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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
Sweden beats England 2-1 to take third at Women's World Cup
NICE, France - Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson each scored and Sweden beat England 2-1 Saturday night to take third place in the Women's World Cup. Asllani, who was taken off the field in a stret...
Jul 06, 2019
Former N.S. Mountie sentenced to decade in prison for cocaine theft, trafficking
HALIFAX - A judge sentenced a former high-ranking RCMP officer to 10 years in prison for stealing and selling $300,000 worth of cocaine Thursday, saying the egregious breach of tru...
Jul 06, 2019
Authorities investigate explosion at Florida shopping plaza
PLANTATION, Fla. - Police and firefighters are investigating an explosion at a Florida shopping plaza that injured multiple people. The explosion happened Saturday morning at a shopping centre in Plan...
Jul 06, 2019
Scheer flips pancakes, appeals for votes on Calgary Stampede circuit
CALGARY - The federal Conservative leader says he has this fall's federal election on his mind as he makes the rounds on the Calgary Stampede circuit. Andrew Scheer was flipping pancakes Saturday morn...
Jul 06, 2019
Scotland Yard questioned Kevin Spacey over assault claims
LONDON - British police have travelled to the U.S. to interview Kevin Spacey about sexual assault allegations. The Metropolitan Police is investigating six claims of sexual assault and assault against...
Jul 06, 2019