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Melfort searching for new fire chief
Melfort is on the hunt for a new fire chief.Jason Everitt is leaving his role as fire chief with the city at the end of the year to take a position as the fire chief in Whitehorse, Yukon.Everitt has s...
Oct 28, 2019 Jason Everitt (r) is leaving his position as Melfort's fire chief at the end of the year (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Carrot River Minor Hockey Auction looking to keep costs low for young players
The Carrot River Minor Hockey Auction takes place on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Carrot River Arena.The auction started in the 1970's and helps raise funds to keep minor hockey costs as low as possible f...
Oct 28, 2019 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Los Angeles wildfire threatens the homes of the stars
LOS ANGELES - A wildfire swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles early Monday, destroying several large homes and forcing LeBron James and thousands of others to flee in the middle of the ...
Oct 28, 2019
Guinean-Canadians in Montreal protest possible third presidential term
MONTREAL - Alpha Diallo arrived in Canada from Guinea in 2009, a year before that country's president won his first election and raised hopes amid the nation's sole democratic transition of ...
Oct 28, 2019
Banks sets Hamilton reception record as Tiger-Cats down Alouettes 38-26
MONTREAL - They call him Brandon "Speedy" Banks for a reason. Banks caught three touchdowns on 201 yards to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a 38-26 victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday afte...
Oct 28, 2019
Snow puts another damper on 2019 harvest
Harvest wasn't done in Saskatchewan when snow fell on the weekend, but Todd Lewis says farmers won't stop because of the white stuff.Lewis, the president of the Agricultural Producers Association of S...
Oct 28, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Multiple homicides, shooting ramp up pressure on Winnipeg police resources
WINNIPEG - The police chief in Manitoba's capital says a deadly weekend has strained resources as investigators deal with three homicides and a shooting that left four people, including an infant, in ...
Oct 28, 2019
RCMP, feds pressed to find missing reservist with alleged links to neo-Nazis
OTTAWA - A Manitoba army reservist accused of harbouring ties to neo-Nazis remains unaccounted for two months after he was first reported missing. Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews disappeared at t...
Oct 28, 2019
Roughriders, Stampeders still battling for first in West Division standings
They've been a fixture atop the West Division standings since 2010, but the Calgary Stampeders will need help to finish there this season. Calgary (11-6) enters the final weekend of the regular s...
Oct 28, 2019
Man accused in newspaper shooting is changing his plea
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - An attorney for the man accused of killing five Maryland newspaper employees last year told a court Monday that he will plead guilty but not criminally responsible by reason of insani...
Oct 28, 2019