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P.A. & northern Sask. see job loss in 2022, good year for job growth for rest of province
Despite the province seeing its best job growth over the past 10 years in 2022, Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan had a tough 12 months.According to Statistics Canada, the region around 600 fewe...
Jan 06, 2023
Prarie North Co-op reflects on a year of giving back
Prairie North Co-op is reflecting on a year of giving back to the community, but also looking forward to what they can do in the year ahead.Marketing manager Terri Larsen told NortheastNOW they receiv...
Jan 06, 2023
'Heave Away': Canada's goal tune at the world juniors is 'the song that never dies'
TORONTO - "Heave away, me jollies, heave away!" It's a phrase that Canadian hockey fans couldn't get enough of at the world junior hockey championship - a Celtic melody played each time Team Canada sc...
Jan 06, 2023
Canadian tourists remain barricaded in hotel amid Mexican cartel violence
Canadian tourists remain barricaded in their hotel today amid violence in the streets after the arrest of a major drug cartel leader. Tina Dahl, an Edmonton woman with relatives stranded in the popula...
Jan 06, 2023
Stampeders' Sindani suspended two games for performance-enhancing drug violation
Calgary Stampeders wide receiver Richie Sindani was suspended two games by the CFL on Friday for testing positive for banned substances. The 27-year-old from Regina tested positive for Methandienone a...
Jan 06, 2023
No Fighter Jets Coalition protests Canada's planned F-35 purchase
OTTAWA - A group called the No Fighter Jets Coalition is holding weekend rallies to oppose Ottawa's plans to buy F-35 strike fighters. The Canadian Press revealed last month the Department of National...
Jan 06, 2023
Kraken reassign Canada world junior captain Wright to OHL's Frontenacs
SEATTLE - The NHL's Seattle Kraken have returned top prospect Shane Wright to the Ontario Hockey League's Kingston Frontenacs. Wright was captain of Canada's gold-medal-winning team at the 2023 world ...
Jan 06, 2023
Quebec woman returned from ISIS detention camp in northeastern Syria granted bail
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman facing terrorism charges after returning from a detention camp in northeastern Syria last October has been granted bail. The details of Oumaima Chouay's bail hearing or the r...
Jan 06, 2023
Figure skater Keegan Messing crossing fingers he doesn't miss birth of second child
The Canadian figure skating championships are going to be a roller-coaster of emotions for Keegan Messing. Not only are they expected to be his final national event - he plans to retire this off-seaso...
Jan 06, 2023
Fog blanketing central, southern Saskatchewan
Poor visibility was being reported on highways across southern and central Saskatchewan on Friday as fog enveloped many areas of the province.Environment Canada issued fog advisories for many areas, i...
Jan 06, 2023