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Voting day underway in Melfort
Not much for wait times at polling stations around Melfort today with popularity around advance polls and mail-in ballots this year.Senior Director Tim Kydd told northeastNOW more than 185,000 people ...
Oct 26, 2020

David Braley, owner of three Canadian Football League franchises, dead at 79
David Braley, the Hamilton businessman who owned three CFL franchises, has died. He was 79. The B.C Lions said in a statement that Braley died in his Burlington, Ont., home Monday morning. A cause of ...
Oct 26, 2020

Canada women's security envoy sees rising authoritarian control during COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada's new ambassador for women, peace and security says authoritarian leaders are using COVID-19 to roll back the rights of women and LGBTQ2 people. Jacqueline O'Neill also says it remains...
Oct 26, 2020

Prince Harry says ignorance no excuse for unconscious bias
LONDON - Britain's Prince Harry says it took him many years and the experience of living with his wife, the former Meghan Markle, to understand how his privileged upbringing shielded him from the real...
Oct 26, 2020

Remembering his friends, Springsteen pens ‘Letter to You’
NEW YORK - Last year as Bruce Springsteen reflected on the death of his friend and teenage bandmate George Theiss, who died in 2018, he grabbed his guitar and pen and began writing a song about being ...
Oct 26, 2020

Ânskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival - SAWCI
With the world's current climate, SAWCI is bringing Words for a Freezing Moon 2020 to your homes, virtually through Zoom on Nov 7, 2020 at 2:00 PM!Featured storytellers include Maria Campbell, Joseph ...
Oct 26, 2020

More possible COVID-19 exposures in Sask. communities including Prince Albert
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is advising residents of possible COVID-19 exposures in businesses in multiple communities including Prince Albert, Shellbrook and Lloydminster.Public Health of...
Oct 26, 2020

Scientists remove 98 'murder hornets' in Washington state
SPOKANE, Wash. - Scientists removed 98 so-called murder hornets from a nest discovered near the Canadian border in Washington state over the weekend, including 13 that were captured live in a net, the...
Oct 26, 2020

Saskatchewan election day: Voters go to the polls after four-week pandemic campaign
REGINA - Saskatchewan voters choose today which leader will steer the province through the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic, and whatever unforeseen challenges lie ahead following election day. Pol...
Oct 26, 2020

Election watchers take an interest in battleground ridings
Several political scientists have said the overall results of Monday's provincial election aren't likely to surprise - they say the Saskatchewan Party will most likely form government.But zooming in o...
Oct 26, 2020