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Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger announce marriage
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger were married over the weekend in a ceremony that the "Guardians of the Galaxy" actor called "intimate, moving and emotional." Pratt announced the nuptials Sund...
Jun 11, 2019

Melfort City Council votes to close south entrance to local hotel and bar
The City of Melfort has voted to close an approach that leads into the parking lot of a local hotel and bar.At the regular city council meeting on Monday, June 10, council voted unanimously to close t...
Jun 11, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Melfort Kinsmen to host ATV rally on Father's Day weekend
The Melfort Kinsmen will host its second annual ATV rally on Saturday.After a very successful first year last year that saw around 225 riders, the kinsmen are going ahead with this year's edition of t...
Jun 11, 2019 Melfort Kinsmen hosting ATV rally on Saturday. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Trudeau calls out Tory premiers for 'playing games' with national unity over C-69
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says conservative premiers are playing games with national unity by threatening the country's future if they don't get their way on an environmental-assessm...
Jun 11, 2019

'Pretty consistent:' Study says plants, animals in oceans drop as climate warms
A Canadian-led study suggests that plant and animal life in the world's oceans will drop steadily and consistently as the climate warms. The study uses marine climate models to predict what will ...
Jun 11, 2019

Chief military judge testifying in own court martial
OTTAWA - Canada's chief military judge is in the witness box during his own court martial, where he is speaking about his personal and professional relationship with his deputy - who is the presi...
Jun 11, 2019

US judge: Construction on Obama centre should proceed
CHICAGO - A federal judge in Chicago says he'll dismiss a lawsuit brought by a parks advocacy group that is trying to stop former President Barack Obama's presidential centre from being built in a lak...
Jun 11, 2019

Court of Appeal upholds Edmonton man's extradition to U.S. to face terrorism charges
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld an extradition order for a man facing terrorism charges in the United States. Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi, who is 34, has been charged in the U.S. with ...
Jun 11, 2019

Two arrested after police chase ends outside city limits
Two are in custody after a police chase early Monday morning.At 3 a.m., Saskatoon Police observed a stolen GMC Sierra with an incorrect license plate.The SPS Air Support Unit (ASU) located the vehicle...
Jun 11, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

Medical examiner tells Alberta trial lack of oxygen didn't cause toddler's death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The medical examiner who did an autopsy on a 19-month-old boy says there was no suggestion a lack of oxygen had anything to do with the child's death. David and Collet St...
Jun 11, 2019