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City looks to allow residential use in more commercial districts
North Battleford city council is looking at having more commercial districts be able to accommodate residential use, to offer more options for housing in the community.At its meeting this week, counci...
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North Stars’ Medernach talks commitment to NAIT Ooks
Battlefords North Stars' forward, Josh Medernach has announced his commitment to the NAIT Ooks for the fall of 2024, joining one of the top collegiate programs in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Confere...
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Remembering legendary hockey broadcaster Bob Cole. Oh baby, what a life
Bob Cole, a welcome voice for Canadian hockey fans for a half-century, has died at the age of 90.Cole died Wednesday night in St. John's, N.L., surrounded by his family, his daughter, Megan Cole, told...
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Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It ...
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Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It ...
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Top court to examine COVID-related entry limits imposed by Newfoundland and Labrador
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel for public-health reasons. The top court has agreed to hear arguments about a...
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Canada sanctions Iran defence minister, others after missile attack on Israel
OTTAWA - Canada is targeting Iran's defence minister as part of a new round of sanctions imposed after the country's retaliatory attack on Israel earlier this month. The sanctions affect two instituti...
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Legendary hockey broadcaster Bob Cole, a welcome voice for a half-century, dead at 90
Bob Cole, a welcome voice for Canadian hockey fans for a half-century, has died at the age of 90. Cole, known for his "Oh baby!" catchphrase, called some of the most iconic games in hockey as part of ...
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Conservatives, NDP demand Ottawa protect Canadians' jobs at new EV plants
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives and New Democrats are demanding assurances from Ottawa that local jobs will be protected at new electric-vehicle plants. Canada's Building Trades Union says Canadian wor...
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Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem
OTTAWA - New Canadian data suggest that over a nine-year period between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became litter in...
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