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Two Hawks commit to play college hockey in B.C.
Two members from the 2018-19 Nipawin Hawks will continue their hockey careers while pursuing an education.Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Burnaby, B.C. announced the commitments of 21-year-old forwar...
Aug 22, 2019 Nipawin Hawks defenceman Colten Gerlib (44) has committed to play hockey for Simon Fraser University in B.C. for 2019-20. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Border official questioned Meng on alleged business in Iran: court documents
VANCOUVER - Court documents released ahead of a Huawei executive's extradition trial suggest a Canadian border official questioned Meng Wanzhou about her business before RCMP arrested her. T...
Aug 22, 2019
Trump flip-flops on tax cuts, citing 'strong economy'
WASHINGTON - A day after considering cutting taxes to promote economic growth, President Donald Trump on Wednesday changed course and said he would abandon the idea because the nation already had "a s...
Aug 22, 2019
LA Opera names lawyer to lead Placido Domingo investigation
SAN FRANCISCO - Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it will immediately open a "thorough and independent investigation" into allegations of sexual harassment against the opera star Placido Domingo, the com...
Aug 22, 2019
RCMP confirms missing teen Mekayla Bali possibly seen in Edmonton
A possible sighting of missing Yorkton teen Mekayla Bali in Alberta is giving her family a fresh glimmer of hope that they'll all be reunited.Bali was last confirmed to be seen the morning of April 12...
Aug 22, 2019 Mekayla Bali. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Philly police head resigns as bias suit roils department
Philadelphia's police commissioner resigned Tuesday amid allegations that members of his department engaged in sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination against two women serving in the r...
Aug 22, 2019
Best in the West: Eskimos host Bombers in shocase of top CFL teams
EDMONTON - From the moment they broke training camp facing a season of significant change after missing the 2018 playoffs, the Edmonton Eskimos have insisted that if they focus on the process, the res...
Aug 22, 2019
B.C. father charged with murdering daughters says suicide note was old
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man who is accused of killing his two young daughters has told a jury that a suicide note police found at the scene was a month old. Andrew Berry has pleaded n...
Aug 22, 2019
Canadian Brooke Henderson goes low in opening round of CP Women's Open
AURORA, Ont. - Canada's Brooke Henderson is quite comfortable in the role of defending champion. She showed why during a strong opening round Thursday morning at Magna Golf Club. H...
Aug 22, 2019
Quebec's largest school board to respect province's secularism bill
QUEBEC - Job postings at Quebec's largest school board have begun including the requirement that new teachers not wear religious symbols or face coverings on the job, in accordance...
Aug 22, 2019