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Ontario not on track to achieve 2030 emissions reductions targets: auditor
TORONTO - Ontario is unlikely to meet its 2030 emissions target under its current climate change plan - and Premier Doug Ford's government knows it, the province's auditor gen...
Dec 06, 2019
Prosecutors accuse Weinstein of mishandling ankle monitor
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein violated his bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor, which left his whereabouts unrecorded for hours at a time, a New York prosecutor argued Friday. Pr...
Dec 06, 2019
Local areas to receive wireless improvements
An upgrade on bandwidth capacity is coming to a number of local communities.SaskTel announced today that 4G LTE improvements are coming to 19 towers in mainly rural areas of central and eastern Saskat...
Dec 06, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Buffalo bishop resigns under fire for handling of misconduct
NEW YORK - Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo resigned Wednesday, forced to step aside amid mounting calls for his ouster from his staff, priests and public over his handling of allegations of clergy se...
Dec 06, 2019
N.S. girl earns bravery award for saving family from van that plunged into river
HALIFAX - Six-year-old Sophia Grace LeBlanc and two siblings were in a van driven by their mother in November 2018 when the vehicle left the highway near Little River, N.S., and plunged into a river, ...
Dec 06, 2019
Roughriders name Jason Maas offensive co-ordinator
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have hired Jason Maas to be their new offensive co-ordinator, replacing Stephen McAdoo.The CFL team made the announcement Friday, when they also announced Jason Shivers is...
Dec 06, 2019 (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Twitter)
Pelosi to deliver public statement on Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she would deliver an unusual public statement on the status of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Pelos...
Dec 06, 2019
Horsin' Around in Watson
The Wadena Arts Council encourages all music lovers to attend Horsin' Around CD Release and Concert at St. Bride's Anglican Church in Watson on Sunday, December 15.See the poster for details on a grea...
Dec 06, 2019
Feds approve Alberta's carbon tax on big industrial emitters
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving the Alberta government a passing grade for its industrial carbon tax.Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says today his department agrees Alberta's planne...
Dec 06, 2019
Ties between Trudeau, Trump tested at close of NATO summit
WATFORD, United Kingdom - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau escaped an international summit with his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump apparently intact despite ill-timed commen...
Dec 06, 2019