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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
French skydiver Michel Fournier will wait to return to Canada for his fourth try at setting a record 130,000-foot jump until spring, his team members said.Fournier's last attempt in the northern Saskatchewan community of North Battleford was foiled in May when his helium-filled balloon detached from the capsule and blew away. The Globe and Mail newspaper said some of Fournier's team members said another...
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
When you're asked to list the great cities of the world, North Battleford probably doesn't spring to mind. Set in the golden plains of northern Saskatchewan, it is best known for its freight railway and an impressive collection of farm implement dealerships. If you're looking for a new combine harvester, you've come to the right place.
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matthewgood (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
They tried it here on the home continent and didn’t get too far. Fears that North Korean missiles might reign down on North Battleford, Saskatchewan, weren’t enough to convince the government that all out Canadian participation in the proposed defense shield was warranted. As many of you are aware, I was very much opposed to [...]
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Saskatchewan - A French skydiver's latest attempt to set a new free-fall record ended when his ride to the sky left without him.
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The Jawa Report (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
(North Battleford, Saskatchewan) Meet 64-year-old Michel Fournier, a daredevil parachutist and retired French Army officer. Fournier plans to jump out of a balloon today at an altitude of 130,000 feet (40,000 meters) to set new world records for fastest free...
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
A French parachutist called off an attempt to set several high-altitude world records by jumping out of a helium balloon near North Battleford, Sask., in a helium balloon Monday.
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Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
Source: [b]Canada.com[/b] Published: 6 minutes ago NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Final preparations began at 4 a.m. local time in this small Saskatchewan community for a record breaking jump by a French adventurer and parachutist who plans to leap from a height of 40 kilometres later this morning. ...
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OTB News (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Saskatchewan (AP) — A French skydiver made final preparations Monday to rise slowly into space in a helium-powered balloon and then step off in a bid to break four free fall records…. Share This
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
NORTH BATTLEFORD - Michel Fournier began final preparations for a stunt that will, should all go well, end in the pre-dawn darkness Monday with him rising slowly in a helium-powered balloon pod up to the very void of space - and then...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Saskatchewan -- Joe Kittinger, celebrated adventurer and war hero from Altamonte Springs, will be relegated to spectator status early Monday when a 64-year-old French sky diver tries to break one of his long-held records.
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PROFESSIONAL WATCHES™ (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
[ via Bell & Ross ] Between May 24th and May 28th (weather dependent) in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada, Michael Fournier will make a stratospheric jump from the frontier of space and for the...
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
A 15-year-old boy has died after a pickup truck rolled into a ditch on a First Nation reserve north of North Battleford, Sask.
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 12/22/2007
An 18-year-old North Battleford man who caused a crash that killed three young women has been sentenced to two years in a youth facility.
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/12/2007
A North Battleford-area tribal council that says its casino was taken away from it is suing the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.
