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Smeaton Snowmobile Poker Rally
Smeaton Snowmobile Rally is Saturday, March 14th. Registration is from 10:00 a.m. until noon.There will be a Pancake Breakfast 8:30-10:30 a.m.Look forward to tonnes of prizes and cash payouts. Food wi...
Mar 04, 2020
Trojans upset Blazers in four, move on to SMAAAHL semifinals
The Tisdale Trojans were the underdogs against the Saskatoon Blazers in their Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League (SMAAAHL) quarter-final series but playoff hockey can throw up some surprises.The Tr...
Mar 04, 2020 The Tisdale Trojans (white) salute the Tisdale RECplex crowd after winning their best-of-five post-season series against the Saskatoon Blazers 3-1 following a 3-1 win in game 4. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
PM creates COVID-19 cabinet committee to deal with novel coronavirus
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has created a new cabinet committee to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak, which began in China but now has spread around the world. The COVID-19 cabinet c...
Mar 04, 2020
MacKay in the lead but nearly half of Tories undecided on leadership: poll
OTTAWA - A high number of undecided voters in the ongoing Conservative leadership race suggests there's room for others to catch up to, and potentially beat, front-runner Peter MacKay, says the v...
Mar 04, 2020
Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau's handling of blockade crisis: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians weren't happy with Justin Trudeau's handling of the natural-gas pipeline dispute in British Columbia that led to nationwide ra...
Mar 04, 2020
Iran says 92 dead amid 2,922 cases of the new coronavirus
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran says the new coronavirus has killed 92 people amid 2,922 confirmed cases across the Islamic Republic. Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour announced the new figures at a ne...
Mar 04, 2020
Lawyer says award-winning Iran filmmaker summoned to prison
TEHRAN, Iran - A lawyer for Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who just won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear, says he's been summoned to serve a one-year prison sentence. Nasser Zarafshan told...
Mar 04, 2020
Trend-setting interest rate and something stinks; In The News for March 4
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 4 ... What...
Mar 04, 2020
Poll suggests MacKay has the lead in Tory leadership race but most undecided
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Peter MacKay is the favourite to win the federal Conservative leadership race, though most Canadians haven't made up their minds in the contest. The Leger Marke...
Mar 04, 2020
Shed handshakes for smiles and foot taps to avoid COVID-19 risk: doctor
VANCOUVER - "Wash your hands" has been the usual advice during flu season but "hands off" may well be the new mantra to reduce the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus as s...
Mar 04, 2020