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Cumberland and Parkland Colleges seeking public input on five-year plan
Talks are set to begin for the Parkland College-Cumberland College Coalition's five-year strategic plan.The coalition that was established on July 1, 2019, has created an Indigenous initiatives commit...
Feb 10, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
Toronto's Nguyen sixth at Four Continents; Canada finishes with two medals
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Toronto's Nam Nguyen climbed three spots with a strong free skate Sunday to place sixth in the men's event to conclude the ISU Four Continents figure skating competiti...
Feb 10, 2020
Kenney sets sights on Democratic hopefuls aiming to block Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON - Jason Kenney opted to join Ontario counterpart Doug Ford in the Democratic doghouse Saturday as the Alberta premier vented his spleen about progressive presidenti...
Feb 10, 2020
Trudeau praises Canadians troops in Kuwait for 'fight' against Islamic militants
KUWAIT CITY - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Canadian military personnel that their efforts have been essential in the "fight" to defeat Islamic militants in Iraq and elsewhere. He delivered that ...
Feb 10, 2020
Bong's 'Parasite' focuses on plight of South Korea's poor
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Koreans are reveling in writer-director Bong Joon Ho's dark comic thriller, "Parasite," which won this year's Academy Awards for best film and best international feat...
Feb 10, 2020
Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defence witneses
NEW YORK - Lauren Marie Young says that after Harvey Weinstein groped her in a Beverly Hills hotel room bathroom in 2013, there was another woman there who did nothing to stop it. Taking the witness s...
Feb 10, 2020
Small cannabis production facility proposed for local R.M.
A proposed new cannabis production facility (micro) in the Rural Municipality of Buckland is on the agenda for the RM's council meeting Monday and will be discussed during a public hearing.In 2019, th...
Feb 10, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Trojans fall to Stars 6-3, drop fourth straight game
Entering the weekend, the Tisdale Trojans were only one win away from clinching a spot in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League's (SMAAAHL) postseason.Their opponent in both games: the team right ...
Feb 10, 2020 The Tisdale Trojans (white) shake hands with the Battlefords Stars (black and silver) following two losses at the Tisdale RECplex (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
China virus cases rise again, 65 more on ship in Japan
BEIJING - China reported a rise in new virus cases Monday, denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, while the operator of a cruise ship in Japa...
Feb 10, 2020
Trump's $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is offering a $4.8 trillion election-year budget plan that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs to promise a balanced budget in 15 years - all whi...
Feb 10, 2020