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Blues sign coach Craig Berube to 3-year contract extension
ST. LOUIS - The Blues made official Tuesday what everyone had expected the moment Craig Berube led St. Louis to a remarkable turnaround capped by the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise histor...
Jun 27, 2019

Memorial Garden to host Canada Day celebrations
The community of Melfort has Canada Day plans set for a day of family fun.The celebrations begin at 2 p.m. on Monday. The Memorial Gardens will host the decorated bike parade for kids aged four to 12....
Jun 27, 2019 Melfort's memorial garden will play host to Canada Day activities. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW staff)

New Ukraine president, and former actor, to meet Trudeau in Toronto
OTTAWA - Ukraine's new president will visit Toronto next week for a major international conference on his country's future that Canada is hosting, and where he will meet Prime Minister ...
Jun 27, 2019

'He's my son: Accused mother cries at trial over boy who died of meningitis
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The mother of a toddler who died of bacterial meningitis broke down several times Tuesday as she testified at her trial that she is still haunted by her boy's death. Coll...
Jun 27, 2019

David Saint-Jacques doing well after space flight: Canadian Space Agency
MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is doing well as he continues his long journey home after a six-month stint aboard the International Space Station, the Canadian Space Agency sai...
Jun 27, 2019

Ottawa sets up secretariat to root out racism in federal institutions, programs
OTTAWA - The federal government is setting up a secretariat to root out systemic racism and discrimination within federal institutions, programs and services. The secretariat is part of a $45-million ...
Jun 27, 2019

Canada urged to take international legal action on Rohingya genocide
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is facing mounting pressure from across the country to take more international action to hold Myanmar to account for the genocide of the Rohingya people. Thirty-fo...
Jun 27, 2019

Province to stop maintaining roadside rest stops
Roadside rest stops may soon disappear across the province.In a media release sent to 650 CKOM, Matthew Glover, a media relations officer on the province's executive council, said operations to mainta...
Jun 27, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Sask. children's museum set to open
It will be an exciting day for children and parents alike Friday, as Saskatchewan's first children's museum opens its doors to the public.Nutrien Wonderhub, located in Saskatoon's Mendel Building, ope...
Jun 27, 2019 An installation by artist Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam will feature at the Nutrien Wonderhub when it opens in 2019. (Submitted photo/kidapproved.ca)

Ford restructuring to cost 12,000 jobs in Europe
FRANKFURT - Carmaker Ford said Thursday it is shedding 12,000 jobs in Europe to increase profitability, part of a global trend of cost cuts by automakers facing shifting consumer tastes and heavy inve...
Jun 27, 2019