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Kwasnica to lead Humboldt's new Protective Services Department
The City of Humboldt has created a new Protective Services Department.Fire Chief Mike Kwasnica heads the new department, and adds the title of director of protective services to his resume."It's somet...
Jan 29, 2020 (City of Humboldt - Municipal Government/Facebook)
Quebec to seek consensus on offering medical aid in dying to mentally ill
MONTREAL - Quebec on Monday walked back a plan to offer medical aid in dying to those suffering severe, incurable mental illness and will now consult widely before making a final decision on the ...
Jan 29, 2020
Mustangs break through, beat Red Wings 4-1
A single goal kept things tense for the longest time during the Melfort Mustangs' 4-1 win over the Weyburn Red Wings at Northern Lights Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 28.Mustangs forward Tian Rask put back t...
Jan 29, 2020 The Melfort Mustangs (blue) and Weyburn Red Wings play at Northern Lights Palace on Jan. 28 (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Vincent Lapointe cleared to return to competition by anti-doping panel
MONTREAL - An "incredibly happy and very relieved" Laurence Vincent Lapointe said Monday she's ready to resume training for her sport's Olympic debut after an anti-doping panel conclude...
Jan 29, 2020
Local clubs ready for Curling Day in Saskatchwan
Today is a day for Curling in Saskatchewan.Local clubs along with CurlSask, the sport's provincial body, are officially marking Curling Day in Saskatchewan. Mat Ring, marketing and memberships coordin...
Jan 29, 2020 Some area curling clubs are putting on special activities for Curling Day in Saskatchewan. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump defence wrong about FBI investigation
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's defence team falsely claimed the Justice Department was already investigating him even before the 2016 election and distorted the facts about a dossier of opposit...
Jan 29, 2020
Trial highlights: Trump defence urges end to impeachment
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's legal team on Tuesday concluded its three-day presentation as they started it - arguing that the Democrats' case amounted to partisan politics that would undo the...
Jan 29, 2020
Coronavirus risk in Canada remains low despite second case, feds say
TORONTO - The Canadian government is now advising citizens against all travel to a Chinese province that's at the centre of a global outbreak of a new form of coronavirus, stepping up an ear...
Jan 29, 2020
As 132 reported dead from virus outbreak, international sporting events postponed
A new form of coronavirus that began in China has infected more than 6,000 people and caused 132 deaths. Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Ottawa 250 Canadians ha...
Jan 29, 2020
GOP lacks votes to block Bolton as Trump impeachment witness
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in thei...
Jan 29, 2020