun-Times that...
Aug 25, 2020