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German soccer's Bundesliga given OK to resume in May
BERLIN - The Bundesliga can resume playing this month, ending a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a loosening of a range of containment...
May 06, 2020

Canada to do millionth COVID-19 test but numbers still falling short
OTTAWA - Canada is on track to complete its millionth test for COVID-19 sometime in the next 24 hours even as the country's biggest province continues to struggle to hit its own testing targ...
May 06, 2020

Tisdale area car club saluting essential workers with community cruise
The Doghide River Rods and Relics car club will be doing a cruise tomorrow night in the town of Tisdale as a salute to essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Tisdale area car club was form...
May 06, 2020 Doghide River Rods and Relics car club was formed last summer in the Tisdale area. (Submitted photo/Darrell Davis)

New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of accused
The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday finalized campus sexual assault rules that bolster the rights of the accused, reduce legal liabilities for schools and colleges, and narrow the scope of case...
May 06, 2020

Melfort optometrist resumes business amid first phase of Re-Open Sask. plan
A number of local businesses and services are once again open and available with the launch of Phase One of the government's Re-Open Saskatchewan plan on Monday.That includes previously restricted med...
May 06, 2020 The reception area at FYI Doctors in Melfort after their re-opening. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Fur Baby Contest in Tisdale
Tisdale Kinettes wants you to show off your fur babies! If you feel inspired and are able, send a personal donation to the NESPCA.See the poster for details.
May 06, 2020

With quirks and restrictions, many states lift lockdowns
GRETNA, La. - More than a dozen states let restaurants, stores or other businesses reopen Friday in the biggest one-day push yet to get their economies up and running again, acting at their own speed ...
May 06, 2020

10th Annual Pine Needle Mountain Bike and Music Festival Cancelled for 2020
It's a tough decision, but a necessary one. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the10th Annual Pine Needle Mountain Bike and Music Festival will have to wait until next year. Mark your calendars....we have s...
May 06, 2020

Alberta suspends environmental monitoring rules for oilsands over COVID concerns
EDMONTON - The Alberta Energy Regulator has suspended a wide array of environmental monitoring requirements for companies in the oilsands. The suspensions have been granted over public health concerns...
May 06, 2020

New anthology collects dozens of poems about pandemic
NEW YORK - As the coronavirus spread in March, poet Ada Limon struggled at first to write, feeling "flattened and silenced" by a pandemic that had shut down much of the world she knew. "I could call n...
May 06, 2020