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Three accused in Nipawin traffic stop will face trial on same day
Three northeast residents who are facing drug and weapon charges will have their trials on the same day.Naicam resident Brittany Dawn Simonson, born 1995, appeared in Nipawin Provincial Court on Wedne...
Aug 21, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
President Trump offers himself as 'the chosen one'
WASHINGTON - King of Israel? The second coming? The chosen one? President Donald Trump is known to have a healthy ego. But a string of comments Wednesday went to a higher level. First, Trump thanked c...
Aug 21, 2019
City lawmakers plan to update taxi bylaw
The city plans to update its bylaw related to taxi operations to better reflect residents' needs.Council has authorized administration to amend the bylaw and bring it back to council in the fall. The ...
Aug 21, 2019 City of North Battleford Director of Planning and Development Jennifer Niesink discussed amending the taxi bylaw at Monday's meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
"You did something you shouldn't have done," judge says to front end loader thief
A Prince Albert judge has instructed a 13-year-old boy not to play so many video games.The teen, who stole a front end loader from a fenced in compound last June, and crashed it into the retaining wal...
Aug 21, 2019 A photo taken of the stolen vehicle on June 2, 2019. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Group of Australians hosted by Melfort Rotary Club
A group of 12 Australian Rotary Club members made their way through the Melfort area over the past couple of days.The group was able to experience life in Saskatchewan including a visit to Bourgault I...
Aug 21, 2019 Group of Australians tour the Creekside Orchard in Melfort. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Battlefords RCMP initiate project to execute outstanding warrants
People with outstanding warrants are being sought after by the Battlefords RCMP.Over the past three weeks, the detachment initiated a project to seek these people out. The team dedicated to this proje...
Aug 21, 2019
99-year-old grabs spotlight at Argentine Tango championship
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - At the age of 99, James McManus embraces his partner and grabs the spotlight when he glides across the floor with his elegant two-toned shoes at the World Tango Championship ...
Aug 21, 2019
U.S. secretary of state to meet with Trudeau, Freeland ahead of G7 summit
OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Canada later this week to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. Their meeting comes in advance...
Aug 21, 2019
Hemsworth seeks to divorce Cyrus after 7 months of marriage
LOS ANGELES - Liam Hemsworth is seeking a divorce from Miley Cyrus after seven months of marriage. The 29-year-old Australian actor filed for the dissolution of his marriage to the 26-year-old America...
Aug 21, 2019
Conservative Leader Scheer won't 'lift finger' to bring 'Jihadi Jack' to Canada
OTTAWA - Neither the governing Liberals nor the Opposition Conservatives expressed enthusiasm Monday for trying to secure the release of the overseas prisoner dubbed "Jihadi Jack" by th...
Aug 21, 2019