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Cochin Community Players Boasts a Successful Run
Cochin Community Players have completed another successful run with the final performance of "Sex Please We're Sixty", by Michael and Susan Parker. Seven days of packed houses was, once again, a testa...
Dec 09, 2019

Melfort heliport open house being held this weekend
An open house will be held later this week to provide more information on the construction of a helipad in Melfort.The STARS heliport public open house will start at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Ke...
Dec 09, 2019 The proposed site of the Melfort helipad, at the corner of Higgins Ave. W and West St. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Ladies Range Day focused on firearm safety
Ladies Range Day was held at Northern Elite Firearms in Prince Albert on Sunday.It offered the basics in firearm safety and how to handle different types of guns, for women who are new to the sport.Ow...
Dec 09, 2019 Wendy Praski put her skills to the test at Ladies Range Day at Northern Elite Firearms on Sunday. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

Train derailment closes portion of highway 16 near Lanigan
Traffic was being re-routed as emergency crews were on scene of a train derailment on highway 16 Monday morning between Guernsey and Plunkett.In a release, Humboldt RCMP said that the highway between ...
Dec 09, 2019 (submitted photo/Dan Bushman, the Watrous Manitou)

Announcement of the nominees for 2020 Golden Globes begins
NEW YORK - "Fleabag," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and "Chornobyl" are among the first nominees announced for the the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards have begun. Dakota Fanning, Susan Kelechi Watson an...
Dec 09, 2019

'Parasite' big winner at Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
TORONTO - The dark social satire "Parasite" was the big winner at this year's Toronto Film Critics Association Awards. Members of the association voted at a meeting on Sunday, and Bong Joon-ho's ...
Dec 09, 2019

Canada's Blondin captures pair of gold medals at speedskating World Cup
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - Canada's Ivanie Blondin captured two gold medals Sunday at a long-track speedskating World Cup event. The Ottawa native earned an individual victory in the 1,5...
Dec 09, 2019

Greta asks media to focus on other young climate activists
MADRID - Celebrity environmentalist Greta Thunberg is urging media to pay more attention to other young climate activists. The 16-year-old Swede has drawn huge crowds with her appearances at protests ...
Dec 09, 2019

Kosovo, Albania to boycott Nobel Literature award ceremony
PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo and Albania say they will boycott the Nobel Literature Prize ceremony Tuesday to protest the award being given to Austrian writer Peter Handke who both countries link to the ...
Dec 09, 2019

World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday. Russia's hosting of world championships...
Dec 09, 2019