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Ottawa adds to protections for endangered southern resident killer whales
VANCOUVER - Expanded protections for endangered southern resident killer whales off British Columbia's coast focus on contaminants, noise, physical disturbances and accessibility of chinook ...
May 07, 2020
Habs star Price sends support to boys who lost parents in NS mass shooting
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has reached out to give support two boys who lost their parents during the Nova Scotia mass shooting last month Price sent a heartfelt video message to 11-yea...
May 07, 2020
UFC relying on hefty health and safety blueprint for trio of Florida shows
The UFC returns to action Saturday after a two-month absence with the first of three shows in Jacksonville, Fla. - working off a hefty health, safety and operations manual in the face of COVID-19...
May 07, 2020
AP Exclusive: Justice Dept dropping Flynn's criminal case
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that bec...
May 07, 2020
Saskatchewan wildfires expected to be 'fairly active this year'
While the wildfire season is off to a slow start in the province, it could soon heat up.A spokesperson with Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is warning the conditions for the next two months are prim...
May 07, 2020 (File photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Watchdogs warn COVID-19 apps come with privacy risks to Canadians
OTTAWA - Privacy commissioners from across the country are warning of potential risks associated with government COVID-19 apps used to trace the movements of Canadians. Some provinces have already int...
May 07, 2020
Melfort Fire responds to pair of grass fires on Thursday
Grass fires continue to pop up in the Melfort region, keeping local firefighters busy.On Wednesday, May 6, the department responded to a pair of grass fires. The first was around 6 p.m. just three mil...
May 07, 2020 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Testing practices and staffing levels big concerns for SUN in northern Saskatchewan
Many nurses working in northern Saskatchewan are extremely concerned right now. With a large COVID-19 outbreak declared in La Loche, and other outbreaks in hospitals in Lloydminster, Meadow Lake and P...
May 07, 2020 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Tracy Zambory at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on April 9, 2019. (650 CKOM)
Feds to partly cover 'top ups' for front-line workers on minimum wage
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. He says th...
May 07, 2020
Trudeau says he does not share view that oil and gas sector is beyond saving
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he does not agree that oil and gas in Canada is dead. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and Green parliamentary leader Elizabeth May both claim t...
May 07, 2020