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Conservatives press Trudeau on alleged Chinese role in hack of Canadian data
OTTAWA - The Conservatives want to know what federal officials are doing about China's alleged involvement in the theft of data from thousands of Canadians. In a letter to Prime Mi...
Feb 11, 2020

Quebec knew about illegal Hasidic religious schools for decades, trial hears
MONTREAL - A witness has testified at a civil trial that the Quebec government knew for decades Hasidic Jewish children were not receiving a legal secular education. Maryse Ma...
Feb 11, 2020

Inquiry learns about gap in care for former soldier Lionel Desmond
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A nurse who assessed Lionel Desmond two months before the Afghanistan war veteran killed his family and himself in 2017 says his symptoms of post-traumatic stress di...
Feb 11, 2020

Entrances to B.C. legislature blocked as pipeline protests flare across Canada
VICTORIA - Hundreds of protesters blocked the entrances to the British Columbia legislature on Tuesday as demonstrations in support of Indigenous hereditary chiefs who oppose a pipeline project contin...
Feb 11, 2020

Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Brown, Evans ahead of CFL free agency deadline
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed linebacker Kevin Brown and defensive back Randall Evans to one-year extensions Tuesday. Both Americans were scheduled to become CFL free agents later Tue...
Feb 11, 2020

Canadian Premier League unveils new Atletico Ottawa club with Mista as coach
OTTAWA - The Canadian Premier League unveiled its new Ottawa entry Tuesday with a former Toronto FC player as coach. Miguel Angel Ferrer, a former forward who played as Mista, will be in cha...
Feb 11, 2020

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid out 2 to 3 weeks with quad injury
Edmonton captain Connor McDavid will be out two to three weeks with a quad injury. "That's a normal timeline for this injury. We're hoping less," GM Ken Holland told reporters Tuesday. The injury...
Feb 11, 2020

SeaWorld settles investors' lawsuit over orca documentary
ORLANDO, Fla. - SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. on Tuesday agreed to pay $65 million to settle a lawsuit in which the theme park company was accused of misleading investors over the impact the documentary...
Feb 11, 2020

Provincial Snowmobile Festival set for end of February in Melfort
The 2020 Provincial Snowmobile Festival will be hosted by the Melfort and District Trail Riders (MDTR) on Feb. 28 and 29.The group is expecting between 250 and 270 snowmobile riders will attend.MDTR P...
Feb 11, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW staff)

SaskTel sent 30,000 copyright notices in past year
In the past year, tens of thousands of people in Saskatchewan were caught downloading Dexter and pirating Paranormal Activity.SaskTel said it sent out about 30,000 copyright infringement notices in th...
Feb 11, 2020