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The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 3 a.m. Members of Parliament are close to voting on a deal that would see a unanimous approval for a COVID-19 bill delive...
Mar 25, 2020

Gunmen attack Sikh religious gathering in Kabul, killing 4
KABUL - Gunmen stormed a religious gathering of Afghanistan's minority Sikhs in their place of worship in the heart of Kabul's old city on Wednesday, killing at least four people, a Sikh lawmaker said...
Mar 24, 2020

Asian shares jump after Dow sees biggest gain since 1933
BANGKOK - Shares advanced in Asia on Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to its best day since 1933 as Congress and the White House neared a deal on injecting nearly $2 trillion of...
Mar 24, 2020

LLRIB Director of Education apologizes for now-deleted Facebook post
"Any teacher not preparing to teach online and creating digital tools is basically resigning."That's how Lac La Ronge Indian Band Director of Education Simon Bird started a recently deleted Facebook p...
Mar 24, 2020 Simon Bird is the director of education of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. (Simon Bird/Facebook)

Carrot River postpones mayoral byelection amid COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to another postponement in the northeast.The Town of Carrot River's mayoral byelection is postponed. A news release stated the postponement is "in light of the risk to th...
Mar 24, 2020 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Federal Court rules in favour of injured veteran's class-action suit
OTTAWA - Thousands of injured veterans could be in line for payments from the federal government after a Federal Court ruled in favour of a former special-forces soldier whose class-action lawsuit all...
Mar 24, 2020

Canadian Forces close colleges and training centres to fight COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is closing its colleges, recruit school and training institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those include the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., and the Colle...
Mar 24, 2020

Online meeting: Indigenous health managers to discuss response to COVID-19
Hundreds of Indigenous health managers from across Canada are to meet online Wednesday to discuss how to prepare for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their communities. The Assembly of Firs...
Mar 24, 2020

Taylor Swift's publicist takes aim at Kim Kardashian in feud
LOS ANGELES - The Kanye West and Taylor Swift public beef has reignited again with the ongoing feud now involving his wife and Swift's publicist. Swift's publicist, Tree Paine, fired back Monday night...
Mar 24, 2020

City of Melfort asks for hold on protective equipment donations
Just one day after the City of Melfort put a call out for protective equipment to businesses to try and help local health care providers, a pause is being put on that call."The community has responded...
Mar 24, 2020 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)