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Janet Jackson, Nicks, 5 Brit bands lead rock hall inductees
NEW YORK - With the help of duet partners Don Henley and Harry Styles, Stevie Nicks became the first woman to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Nicks, who was already in the hall ...
Mar 29, 2019
Angelina Jolie: Equality for women key to peaceful world
Actress and activist Angelina Jolie is warning that the world "will remain stuck in a cycle of violence and conflicts" as long as nations put almost every other issue ahead of equality for women. Joli...
Mar 29, 2019
Upsides, downsides for Smollett, city in looming fines fight
CHICAGO - A battle's brewing over Chicago's demand that Jussie Smollett recoup the city more than $130,000 for an investigation into his report of a racist, anti-gay attack that police say he staged. ...
Mar 29, 2019
Uncertainty abounds as federal carbon tax looms
The federal carbon tax will hit the province on April 1, but how it will impact Saskatchewan's books and small businesses remains unclear.Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said the impact of the tax was...
Mar 29, 2019 The federal carbon tax comes into effect in Saskatchewan April 1. (Jzehnder1/Dreamstime.com)
Parts of Kinistino under precautionary drinking water advisory
A precautionary drinking water advisory has been put in place for some residents in the Town of Kinistino.Residents on the 100 and 200 Blocks of Kinistino Avenue and 100 Bartlett Avenue are affected b...
Mar 29, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Hawaii eyes flavoured e-cigarette ban to curb teen vaping
HONOLULU - The first state to limit tobacco and electronic cigarette sales to people 21 and older is contemplating a new nicotine crackdown: outlawing flavoured electronic cigarette liquids and flavou...
Mar 29, 2019
Ban on plastic bags comes close to reality in a 3rd state
ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo and fellow Democrats who control the Legislature have reached a deal to make New York the third state with a ban on single-use plastic grocery bags as they worked to f...
Mar 29, 2019
Takata air bags claim another life after Arizona crash
DETROIT - Another driver has been killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator, bringing the worldwide death toll to at least 24. The latest death occurred three days after a crash on June 8, 2018 i...
Mar 29, 2019
Canadiens enter matchup with Jets needing big results against playoff-bound teams
WINNIPEG - Carey Price knows the Montreal Canadiens have a daunting task ahead of them to earn a playoff spot, but he believes the team can rise to the challenge. "We've overcome obstacles and odds al...
Mar 29, 2019
Kudlow calls for one-half point rate cut by Fed
WASHINGTON - A top Trump administration official on Friday called on the Federal Reserve to cut its key interest rate by a half-percentage point. Larry Kudlow, head of the president's National Economi...
Mar 29, 2019