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Prince William, Kate kick off five-day Pakistan tour
ISLAMABAD - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate kicked off a five-day tour of Pakistan on Tuesday amid much fanfare and tight security. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with President Arif...
Oct 16, 2019
Bloc leader says Tories should have shown love to Quebec earlier in campaign
CANDIAC, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says the recent Conservative push for votes in Quebec is too little too late as the prospect of a minority government looms. Blanchet ...
Oct 16, 2019
Bloc leader says Tories should have shown love to Quebec earlier in campaign
CANDIAC, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says the recent Conservative push for votes in Quebec is too little too late as the prospect of a minority government looms. Blanchet ...
Oct 16, 2019
Liberal candidate hopes to make inroads in Yorkton-Melville
The Liberal candidate in the Yorkton-Melville constituency wants voters to know 'there's a lot of room for you under the big red tent.'Connor Moen has been going door-to-door throughout the riding dur...
Oct 16, 2019 Liberal Party Candidate Connor Moen. (submitted photo/Connor Moen)
Radiothon to raise funds for infant incubator at Melfort hospital
The North Central Health Care Foundation is gearing up for another 12-hour radiothon on 105 CJVR and Saskatchewan's New Beach Radio this Friday.Phone lines will open at 7 a.m., in an effort to raise f...
Oct 16, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in Edmonton Friday for climate strike
EDMONTON - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is planning to be at the Alberta legislature Friday for a climate strike. Climate Justice Edmonton says the 16-year-old Stockholm student will join acti...
Oct 16, 2019
Officer who shot naked man found not guilty of murder
DECATUR, Ga. - A former Georgia police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, naked man was found not guilty of murder Monday but was convicted of aggravated assault and other charges that could send hi...
Oct 16, 2019
Inspirational coach John Herdman changing the face of Canadian soccer
TORONTO - In the days leading up to Canada's CONCACAF Nations League game with the U.S., Canadian coach John Herdman said his players didn't need him for motivation. A 34-year-winless run against the ...
Oct 16, 2019
GM and union reach tentative deal that could end strike
DETROIT - Bargainers for General Motors and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract deal on Wednesday that could end a monthlong strike that brought the company's U.S. factories to a stan...
Oct 16, 2019
Liberals hit Ontario's manufacturing heartland, singing praises of new NAFTA
HAMILTON - Talking about international trade might be an usual way to pump up a crowd, but Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is hoping for an uncommon result in the rust belt of southern Ontario...
Oct 16, 2019