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Forward MacKinnon, Goaltenders Rittich and Jones named NHL three stars
NEW YORK - Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Calgary Flames goaltender David Rittich and San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones are the NHL's three stars of the week. MacKinnon topped the N...
Dec 02, 2019

Stressors can lead to unpleasant holiday memories: NEOSS
For many people, the holidays mean getting together with family and friends to enjoy the season.But for others, there are many reasons to dread Christmas."Not all holidays are happy memories for indiv...
Dec 02, 2019 Sadly, not all holiday get-togethers are happy ones. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Student in custody after shooting at Milwaukee-area school
MILWAUKEE - A student is in custody after exchanging gunfire with a school resource officer Monday morning at a suburban Milwaukee high school, the school district said. Police in Waukesha tweeted abo...
Dec 02, 2019

‘We're not at that level’: Trojans learn lessons from league’s best
Heading into a stretch of three games in four days against two of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League's (SMAAAHL) top three teams, Tisdale Trojans Head Coach Dennis Kubat pondered one question:"...
Dec 02, 2019 The Tisdale Trojans (white) skate off the Tisdale RECplex's ice after dropping their second of two games at home against the Moose Jaw Warriors (black). (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Vets Lafreniere, McIssac, Smith among 31 named to Canada's world juniors camp
CALGARY - Veterans Alexis Lafreniere, Jared McIsaac and Ty Smith were three of the 31 players named to Canada's world junior hockey championship selection camp on Monday afternoon. Lafreniere had a go...
Dec 02, 2019

Kemp picks Kelly Loeffler to succeed Isakson in US Senate
ATLANTA - An Associated Press source says Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has chosen a Republican donor and financial services executive from Georgia as his appointment to the U.S. Senate. The source, a GOP p...
Dec 02, 2019

Melfort physician returning from maternity leave
A physician in Melfort is coming back from her maternity leave.Dr. Desjardins will return to clinic Monday, Dec. 16, and the phone lines to her office will re-open next Monday, Dec. 9.You can call and...
Dec 02, 2019 Melfort Wellness Centre. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Alberta university students want lecturer who denies Ukrainian famine fired
EDMONTON - Some University of Alberta students want the school to fire an assistant lecturer who denies the Holodomor, the mass genocide of Ukrainian people carried out by the former So...
Dec 02, 2019

2 dead after house fire in Pelican Narrows
A house fire in northern Saskatchewan has claimed two lives.An RCMP spokesperson said the fire occurred in Pelican Narrows on Saturday.They said more details would be released today.
Dec 02, 2019

US construction spending falls 0.8% in October
WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects fell 0.8% in October, dragged down by declines in apartment and multi-family homebuilding. Private construction spending declined 1% in October, the...
Dec 02, 2019