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Liberal throne speech raises concerns for Canada and prairies: Hoback
The MP for Prince Albert, Conservative Randy Hoback, has joined the chorus of opposition party criticism of the Liberal government's throne speech. The speech promised to introduce or greatly expand C...
Sep 23, 2020
Ottawa Aces sign former England youth international forward Jake Moore
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces have signed former England youth international Jake Moore from Whitehaven RLFC. Moore joined the Wigan Warriors academy in 2014, spending three years with the club. ...
Sep 23, 2020
New West Flat playground now open
It's been quite the summer for Lions Park. On Wednesday, a second major recreation upgrade was unveiled at the West Flat green space. A new $111,500 playground now sits beside the state-of-art splash ...
Sep 23, 2020
Sask. Rivers schools see big surge in distance learning
The equivalent of building a whole new school is how the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division is characterizing the popularity of its distance learning option amid the COVID pandemic. Director o...
Sep 23, 2020
Bou, Fegundez lead Revolution as Impact suffer third straight loss
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The Montreal Impact lost their third straight game Wednesday as they dropped a 3-1 decision against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. D...
Sep 23, 2020
Forge FC coach Bobby Smyrniotis says lockdown beard is sticking around
HAMILTON - Bobby Smyrniotis' beard is staying. After watching his team defend its Canadian Premier League Championship at the Island Games on Saturday, the Forge FC coach said the fate of his imp...
Sep 23, 2020
Two challengers for both mayor, council in North Battleford
PAfter two days, there are already several challengers for mayor and council seats in North Battleford.Mayor Ryan Bater will have to run against two candidates that are familiar to many in the communi...
Sep 23, 2020
Brown bear breaks into the Alaska Zoo, kills popular alpaca
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A wild brown bear tunneled under perimeter fencing and killed a popular alpaca at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage, officials said Wednesday. It was killed a day later by wildlife offic...
Sep 23, 2020
Hardware failure reason for Access Communications Internet outage in La Ronge
An Internet service outage with Access Communications on Tuesday was resolved in just over three hours.That's according to communications manager Fran Moran, who said a number of communities in Saskat...
Sep 23, 2020
Muench won't seek second term as Mayor of Humboldt
The City of Humboldt will have a new mayor after the Nov. 9 Municipal Election.Mayor Rob Muench has said he will not be seeking a second term as mayor in Humboldt. Muench told northeastNOW while still...
Sep 23, 2020