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Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next y...
Dec 22, 2019
Racism in stands mars Chelsea's 2-0 win at Tottenham in EPL
FIFA's protocol for dealing with discrimination at soccer games was implemented for the first time in the Premier League on Sunday with three stadium announcements during a London derby between Totten...
Dec 22, 2019
Champagne quiet on what U.S. thinks of idea to hold off on trade deal with China
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is refusing to say how Washington responded to Canada's request that it hold off on signing a trade deal with China until Canadian pr...
Dec 22, 2019
Sixty-nine Canadians giving up holidays to help with Australian wildfires
TORONTO - Sixty-nine Canadians are giving up their holidays at home to join the battle for the first time against the deadly wildfires devastating vast tracts of several Australian states. The C...
Dec 22, 2019
Morneau takes shot at Tories over recession talk in wake of fiscal update
OTTAWA - The political war-of-words around the national economy took another turn on Sunday's political talk shows as the federal finance minister warned Conservatives to cease claims of a l...
Dec 22, 2019
Nipawin sees change and partnership in 2019, hopes for residential growth in 2020
The Town of Nipawin saw change in communication, projects, and staff in 2019.In August, the town officially purchased the Nipawin Chamber of Commerce's building for $85,000 plus a $5,000 signing bonus...
Dec 22, 2019 Nipawin Town Hall (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
Regimental funeral in Winnipeg for RCMP officer who died in highway crash
WINNIPEG - An RCMP officer who died in a highway crash was remembered Friday as a fun-loving man with a zest for mischief as well as a deep compassion for friends and family. Well over ...
Dec 22, 2019
Sports Year in Review: Northeast baseball and softball shines
northeastNOW is taking a look back at the biggest and most interesting sports stories of 2019, as selected by our sports reporters Mat Barrett and Aaron Schulze:-Whether they threw overhand or underha...
Dec 22, 2019 (Facebook/2019 U14A Spirit Softball).
Year in Review: Major changes for local radio
northeastNOW is taking a look back at the biggest and most interesting stories of 2019, as selected by our newsroom:It has been a wild time for radio in Melfort.Jim Pattison Broadcast Group purchased ...
Dec 22, 2019 Bill Wood. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Mealshare: a Canadian initiative helping fight youth hunger
Making a difference, one meal at a time.That is the approach of Mealshare, a Canadian initiative that has served over 3.4 million meals to hungry youth in need. In November, the organization partnered...
Dec 22, 2019 Mealshare’s partnership with A&W Canada over the month of November helped provide 32,000 meals to young people in need across the province. (Submitted photo/Derek Juno)