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Melfort MLA reacts to Re-Open Saskatchewan plan
Melfort's Member of the Legislative Assembly is standing behind Premier Scott Moe's Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.Todd Goudy said to this point Scott Moe has done a great job, especially with so many peop...
Apr 24, 2020 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Differing COVID-19 orders a challenge for boundary city of Lloydminster
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - Gerald Aalbers lives and works in Alberta, but he can see Saskatchewan from his office window. As the mayor of Lloydminster, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary, he...
Apr 24, 2020

Ties forged in fires of NAFTA talks were key to Canada-U.S. border deal: Hillman
WASHINGTON - Canada's ambassador to the U.S. says the links the two countries forged during the 2018 talks to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement have been key to the successful ...
Apr 24, 2020

Number of applicants for federal emergency benefit tops seven million
OTTAWA - Newly released data show there have been more than seven million unique applicants for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit as spending on the emergency aid program creeps higher. ...
Apr 24, 2020

Despite pandemic, the show goes on with former MMA star Chael Sonnen at the helm
While even the UFC struggles to stage a show during the global pandemic, Chael Sonnen's Submission Underground grappling promotion is going on strong. On Sunday, the former mixed martial art...
Apr 24, 2020

US factory orders plunge 14.4% as economy grinds to halt
WASHINGTON - Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged 14.4% in March, the second-biggest decline on record. The worse-than-expected slide underscored the severity of the economic impact from t...
Apr 24, 2020

Lifting lockdown? Against coronavirus, no one size fits all
MADRID - Without a tried-and-tested action plan for how to pull countries out of coronavirus lockdown, the world is seeing a patchwork of approaches. Schools reopen in one country, stay closed in othe...
Apr 24, 2020

Trump set to sign bill with nearly $500B more in virus aid
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will hold a signing ceremony Friday for a bill providing a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckl...
Apr 24, 2020

Mass killing in Nova Scotia began with attack, binding of girlfriend: source
HALIFAX - A source close to the investigation says a killer's murderous rampage across Nova Scotia began with him attacking and binding his girlfriend, and that she managed to escape and eventual...
Apr 24, 2020

Scotiabank Arena turns into giant kitchen as MLSE looks to make 10,000 meals daily
TORONTO - Scotiabank Arena, home to the Maple Leafs and Raptors, has been turned into a giant kitchen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The same arena floor that saw Kawhi Leonard sink his buzzer-beater t...
Apr 24, 2020