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HMCS Halifax sets sail on 6-month deployment on New Year's Day
HALIFAX - A naval ship based in Nova Scotia left the country today bound for a six-month deployment in support of a long-standing NATO training mission. The HCMS Halifax is set to join NATO's Operatio...
Jan 01, 2021

In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defence bill
WASHINGTON - Congress has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of a defence policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year's Day session...
Jan 01, 2021

Hope and Future: Melfort MLA says 'good days are coming'
The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget. While we're not out of the woods yet, northeastNOW has chosen to produce our usual series of end-of-year stories with a focus on hope...
Jan 01, 2021

Province outlines tax changes coming in 2021
The Saskatchewan government wants people to know about a few measures regarding taxes that will take effect in 2021.The first is indexing tax brackets to prevent what is called "bracket creep," which ...
Jan 01, 2021

Potential COVID-19 exposure in Sturgeon Lake First Nation
Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) public health officials are notifying the public that individuals who tested COVID-19 positive attended a wake and funeral in Sturgeon Lake First Nation ...
Jan 01, 2021

Hamilton Tiger-Cats announce coaching staff for 2021 CFL season
Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coach Orlondo Steinauer will have a familiar staff for the next CFL season. The Ticats announced their 2021 coaching staff Friday, and seven of Steinauer's assistants from the...
Jan 01, 2021

Canada tops pool at world junior men's hockey championship with 4-1 win over Finland
EDMONTON - Canada clinched first place in its pool and a quarterfinal matchup against the Czech Republic with a 4-1 win over Finland at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton Thursday.Dylan ...
Jan 01, 2021

Quiet New Year gives breathing room after UK-EU Brexit split
LONDON - A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on either side of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year's Day after a seismic overnight shift in relations between the Europ...
Jan 01, 2021

Experts search for rare Newton book, three copies in Canadian university libraries
Tucked away in three university libraries across Canada are first edition copies of a book that experts say contains the building blocks of science. Prof. Mordechai Feingold of the California Institut...
Jan 01, 2021

Canadian polar bear swims to ring in 2021 with pandemic-friendly charity events
Crowds are discouraged from gathering as people plunge into icy Canadian waters to ring in 2021, but the pandemic hasn't frozen the charitable spirit behind the annual events. Organizers of "polar swi...
Jan 01, 2021