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Canada working on an end to the rotting-refuse row with the Philippines
OTTAWA - The Canadian refuse rotting in the Philippines will likely find its way back across the Pacific Ocean soon. A Canadian official speaking on condition of anonymity told The Canadian Press toda...
Apr 24, 2019

Wind in sails of provincial Greens after breakthrough P.E.I. election
History was made on Prince Edward Island as a blue and green wave washed over the governing Liberals.Voters handed the Progressive Conservatives the first minority government in the province since 189...
Apr 24, 2019 The provincial Greens have renewed win in their sails following a breakthrough election for the Green Party on Prince Edward Island. (file photo/CJME News Staff)

Sask. ICE unit welcomes Supreme Court ruling
The Saskatchewan police officers who patrol the Internet in the hunt for online child predators got a bit of a boost from a recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada.The top court ruled on Thursd...
Apr 24, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Stalwart receivers Greer, Fernandez top '19 Canadian Football Hall of Fame class
TORONTO - It's taken more than 30 years, but Terry Greer and Condredge Holloway are together again. Greer, 61, headlines the 2019 class named for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame on W...
Apr 24, 2019

Ex-UT at Austin coach to plead guilty in admissions scam
BOSTON - The former men's tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin is set to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scandal . Michael Center is expected to plead guilty in Boston fede...
Apr 24, 2019

Ex-UT at Austin coach to plead guilty in admissions scam
BOSTON - The former men's tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin is set to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scandal . Michael Center is expected to plead guilty in Boston fede...
Apr 24, 2019

Candle Lake to get improvements from SaskTel
The Resort Village of Candle Lake will be getting some improvements to their SaskTel services.The Crown Corporation announced Candle Lake will be the beneficiary of SaskTel expanding their DSL Interne...
Apr 24, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Early, photogenic iceberg raises expectations for Newfoundland's season
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - This historic port city welcomed an unexpected early guest on Easter weekend: a sizable iceberg, a ridge of white framed between the hills of the Narrows leading into the city'...
Apr 24, 2019

Stellar season, early playoff exit; Calgary Flames face a long summer
CALGARY - The shock was fading, but the sting wasn't for the Calgary Flames. The top seed in the NHL's Western Conference was still coming to grips Monday with exiting the first round of playoffs...
Apr 24, 2019

Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., connects for go-ahead homer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Top Toronto Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., hit the go-ahead home run to lift the Buffalo Bisons to a 5-4 win over the Syracuse Mets in triple-A action on Wednesday. Playing...
Apr 24, 2019