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PM agrees to virtual meeting devoted to federal health transfers to provinces
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to hold a virtual first ministers meeting on federal health care transfers to the provinces and territories. His agreement during a conference call wi...
Sep 11, 2020

Public inquest into death of inmate Daniel Tokarchuk
There will be a public inquest into the death of 44-year-old Daniel James Tokarchuk who died on June 7, 2017 in federal custody at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary.According to a media release, the inque...
Sep 11, 2020

Victims of ex-senator Don Meredith deserve better than ongoing delays: lawyer
OTTAWA - A lawyer for some of the victims of ex-senator Don Meredith says someone in the upper chamber needs to show courage and bring an end to seven years of deliberations over how to address the ha...
Sep 11, 2020

Skene boys shine at the Red River rodeo
The Skene brothers were keen for points at the 2020 Lakeland Ford High School Rodeo this past Saturday and Sunday at the Red River Riding and Roping Arena.Chase Skene got the top spot in the junior hi...
Sep 11, 2020

Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal charged with fraud and breach of trust by RCMP
OTTAWA - The RCMP say they've charged former Liberal MP Raj Grewal with fraud and breach of trust. They allege the former MP for Brampton East took millions of dollars in personal loans without tellin...
Sep 11, 2020

Prairie North Coop Agro Team gain training in emergency response
Five members of the Prairie North Coop Agro team attended emergency response training for anhydrous ammonia last week in Strasbourg.Agro Division Manager Larry Kohl told northeastNOW it is important t...
Sep 11, 2020

$1,600 in cash stolen from multiple businesses in Drake
Humboldt and Lanigan RCMP are are investigating a break, enter, and theft in Drake.According to a media release, between the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 8, and the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 9, multipl...
Sep 11, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 11
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:05 a.m. EDT on Sept. 11, 2020: There are 135,136 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 64,244 confirmed (including 5,773 deaths, 56,624...
Sep 11, 2020

Health experts criticize Canada vaccine deals, call for international funding
OTTAWA - More than 100 Canadian heath and policy experts say the federal government has succumbed to "vaccine nationalism" because it has pre-purchased tens of millions of vaccine doses from private c...
Sep 11, 2020

Project WILD Virtual Introductory Workshop
Looking for practical tools for teaching out on the land?SaskOutdoors is hosting a fun, interactive, and practical training session aimed at introducing educators to the interdisciplinary Project WILD...
Sep 11, 2020