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Pompeo backs Canada on 'coercive detentions' of Canadians in China
OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says his country is sticking with Canada in fighting what he calls China's "coercive detentions of Canadian citizens." Pompeo and Foreign Affairs Minister ...
Dec 24, 2019

Sports Year in Review: Trojans Telus Cup run
northeastNOW is taking a look back at the biggest and most interesting sports stories of 2019, as selected by our sports reporters Mat Barrett and Aaron Schulze:-Over two years of planning on and off ...
Dec 24, 2019 The Tisdale Trojans winning the 2019 Telus Cup Western Regionals on home ice was the highlight of their historic season. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).

"Leave your vehicle locked at all times": Holidays opportune time for thieves to strike
Running, unattended vehicles or packages left in the backseat could be too much temptation for holiday grinches looking to spoil Christmas.During the holiday season, the Canadian Automobile Associatio...
Dec 24, 2019 Saskatchewan RCMP and CAA Saskatchewan are warning residents to avoid leaving keys or presents in your
vehicle this holiday season. (Ronald Quaroni/ paNOW Staff)

Queen Elizabeth II to admit 'bumpy' year in Christmas speech
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II plans to acknowledge that both Britain and her family have endured a difficult year by saying during her Christmas message that it has been a "bumpy" time. The pre-recorded...
Dec 24, 2019

'Just Mercy' aims for justice on death row, and in Hollywood
NEW YORK - Michael B. Jordan doesn't usually get star struck. Bryan Stevenson had a different effect on him. Stevenson, whom Jordan plays in the legal drama "Just Mercy," has led one of the most succe...
Dec 24, 2019

Rapper DaBaby detained hours after toy giveaway, concert
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was detained in North Carolina hours after he gave away toys to children and shortly after his concert. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police issued citations t...
Dec 24, 2019

Melania Trump silently forges path through impeachment
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton spent the morning of her husband's impeachment visiting Capitol Hill to rally Democrats to his side. Pat Nixon kept assuring reporters her husband wouldn't quit - right up...
Dec 24, 2019

Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that threatened to set back the company's effort...
Dec 24, 2019

28 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia
PALEMBANG, Indonesia - A bus plunged into a ravine on Indonesia's Sumatra island after its brakes apparently malfunctioned, killing at least 28 people and injuring 13 others, police and rescuers said ...
Dec 24, 2019

Prince Philip leaves hospital to join Queen for Christmas
LONDON - Prince Philip left hospital Tuesday after being treated for what Buckingham Palace called a "pre-existing condition." The 98-year-old is expected to join the rest of Britain's royal family fo...
Dec 24, 2019