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RCMP asking for help in identifying suspect of fraud incidents
Nipawin RCMP are looking to the public for some help in identifying a suspect involved in some fraud incidents.Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers said on Facebook the incidents took place in October and Nove...
Jan 27, 2020 Police are asking the public to identify this woman, who they say is a suspect in fraud cases in Nipawin. (Facebook/Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers)
Canada's Brigitte Thibault returns to Augusta National Women's Amateur
Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., is headed back to the Augusta National Women's Amateur. The 21-year-old was the only Canadian in the field at the inaugural event last year and was officially invi...
Jan 27, 2020
Gov't wasting billions on 'failed' projects through outsourcing, says union
OTTAWA - One of Canada's biggest civil service unions says outsourcing of work that could be done by government employees is costing taxpayers billions of dollars, with much of the money spent on sub-...
Jan 27, 2020
Quebec walks back offering medical aid in dying for mentally ill, will seek consensus
MONTREAL - Quebec is walking back a plan to offer medical aid in dying to severely mentally ill patients, saying they won't allow it for now and will consult widely before making a final decision. Hea...
Jan 27, 2020
MTA gears up for Mardi Gras on Main event Feb. 29
The Melfort Trade Alliance is trying to bring a bit of New Orleans to the northeast.The MTA is hosting Mardi Gras on Main at the Historic Post Office in downtown Melfort.Promotion committee co-chair E...
Jan 27, 2020 The historic post office in Melfort will host Mardi Gras on Main Feb. 29. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Underdog St. Kitts preparing for Canada at CONCACAF Olympic soccer qualifier
Coach Jene Baclawski had been on the job just a week with her St. Kitts and Nevis team before Caribbean Olympic qualifying started in late September. It didn't matter as the underdog Sugar Girlz advan...
Jan 27, 2020
Italian town where Bryant played as a kid mourns - again
ROME - For a city already familiar with losing a basketball hero, Kobe Bryant's death made a particularly strong impact in the Italian town of Rieti. Nicknamed "the centre of Italy" for its geographic...
Jan 27, 2020
Taliban say mystery crash in Afghanistan was US aircraft
KABUL - A U.S. military aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, a Taliban spokesman and Afghan journalist affiliated with the militant group said. A U.S. Army spokeswoman declined to commen...
Jan 27, 2020
Italian town where Bryant played as a kid mourns - again
ROME - For a city already familiar with losing a basketball hero, Kobe Bryant's death made a particularly strong impact in the Italian town of Rieti. Nicknamed "the centre of Italy" for its geographic...
Jan 27, 2020
Weinstein jury to hear from accuser alleging forced oral sex
NEW YORK - By her own account, Mimi Haleyi once rebuffed one of Harvey Weinstein's relentless advances by telling him, "I hear you have a terrible reputation with women." Haleyi says she didn't know j...
Jan 27, 2020