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Nathalie Normandeau's request for stay of proceedings to be heard in March
QUEBEC - A judge will hear in March a request for a stay of proceedings from former deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau and her co-accused, charged in 2016 following a corruption investigatio...
Jan 13, 2020
Jewish, Iranian groups ask feds to add Iran's Guard Corps to terror listing
OTTAWA - Canadian Jewish and Iranian organizations have reiterated their demands for the government to list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity following last week...
Jan 13, 2020
Nine Mustangs selected for SJHL/MJHL Showcase
There will be plenty of Melfort Mustangs representation on Jan. 21 and 22 in Regina for the SJHL/MJHL Showcase as the best of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) take on the best of the Manit...
Jan 13, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Screenagers documentary being shown across northeast
Screens are all around us, and one documentary hopes to highlight the changes we can make to reduce screentime to improve family relationships and fitness. Screenagers: Growing is being shown around t...
Jan 13, 2020 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Vegas hotel denies defaming OJ Simpson in reports of his ban
LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino denied that O.J. Simpson was defamed when employees banned him from the property in 2017 and a celebrity news site reported the paroled former football hero ...
Jan 13, 2020
Vasek Pospisil to play in Calgary's ATP Challenger tennis tournament
CALGARY - Canadian tennis pro Vasek Pospisil has entered a Challenger tournament in Calgary. The 29-year-old from Vancouver is in the field Feb. 24 to March 1 for the Calgary National Bank Challe...
Jan 13, 2020
Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that Iran must take "full responsibility" for shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 people on board, including 57 Cana...
Jan 13, 2020
Two officers hurt after crash with semi truck north of Saskatoon
A Saskatoon police SUV was left mangled after a crash with a semi truck and trailer early Monday morning north of the city.Police said the east-bound SUV and south-bound semi collided at the intersect...
Jan 13, 2020 A Saskatoon police SUV was involved in a two vehicle crash north of Saskatoon on Highway 12 Monday morning (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Source; Toronto CF trades Nicolas Benezet's rights to Colorado Rapids
Toronto FC has shipped the rights to French winger Nicolas Benezet to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for US$50,000 general allocation money. A source, requesting anonymity because the deal had not ye...
Jan 13, 2020
Canadian curling team beats Spain, remains unbeaten at Youth Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Canada's mixed curling team improved to 4-0 at the Youth Olympics with a 9-3 win over Spain on Monday. Canada scored three in the first end and added deuces in the fourth and f...
Jan 13, 2020