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Town of Hudson Bay receives grant from Provincial Traffic Safety Fund
The Government of Saskatchewan announced the latest round of grants from its Provincial Traffic Safety Fund on Thursday, Jan. 9.One of the handful of northeast communities to receive funding was the T...
Jan 10, 2020 A lot of the communities to receive grants from the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund were for speed display signs similar to this one in Melfort. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Air Canada adjusts route to Dubai following restrictions in Persian Gulf region
TORONTO - Air Canada's flights to its sole destination to the Persian Gulf region have been rerouted to avoid Iraqi air space due to a military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran, the a...
Jan 10, 2020
Boeing travails begins to ripple, 2,800 jobs in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. - Aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems has announced it is laying off 2,800 employees at its Wichita, Kansas, facility due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. The layoffs threaten...
Jan 10, 2020
Canada pushing Tehran for direct access on Iran plane crash, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Canada is pushing to be part of the Iranian-led investigation of the plane crash near Tehran that killed everyone on board, including 138 people bound for Canada,&nbs...
Jan 10, 2020
Sask. firefighters return from 38-day stint in Australia
Two Saskatchewan firefighters returned to Saskatoon on Thursday night after spending 38 days helping battle the wildfires in Australia."The hardest thing that we saw there was the amount of people tha...
Jan 10, 2020 Firefighters Phane Ray (left) and Kevin Buettner returned home to Saskatchewan after 38 days helping battle the Australia wildfires. (Harrison Brooks/ 650 CKOM)
Cody Fajardo reflects on 2019, excited about what future holds
For the first time in his professional career, Cody Fajardo knows exactly what his future holds.The Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback is entering his fifth season in the CFL but it's the first time...
Jan 10, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Sinclair and teen starlet Smith highlight camp roster ahead of Olympic qualifier
TORONTO - Record-chasing captain Christine Sinclair will be joined by 15-year-old starlet Olivia Smith in Canada's 22-player squad for a two-week preparation camp in Texas ahead of the CONCACAF Women'...
Jan 10, 2020
US announces new sanctions on Iran after missile strikes
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is announcing new sanctions on Iran following this week's missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasu...
Jan 10, 2020
Pakistan mosque blast kills senior police officer, 13 others
QUETTA, Pakistan - A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in southwest Pakistan during Friday evening prayers, killing a senior police officer and at least 13 civilians, police said. The bombing...
Jan 10, 2020
Father to hear verdict in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church
EDMONTON - A judge is to bring down a decision today at the trial of a man accused in the death of his young son found outside an Edmonton church. Joey Crier and his then-girlfriend, Tasha-Lee Doreen ...
Jan 10, 2020