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Saskatchewan's Constant Reminder heading to Toronto
After eight years of performing and recording, the boys from Constant Reminder are setting their sights on new opportunity.The band of brothers from James Smith Cree Nation are heading to Toronto next...
Oct 31, 2019 (Facebook/Constant Reminder)
Take care when shovelling snow: Melfort Ambulance
It may be Halloween, but it looks more like Christmas outside with recent snow.Many of us still haven't had a chance to shovel it all away, and Melfort Ambulance wants locals to know certain tips befo...
Oct 31, 2019 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Police looking for three suspects after five teenagers shot in Toronto
TORONTO - Cleaners were removing large bloodstains splattered along the hallway of a Toronto residential building on Thursday following a shooting that sent five teenagers to hospi...
Oct 31, 2019
Baby of Saskatchewan curler who died giving birth released from hospital
SASKATOON - The baby daughter of a promising Saskatchewan curler who died during childbirth last week is home. Aly Jenkins of Warman, Sask., a member of Sherry Anderson's rink, died Oct...
Oct 31, 2019
New Brunswick slavery connections: Portrait of Ludlow removed from law school
FREDERICTON - Pressure is mounting to have the University of New Brunswick remove George Duncan Ludlow's name from its law faculty building in Fredericton because of his connection...
Oct 31, 2019
Sask. cannabis retailer calls relaxed rules for legal pot sales premature
A Prince Albert cannabis retailer says loosening the restrictions on legal sales is a premature move that won't lead to more customers.On Tuesday, the government announced it would begin accepting app...
Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe to employ different style than famous politician father
OTTAWA - Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe recognizes he's got some big shoes to fill as a newly elected Bloc Quebecois MP. His win in the federal riding of Lac-Saint-Jean caught the attention of Quebecers...
Oct 31, 2019
‘What was the point?’: SaskTel employee frustrated with tentative contract
After 17 days of job action, including frigid days on the picket line, some workers at SaskTel are frustrated with the tentative contract agreed to by the union.During negotiations and picketing, Unif...
Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Wildlife group reminds of pollution dangers after pelican hurt in B.C. lake
BURNABY, B.C. - An endangered American white pelican faces a long recovery after being injured by some fishing line discarded in a British Columbia lake. The Wildlife Rescue Association says in a...
Oct 31, 2019
Winnipeg man charged with attempted murder after three-year-old boy stabbed
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of a three-year-old boy. Police say Daniel Jensen, who is 33, was arrested on Wednesday and is also charged with a...
Oct 31, 2019