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Nipawin Christmas tree lighting event on Thursday
The busy start to the Christmas season continues in Nipawin.The annual Christmas tree lighting will take place at the Nipawin town square Thursday, Dec. 5."We have Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus come out ...
Dec 03, 2019 Santa and Mrs. Claus and their elves will be at the Nipawin Christmas tree lighting on Thursday. (submitted photo/Chelsea Corrigan)
Saskatchewan's plan for small nuclear reactors sees local fallout
Environmental advocates are railing against plans announced by the Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick governments to further explore the development of small modular nuclear reactors or SMRs. Whi...
Dec 03, 2019 The federal government is engaging with interested provinces on small modular reactors (SMRs) for possible development and deployment across Canada. This image shows the Pickering Nuclear Generating Plant as seen from Lake Ontario.(ID 146384282 © Anjelagr/Dreamstime)
Highway 55 bridge project in final stages
The Highway 55 bridge rehabilitation project is inching closer to completion.The $8 million project that was headed by the engineering firm Stantec was originally slated to be complete this fall.Howev...
Dec 03, 2019 (Susan Westgard/northeastNOW Staff)
Structure fire contained to chimney in R.M. of Kinistino
It was a close call this morning at a residence in the R.M. of Kinistino.Melfort Fire and Rescue was dispatched to a structure fire at 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday.Crews were on route when they were informed ...
Dec 03, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Correction: Plane Crash-South Dakota story
In a story Dec. 1 about a South Dakota plane crash that killed nine people, The Associated Press reported the wrong last name for one of the victims. He is Kyle Naylor, not Kyle Taylor. A corrected ve...
Dec 03, 2019
‘Thanksgiving antics’ NC elk gets tangled up in red hammock
MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. - An elk is running around western North Carolina with a shredded hammock on its head, and apparently a love of apples is to blame. News outlets report Jim Beaver told the Haywood ...
Dec 03, 2019
Jimmy Carter hospitalized for urinary tract infection
AMERICUS, Ga. - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a south Georgia hospital over the weekend for treatment of a urinary tract infection, a spokeswoman said Monday. Deanna Congileo, a s...
Dec 03, 2019
Prince Andrew’s accuser asks UK public for support
LONDON - Prince Andrew suffered fresh scrutiny Monday night when the woman who says she was a trafficking victim made to have sex with him when she was 17 asked the British public to support her quest...
Dec 03, 2019
Finland’s prime minister resigns over postal service dispute
HELSINKI - Finland's prime minister resigned Tuesday after a key coalition partner withdrew its support from his five-party government following a strike at the country's postal service that spread to...
Dec 03, 2019
Mississippi residents protest pothole with holiday decor
MCCOMB, Miss. - Residents of a Mississippi city are protesting a large pothole in their neighbourhood by decorating it with holiday cheer. The Enterprise-Journal reports residents of McComb's Edgewood...
Dec 03, 2019