A group advocating for the prairies to separate from the rest of Canada has launched a series of billboards across Saskatchewan. The Prairie Freedom Movement put up four billboards on Thursday that ask “should Saskatchewan leave Canada?” Three of the billboards are in Regina and one is in Saskatoon, according to Global News. The movement’s…
The second deadly crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 since October has forced a number of global airlines to ground the latest version of one of the world’s most popular passenger jets. The Sunday tragedy, which occurred six minutes after a takeoff from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi, Kenya,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 2018 Easton/NFCA Assistant Coach of the Year recipients were announced on Wednesday afternoon. Garnering honors this year are Paige Cassady (DI / Liberty University), Jessica McIntyre (DII / Lee University), Robin Baker (DIII / Wisconsin-Eau Claire), Kayla Adams (NAIA / University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma), Shelby Shelton (NJCAA DI…
OTTAWA — Monster Energy Canada Ltd. is recalling one of its drinks from the marketplace. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Caffe Monster Salted Caramel Energy Drink could contain glass fragments. The 405 ml drinks have best before dates of Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, 2020 (UPC code 0 70847 03184 0) and were…
The Serbian energy regulator has given final approval for the construction of a branch of the Turkish Stream pipeline that will deliver Russian natural gas into Turkey as well as southern and southeastern Europe. “On March 5 the Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia made the final decision and responded positively to the Gastrans…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — High school seasons are winding down and movement in the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll is slowing as well. Six-time defending Mississippi 5A state champion Neshoba Central (34-0), which has been idle since completing its perfect season a month ago, continues to be the No. 1-ranked team in an…
MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Rachel Bendayan, his candidate for the upcoming Outremont byelection, walked carefully along the ice-covered sidewalks Monday evening in Montreal to campaign, door to door. At their first stop, a young boy opened the door wide enough for his head to fit through the crack. “Hello! Are your parents…
Moscow is dropping the greenback in major arms deals and switching to the Russian ruble and the national currencies of its partners, according to the country’s trade minister Denis Manturov. The minister added that the euro is currently the alternative to the dollar, with US currency used only when there’s no other way. “We are…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Another two-win week kept Neshoba Central atop the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll. The (34-0) Rockets have now won 39 straight and 55 of their last 56 games. Meanwhile, undefeated Madison (21-0) moved up to second following Hamilton’s 4-0 loss to Pinnacle in an Arizona Interscholastic Association playoff game. Katy…
EDMONTON — Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley promised to balance the province’s budget by 2023-24 as she unveiled her party’s election platform Sunday, while also pledging to expand $25 per day child care, build long-term care beds for seniors and construct new schools. Notley’s date for balancing the books is a year later than what’s…