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Cruise-ship evacuees arrive for quarantine in Canada as first Wuhan evacuees let go
OTTAWA - A plane carrying 129 Canadians and their families who have spent weeks confined to cabins aboard a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan landed on Canadian soil Friday morning. ...
Feb 23, 2020

Blockades remain in place as Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs returning to B.C.
Hereditary chiefs from Wet'suwet'en First Nation were expected to return to British Columbia Sunday after visiting Mohawk communities in eastern Canada, with no signs that blockades cripplin...
Feb 23, 2020

Canadian L'Arche group shocked by report that founder sexually abused women
A report by a French-based charity that helps people who are developmentally disabled has concluded its late Canadian founder had "manipulative sexual relationships" with women over several ...
Feb 23, 2020

US home sales fell 1.3% in January
WASHINGTON - U.S. home sales retreated 1.3% in January from the prior month, but low mortgage rates helped enable an increase in purchases from a year ago. The National Association of Realtors said Fr...
Feb 23, 2020

Tensions rise as Wet’suwet’en protesters, counter-protesters clash in Saskatoon
A tense situation unfolded at a set of Saskatoon railroad tracks on Saturday as demonstrators and counter protesters clashed following Wet'suwet'en Nations hereditary chiefs opposition to a natural ga...
Feb 23, 2020 A group of protesters and counter protesters clashed in Saskatoon on Feb. 22, 2020 over a natural gas pipeline construction in Wet'suwet'en Nations. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saturday's Scoreboard
Here are the results from Saturday...WHLPrince Albert 2, Brandon 1Everett 2, Vancouver 1Calgary 6, Kamloops 4Spokane 2, Medicine Hat 1Red Deer 7, Tri-City 5Edmonton 2, Regina 1 (OT)Saskatoon 8, Swift ...
Feb 23, 2020

Protesters abandon Quebec rail blockade after show of force by police
ST-LAMBERT, Que. - A blockade south of Montreal that halted rail traffic and frayed nerves since Wednesday was abandoned late Friday after riot police arrived to enforce a court injunction. The r...
Feb 23, 2020

Trojans end regular season with loss to Blazers, looking ahead to playoffs
The Tisdale Trojans ended their regular season with a loss on Saturday to the Saskatoon Blazers, a 3-1 decision.However, the result didn't change anything in the standings as the Trojans and Blazers w...
Feb 23, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Intel officials say Russia boosting Trump candidacy
WASHINGTON - Intelligence officials have warned lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign to help President Donald Trump get reelected, according to three officials familiar w...
Feb 23, 2020

Survivor: German shooter emptied magazine, calmly walked out
HANAU, Germany - Piter Minnemann and his friends were eating when they heard shots fired outside the door of the snack bar in Hanau where they had gathered. Minnemann, 18, recalled that he had just go...
Feb 23, 2020