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Saskatchewan realtors adjusting during COVID-19 pandemic, impact expected soon
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic hasn't been felt in the Saskatchewan real estate market... yet."We're not that far behind where we were at this point in March last year, and year to date," Jason Y...
Mar 25, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
LLRIB elections postponed due to COVID-19
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) general election scheduled for March 30 has been postponed. That's according to a media release dated March 25, which states it has been postponed until such time ...
Mar 25, 2020 The election will be held once it is safe to do so. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Family: US believes ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson has died
WASHINGTON - The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson said Wednesday that U.S. government officials have concluded that he has died while in the custody of Iran. The family said in a statement ...
Mar 25, 2020
Meadow Lake Heart-Hunt spreading love during self-isolation
A local woman is urging the community to stay positive and laugh during the ongoing self-isolation period. Christa How, Education Assistant at Lakeview Elementary School told meadowlakeNOW, she initia...
Mar 25, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
With a crash and a bang, B.C. residents applaud health-care workers
VANCOUVER - At the same time each night, Rev. Gary Paterson and about half a dozen other neighbours have begun gathering at least two metres apart on the rooftop patio of their building in Vancouver's...
Mar 25, 2020
Sentencing for two convicted of accessory after the fact in Laverdiere homicide adjourned to May
The sentencing for two individuals who each previously pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to murder in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation were adjourned, due to the court's directives ...
Mar 25, 2020 Brent Checkosis shown at Court of Queen's Bench in Battleford in February. (file photo/battlefords NOW Staff)
Raiders select Sluys and Stewart from States in first U.S. Prospects' Draft
The Prince Albert Raiders selected Jamison Sluys and Declan Stewart in the inaugural WHL U.S. Prospects' Draft on Wednesday. The Raiders used the fifth overall pick to select Sluys, who is technically...
Mar 25, 2020 Newest Raider draft pick Jamison Sluys cracks a smile. (Submitted photo/Garrett James)
Shooting incident at Fishing Lake First Nation
A 22-year-old man faces multiple charges after shots were fired at a home on the Fishing Lake First Nation.Wadena RCMP received a call about a male shooting at a home on March 21.On the way to the hom...
Mar 25, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Sask. Catholic schools win funding appeal fight
It's a significant legal victory for Catholic education in Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the appeal of the Theodore case in a unanimous decision.It overturns the...
Mar 25, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
CBC says it's working to restore the local TV news it shelved last week
TORONTO - The CBC says it's gradually restoring the local supper-hour TV news it recently shelved. Last week, the public broadcaster drew criticism when it announced it was temporarily scrap...
Mar 25, 2020