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Jury hears man discuss plan to abduct Mich. Gov. Whitmer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Prosecutors in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday played covertly recorded audio for jurors in which one of the...
Mar 10, 2022
MLB players vote to end lockout, salvaging 162-game season
NEW YORK (AP) - Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball's latest offer for a new labor deal, paving the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season that will begin Apr...
Mar 10, 2022
North Korea testing new ICBMs, US says, warns more coming
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration says two North Korean missile launches in recent weeks were test firings of a powerful new long-range ICBM and warned Thursday that a full-range test could s...
Mar 10, 2022
SGI announces rebate of $100 per registered vehicle
Gas, food and everything else continues to get more expensive, but people in Saskatchewan are getting a bit of relief.SGI announced a rebate Thursday.The Crown corporation is to pay $100 to customers ...
Mar 10, 2022
Here's a look at Jean Charest, candidate to be the next Conservative party leader
OTTAWA - Former Quebec premier Jean Charest is running to be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Here's a look at who he is: Age: 63 Family life: Charest is married to Michle Dionne. ...
Mar 10, 2022
Budget office says federal spending on health care going up faster than planned
OTTAWA - Federal spending on health care and elderly benefits are set to rise at a faster clip over the next 12 months than previously planned under forecasts the parliamentary budget officer warns do...
Mar 10, 2022
Scrap thresholds in requests to decriminalize simple drug possession: coalition
OTTAWA - More than 20 advocacy organizations are urging the federal minister of mental health and addictions to not require quantity limits from jurisdictions requesting to decriminalize simple drug p...
Mar 10, 2022
B.C. to ease COVID-19 restrictions on masks, long-term care visits, vaccine cards
VICTORIA - British Columbia will lift its mask mandate, restore long-term care visits and drop capacity limits on faith gatherings starting Friday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said case...
Mar 10, 2022
Retirement beckons for Nipawin radio station owners
For 20 years, residents of Nipawin and the surrounding area have listened to the voices of Norman Rudock and Treana Bathgate-Rudock as they told the stories and news of the area on CJNE 'The Storm'.Th...
Mar 10, 2022
Refrigeration malfunction results in thousands of dollars of lost inventory
The Lake Country Co-op Food Store in La Ronge is recovering from a refrigeration panel malfunction.That's according to an email sent to larongeNOW from a Lake Country spokesperson who stated staff hav...
Mar 10, 2022