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Airbnb says it will go public in 2020
NEW YORK - Home-sharing company Airbnb Inc. said Thursday it plans to go public in 2020. It's a long-awaited move for the San Francisco company, which was founded in 2008 by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbi...
Sep 19, 2019

Solar energy company critical of SaskPower suspending net metering program
The president of a solar company in Saskatchewan said SaskPower's decision to suspend its net metering program in the near future kneecaps its ability to meet demands for renewable energy."We've got t...
Sep 19, 2019 (File photo/CJME News Staff)

Four Mounties sue attorney general over 2014 Moncton shootings
MONCTON, N.B. - Four RCMP officers who responded to the 2014 shootings in Moncton, N.B., that claimed the lives of three of their colleagues are suing the attorney general of Canada for negl...
Sep 19, 2019

Appeal court rules 3-2 in favour of law that slashed Toronto city council
TORONTO - Ontario's top court says a provincial law that slashed the size of Toronto's city council nearly in half last year is constitutional. In a split decision, the Ontario court of appe...
Sep 19, 2019

Trudeau scheduled for Saskatoon rally amid brownface controversy
Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau is set to make his first Saskatchewan stop of the 2019 election campaign on Thursday, when he's scheduled to lead a rally in Saskatoon.An event listing on the party...
Sep 19, 2019 (File photo/CJME News Staff)

Rose Garden setting for Trump's second state dinner
WASHINGTON - It'll be an al fresco Rose Garden soiree for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison as the White House throws its first state dinner in more than a year. President Donald Trump and firs...
Sep 19, 2019

'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep' make last Emmy Awards stand
LOS ANGELES - "Game of Thrones" has dominated the Emmy Awards with the formidable power of, say, your average fearsome, flame-belching dragon. Same goes for "Veep," but picture a cutthroat politician ...
Sep 19, 2019

Spruce Haven see 135 new trees and shrubs as part of Tree Plant Day in Melfort
Spruce Haven Park in Melfort looks a lot greener after Tree Plant Day on Wednesday, Sept. 18.With help from Tree Canada, Home Hardware, and the City of Melfort, 135 trees and shrubs were planted in th...
Sep 19, 2019 Numerous community members pitched in to plant 135 trees and brushes on Wednesday afternoon at the Spruce Haven Recreation area. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

Senators, star defenceman Thomas Chabot agree to eight-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have locked up another member of their young core. The team announced Thursday it has agreed to an eight-year, US$64-million contract extension with star defenceman T...
Sep 19, 2019

Riders, Sask. stock growers meet over A&W commercial outrage
More than a few Saskatchewan Roughriders fans were seeing red after an A&W ad filmed outside Mosaic Stadium aired promoting a Beyond Meat burger.The ad was filmed during the Roughriders' game July...
Sep 19, 2019 (File photo/CJME News Staff)