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Fed officials widely divided on rates at July meeting
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials were widely divided at their meeting last month when they decided to cut rates for the first time in a decade, with some arguing for a bigger rate cut while othe...
Aug 23, 2019

Accusers in Ohio State doctor scandal tops 300
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lawyers for men suing Ohio State University over decades-old alleged sexual misconduct by a team doctor say the growing number of accusers has topped 300. Totals confirmed to The Asso...
Aug 23, 2019

Groups ready large get-out-the-vote campaign to keep youth turnout high
OTTAWA - Caro Loutfi is busy at her Montreal office preparing ways to get young voters to cast a ballot in this fall's federal election. Loutfi is the executive director of Apathy is Boring, a non-par...
Aug 23, 2019

Re-energized Vancouver Whitecaps look to shake up slumping San Jose Earthquakes
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos believes the soccer field is no place for vengeance. While the 'Caps (6-12-9) certainly remember dropping a 3-1 decision to the San Jose Earthquakes (11-10-5)...
Aug 23, 2019

Trudeau vows to stand firm against 'increasingly assertive' China
MONTREAL - Canada won't back down in its defence of Canadians against an increasingly assertive China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday following another round of sharp criticism from the ...
Aug 23, 2019

Securing Olympic spot the latest test for Canadian softball squad
When Canadian softball pitcher Danielle Lawrie hits the mound this weekend, she won't be thinking about what's on the line. The squad is competing for a spot in next summer's Tokyo Olympics ...
Aug 23, 2019

Code Orange: inside a Toronto hospital's preparation for the next catastrophe
TORONTO - The warning signalling a mass casualty situation blares out from the overhead speakers in the emergency department at St. Michael's Hospital minutes before the first patient shuffles in with...
Aug 23, 2019

33 Mustangs games on Beach Radio and 105 CJVR for 2019/2020 season
Melfort Mustangs hockey is on Saskatchewan's Beach Radio and 105 CJVR for the 2019/2020 season.A total of 33 games will be broadcasted as the Mustangs look to make it back to the Saskatchewan Junior H...
Aug 23, 2019 The Melfort Mustangs salute the crowd after a win on home ice last season. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Little Warriors Prevent It! Workshop
The Little Warriors Prevent it! Workshop will be Monday, August 26 from 6 - 9:00 p.m. at KidsFirst Meadow Lake.Take action and attend this free workshop to learn how to protect your children and child...
Aug 23, 2019

Saskatchewan abandons commitment to improve northern airport after crash: chief
REGINA - The chief of a remote Saskatchewan First Nation says the province's decision not to help improve an airport runway near his community while doing so in a city outside Regina shows racism.Loui...
Aug 23, 2019 (File photo/ The Canadian Press)