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Sister of accused N.B. shooter testifies that he spoke of hoaxes prior to murders
FREDERICTON - The sister of the man charged with four murders in Fredericton two years ago says she began seeing changes in her brother in early 2017. Matthew Raymond, 50, is charged with first-degree...
Oct 21, 2020
Phase two of outdoor learning area at Brunswick school in Melfort installed
The second phase of the Brunswick School outdoor learning area is complete.Phase one was installed about five years ago and included a gazebo.Principal Rodney White told northeastNOW it was all part o...
Oct 21, 2020
Canada jumps closer to military-spending target thanks to COVID-19's economic damage
OTTAWA - New figures from the NATO military alliance have revealed the tiniest of silver linings as COVID-19 wreaks havoc with Canada's economy. That's because the pandemic has helped Canada take a gi...
Oct 21, 2020
Compost Pick-Up Dates Extended
Good News! Compost pick up has been extended until November 4, 2020. So that means you can now empty out any Halloween leaf bags and throw out your pumpkins after Halloween. Thank you MTN for facilita...
Oct 21, 2020
Dealing with Nuisance Wildlife
How can you deal with nuisance wildlife? The Ministry of Environment general inquiry line (1-800-567-4224) can connect you with the appropriate contact depending on your location and the animal.Altern...
Oct 21, 2020
After years grappling with Google, Europe has tips for US
LONDON - The U.S. antitrust crackdown on Google might seem like deja vu for European Union regulators. By U.S. standards, the Justice Department's move to sue Google this week for abusing its dominanc...
Oct 21, 2020
Trudeau Liberals face confidence vote over proposed anticorruption committee
OTTAWA - A dispute over the scope and composition of a House of Commons committee will come to a head today in a vote that could trigger a federal election in the midst of the second deadly wave of CO...
Oct 21, 2020
'Blacklisted:' Nova Scotia First Nation pulls commercial lobster boats from the water
HALIFAX - The chief of the First Nation behind a disputed moderate livelihood lobstery fishery in Nova Scotia says recent vandalism and the loss of potential sales has cost the band more than $1.5 mil...
Oct 21, 2020
New Hours for the Haunted Corn Maze, Haunted House and new Boneyard
New Hours for the Haunted Corn Maze, Haunted House and new Boneyard at Paintball Paradise just outside of Prince Albert.Due to the cold weather, and demand for the Very Scary Haunt, we have changed ou...
Oct 21, 2020
Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden eyes Obama boost
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is hopping from one must-win stop on the electoral map to the next in the leadup to a final presidential debate that may be his last, best chance to alter the traje...
Oct 21, 2020