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Noem offers bills aimed at possible Keystone XL protests
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Monday that she's proposing a new framework for oil pipeline construction before building starts on the Keystone XL pipeline, introducing legislation ...
Mar 06, 2019

Century-old Blackfoot headdress found in thrift store returned to First Nation
CALGARY - A more than century-old Blackfoot headdress that was dropped in a thrift store bin has been returned to a First Nation east of Calgary. An Alberta government spokeswoman&...
Mar 06, 2019

Study shows unusually high proportion of high-value diamonds: Star Diamond
As mining giant Rio Tinto gears up for large bulk sampling of diamonds at the proposed Fort la Corne mining site east of Prince Albert, the owners of the kimberlite deposits are releasing information ...
Mar 06, 2019 A huge trench cutter rig operated by Rio Tinto will excavate a massive hole starting in the spring as the mining company aims to determine the amount and value of diamonds buried in the kimberlites at Fort à la Corne east of Prince Albert.(submitted photo/Star Diamond Corp.) : Glenn Hicks

St. Patricks Day party set for next weekend at Melfort Post Office
St. Patrick's Day lands on a Sunday this year, which means many celebrations will be taking place on Saturday March 16. Thats's the case for the Melfort Business Revitalization Corporations (MBRC) St....
Mar 06, 2019 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Alouettes veteran lineman Brodeur-Jourdain enjoying solid CFL career
The Mr. Irrelevant of the 2008 CFL draft has quietly fashioned himself a solid career. Offensive lineman Luc Brodeur-Jourdain was the last player taken in that draft, going 48th overall to the Mo...
Mar 06, 2019

'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek says he has pancreatic cancer
LOS ANGELES - "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek says he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. In a video posted online Wednesday, the 78-year-old said he was announcing his illness directly t...
Mar 06, 2019

Manchester United stuns PSG 3-1 to reach CL quarterfinals.
PARIS - Marcus Rashford's injury-time penalty sent Manchester United through to the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday, securing a 3-1 win at Paris Saint-Germain to overturn a two-goal defici...
Mar 06, 2019

Michigan governor proposes nearly tripling the gas tax
LANSING, Mich. - New Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who campaigned on a bold promise to "fix the damn roads" in the capital of the U.S. auto industry, will propose nearly tripling the state's per-gal...
Mar 06, 2019

Canada looking to add to medal haul at bobsled, skeleton world championships
WHISTLER, B.C. - Mirela Rahneva's heart thumped in her chest as she stood at the top of the sliding track in Whistler, B.C., last weekend. The Canadian skeleton athlete doesn't usually get anxiou...
Mar 06, 2019

A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony to the House of Commons justice committee: Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays corruption and fraud...
Mar 06, 2019