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Planned power outage for Tobin Lake
SaskPower customers in the Resort Village of Tobin Lake will be without service for two hours tomorrow.From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., the Crown corporation will be working to improve the power system resulti...
Aug 24, 2020
76ers fire Brett Brown after being swept out of playoffs
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers fired coach Brett Brown on Monday, a day after his seventh season ended in a post-season sweep. The 76ers were 43-30 this season and had woefully underachieved in...
Aug 24, 2020
Report: Argonauts quarteback Bethel-Thompson opting out of CFL contract
Toronto Argonauts quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson reportedly is opting out of his CFL contract. Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network reported Monday that Bethel-Thompson was opting out of his ...
Aug 24, 2020
Local virus cases in Gaza raise fears of a wider outbreak
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Authorities in the Gaza Strip on Monday announced the first coronavirus cases spread through the community, raising fears of a potentially devastating outbreak in the imp...
Aug 24, 2020
Porcupine Carragana Emergency Department on bypass starting Monday night
The Porcupine Carragana Hospital Emergency Department will be on bypass starting today at 5 p.m.The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it should only last until 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25 and it is du...
Aug 24, 2020
Riders first-round pick reacts to cancelled CFL season
Saskatchewan Roughriders first round pick Mattland Riley said he's disappointed there won't be a Canadian Football League (CFL) season this year.The Melfort native told northeastNOW while he was excit...
Aug 24, 2020
Three new cases, 10 more recoveries from COVID-19 in province
There are three new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, with 10 more recoveries. The provincial total, with one case removed for an out-of-province resident is now at 1,602.The new cases, as detailed i...
Aug 24, 2020
National Guard called out after police shoot Black man
KENOSHA, Wis. - Wisconsin's governor summoned the National Guard for fear of another round of violent protests Monday after the police shooting of a Black man under murky circumstances turned Kenosha ...
Aug 24, 2020
Corps: Alaska mine would have adverse impacts on salmon site
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A proposed gold and copper mine at the headwaters of the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery in Alaska would cause "unavoidable adverse impacts," the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer...
Aug 24, 2020
Hoback's candidate falls short but gets behind O'Toole
Prince Albert MP, Conservative Randy Hoback, didn't back the winner in yesterday's party leadership contest but calls the victor and lesser known Erin O'Toole, "a smart guy" who the membership figures...
Aug 24, 2020