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Casse, Lawson applaud U.S. authorities after 27 charged with doping racehorses
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Mark Casse and Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson both applauded American authorities Monday after 27 people were charged with drugging racehor...
Mar 11, 2020
Focusing on mental wellness in Rose Valley
The Rose Valley and District Kinettes are hosting a community Mental Wellness Day next Friday.Chris Beaudry and Alexis Epp will bring their personal stories and experiences to the Rose Valley school f...
Mar 11, 2020 A day of focusing on mental wellness is coming up in Rose Valley. (Facebook/Rose Valley, Saskatchewan)
CFL announces its 2020 Touchdown Atlantic game in Halifax has been sold out
TORONTO - The CFL's 2020 edition of Touchdown Atlantic is a sellout, with all 10,000 tickets currently available purchased. The CFL made the announcement Wednesday, a day after tickets to the July 25 ...
Mar 11, 2020
Kalen Schlatter testifies he did not sexually assault or kill Tess Richey
TORONTO - A Toronto man accused of sexually assaulting and strangling a young woman he had just met testified Monday that she initiated their early-morning sexual encounter and was alive when he ...
Mar 11, 2020
Joe Biden has another big primary night, wins 4 more states
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden decisively won Michigan's Democratic presidential primary, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders' insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former vic...
Mar 11, 2020
AP VoteCast: A state-by-state look at Democratic primaries
WASHINGTON - The Associated Press surveyed voters in three of the six states that held Democratic presidential contests on Tuesday. Here's a snapshot of voters in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi - ...
Mar 11, 2020
Gas-powered vehicles contribute more to city pollution than thought: research
Research suggests cars and other gasoline-powered vehicles are responsible for a share of two highly toxic contaminants in downtown city air that's at least five times larger than previously thought. ...
Mar 11, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern): 7:50 p.m. Ontario confirmed one more novel coronavirus case on Monday evening, bringing the total i...
Mar 11, 2020
Surprise retirement leaves military searching for sixth vice-chief in four years
OTTAWA - Canada's military is searching for its sixth second-in-command in under four years following Lt.-Gen. Jean-Marc Lanthier's surprise decision to retire this summer. In a statement, Lanthier sa...
Mar 11, 2020
Mustangs 'Hunt' down Bruins, take game three in overtime
The first overtime game of the 2020 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs was on Tuesday. The Melfort Mustangs defeated the Estevan Bruins 2-1 in overtime in game three of their quarter-fi...
Mar 11, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)