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OTTAWA - Family members, friends, political dignitaries and celebrities packed Montreal's storied Notre Dame Basilica on Saturday for the funeral of Brian Mulroney. The former prime minister died Feb....

The election at James Smith First Nation is five days away, and there are four people running for Chief including the incumbent Wally Burns.In the lead-up to the March 28 voting day, northeastNOW plan...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of...

MONTREAL - A handful of mourners gathered outside the security barrier surrounding Old Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica this morning, braving snow and frigid temperatures to pay respects to Brian Mulron...

A preliminary report from U.S. authorities probing a plane crash in Tennessee that killed a family of five from Ontario said one witness heard "sputtering" and "popping" sounds from the aircraft's eng...

IDRE FJLL, Sweden - Another year, another women's skicross World Cup title for Canadian Marielle Thompson. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., earned her sixth victory of the World Cup season Saturday. She d...

A local SaskParty MLA was encouraged by his government's budget this week.Melfort SaskParty MLA Todd Goudy told northeastNOW the document featured increased spending in several areas, but there is a c...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that authorities have detained 11 people in the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 115 people and left the sprawling venue a s...

The church bell of Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica began the first of 84 tolls Saturday, signalling the beginning of a funeral procession for former prime minister Brian Mulroney - one resounding chime...

OTTAWA - 10:30 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at Notre-Dame Basilica, and stops to speak with the media briefly. He says Mulroney's dedication to Canada and to Canadians was legendary. "He...