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Lady Gaga's father cites homelessness for his bar's woes
NEW YORK - Lady Gaga's father is refusing to pay $260,000 in rent and fees for his restaurant at New York City's Grand Central Terminal, saying the homeless population is hurting his business. Joe Ger...
Feb 28, 2020
Court temporarily halts Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
SAN DIEGO - Dealing a significant blow to a signature Trump administration immigration policy, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that the government can no longer make asylum seekers wait in Mexico...
Feb 28, 2020
Fed Chair Powell: Will 'use our tools' to support economy
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged Friday that the Fed will "use our tools" to support the economy, an effort to ease fears over the viral outbreak and a strong signal of a li...
Feb 28, 2020
Manitoba grapples with legacy of fashion mogul Peter Nygard amid sex allegations
WINNIPEG - Models walked the runway as some of Manitoba's most influential people sat alongside and clapped in celebration of self-declared fashion king Peter Nygard. It was 2018 and Winnipeg May...
Feb 28, 2020
Conference in Melfort to focus on MMIWG
The Marguerite Riel Centre and Cumberland College are partnering to host a conference on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG).The 'Living Beyond' conference will be held March 10 at...
Feb 28, 2020 The 'Living Beyond' conference is coming up March 10 at the Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Woman taken to hospital following alleged drive-by shooting, four arrested
A woman was taken to hospital following an alleged drive-by shooting in North Battleford early Friday morning.Police report at about 4:30 a.m. Friday, Battlefords RCMP were called to the 1300 block of...
Feb 28, 2020 RCMP cordoned off an area on 97th Street near 13 Avenue in North Battleford Friday following an alleged drive-by shooting. A woman inside the home was injured and taken to hospital for treatment. (battlefordsNOW Staff)
Risk to being overly cautious in COVID-19 protection protocols: PHAC
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says it will consult with the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions on its next set of guidelines for protecting health-care workers against the novel corona...
Feb 28, 2020
Ukraine pledges help for airline compensation for Iran plane crash victims
OTTAWA - Ukraine's ambassador to Canada says his government will help Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne secure compensation from Ukraine International Airlines for the families of a...
Feb 28, 2020
Stars welcome Klippers to town to commence end of season home-and-home
The Battlefords North Stars will return to the Civic Centre Friday for their final home game of the regular season, as the rival Kindersley Klippers come to town. The showdown will be the first of a h...
Feb 28, 2020 Stars’ forward Matthias Urbanski will be one of 10 North Stars’ players returning to the lineup for the Battlefords Friday night, ahead of the team’s final regular season home game this year. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Independent senators push to suspend Beyak again, despite apology
OTTAWA - Independent senators want to suspend Sen. Lynn Beyak a second time, even though she has apologized for posting derogatory letters about Indigenous Peoples on her website. After months of...
Feb 28, 2020