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Bloc leader calls on Canada to let exiled Catalan leader enter the country
MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says there is no good reason exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont hasn't been able to enter Canada. Blanchet reacted to news today...
Oct 17, 2019
GM contract: worker pay hikes, factory closings move forward
DETROIT - A tentative four year contract with striking General Motors gives workers a mix of pay raises, lump sum payments and an $11,000 signing bonus. In return, the contract allows GM to proceed wi...
Oct 17, 2019
"It would contribute to a more positive patient experience": Melfort nurse talks about equipment needs at hospital
A Melfort nurse is weighing in on the importance of equipment updates at the Melfort hospital ahead of tomorrow's radio-thon.Jacquie Code has been a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse in Melfort for a...
Oct 17, 2019 Radio-thon aims to raise funds for infant incubator at Melfort Hospital(Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW staff)
Singh would use federal money to 'encourage' provinces on health services
WELLAND, Ont. - The billions of dollars the federal government transfers to provinces for health care gives it leverage that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he'd use to push for better local services. S...
Oct 17, 2019
Fate of N.B. clinic speaks to unfinished fight for abortion access in region
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The announcement last week that the only private abortion clinic in New Brunswick would close its doors has made abortion a tangible issue in the federal election and highlight...
Oct 17, 2019
Riders playoff tickets set to go on sale
Saskatchewan Roughriders playoff tickets are to go on sale to the general public Thursday morning.Tickets, which start at $31, can be purchased at www.riderville.com starting at 10 a.m.The Roughriders...
Oct 17, 2019 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Scheer promising carbon tax will be history by January if he gets majority
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising he'll do whatever it takes to turn his marquee pledge to repeal the carbon tax into reality within his first 100 days in office. Scheer ...
Oct 17, 2019
BHP eyes early 2021 for decision on Jansen potash mine
BHP has set a date to decide the future of a potash mine it's building east of Saskatoon at Jansen.The mining company said Thursday its board would be asked to make a "final investment decision" in Fe...
Oct 17, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Singer Gretchen Wilson forced to leave New Mexico hotel
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Country singer Gretchen Wilson was removed from a New Mexico hotel after she performed at a weekend music festival. The Las Cruces Sun-News reported Wednesday that police were calle...
Oct 17, 2019
Alberta joining class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
CALGARY - The Alberta government is joining a class-action lawsuit to recoup health-care costs related to the opioid crisis, the province's health minister said Tuesday. Tyler Shandro said there were ...
Oct 17, 2019