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Asylum claims dipped last month but numbers remain up over last year
OTTAWA - New statistics released Monday show a slight dip in the number of people intercepted at the Canada-U.S. border last month trying to cross unofficially to claim asylum. Last month, 1,762 ...
Sep 16, 2019

Forward Mitch Marner joins Toronto Maple Leafs in Newfoundland for training camp
PARADISE, N.L. - Mitch Marner and Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas put up a united front when speaking to media about the forward's new contract. The pair stood side-by-side on Saturday ...
Sep 16, 2019

Two senior Canadian Forces members charged with sexual assaults
OTTAWA - Military police have laid sexual-assault charges against two senior members of the Canadian Armed Forces, including a lieutenant-colonel working as a reservist with the military's recruiting ...
Sep 16, 2019

Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Brad Pitt, star of the new space movie "Ad Astra," had a burning question for a real-life astronaut. "Who was more believable? Clooney or Pitt?" In a televised call Monday, NASA...
Sep 16, 2019

NHLPA declines to re-open current CBA; agreement will run through 2021-22 season
TORONTO - The NHL Players' Association has announced the union will not re-open the current collective bargaining agreement after the 2019-20 season, avoiding a potential lockout next Septem...
Sep 16, 2019

Quebec watchdog criticized over investigations of police shootings
MONTREAL - Rights advocates and victims' families in Quebec are calling for greater transparency from the province's independent police watchdog. A civil rights advocacy group, la Ligue des droits et ...
Sep 16, 2019

SaskTel LTE networks to improve with macro tower installations in the area
SaskTel is expanding its LTE network in the province by adding 15 new macro towers in more rural areas and provincial parks.The towers will fill in coverage gaps in busy provincial parks and in areas ...
Sep 16, 2019 SaskTel LTE network to improve with macro tower installations in the area. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Olympic medallist Kirsti Lay announces retirement from track cycling
MONTREAL - Track cyclist Kirsti Lay has announced her retirement after helping Canada win an Olympic bronze medal in the women's team pursuit at the 2016 Summer Games. The 31-year-old also won Pan Ame...
Sep 16, 2019

Video deleted from Minnesota first lady's tense policy forum
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A deleted video from a forum that turned tense over racial issues demonstrates some of the political risks in Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz's push for criminal justice reform. Walz ...
Sep 16, 2019

People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier invited to two broadcast debates
OTTAWA - People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier has secured an invitation Monday to two official leaders' debates in October.Bernier had previously been denied a chance to attend because the i...
Sep 16, 2019