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AP sources: Jeff Sessions to announce Alabama Senate bid
WASHINGTON - Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, two Republicans with direct knowledge of his plans said Wednesday...
Nov 08, 2019
Stampeders receiver Kamar Jorden may return for division semifinal
CALGARY - Kamar Jorden is cleared to play football, which he feels is a victory in itself. It's been a little over 14 months since the Calgary Stampeders receiver suffered a catastrophic knee inj...
Nov 08, 2019
Healthy Families Conference comes to an end in La Ronge
The Healthy Families Conference focusing on lifestyles and languages wrapped up Friday at Senator Myles Venne School.Hosted by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB), it featured several special guests ...
Nov 08, 2019 Senator Myles Venne School was the location of the final day of the conference. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Four local Co-op's ranked in SaskBusiness Magazine Top 100
SaskBusiness Magazine has come out with their Top 100 businesses for Saskatchewan in 2019.In the northeast, four local Co-op's were listed in the ranking.#55 - Prairie North Co-op After ranking 80th i...
Nov 08, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
MUCC Comets prepare for provincial championship final at home
For the first time since 2015, the Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate (MUCC) Comets team will play in the 4A nine-man provincial football championship.It's hard to pinpoint the precise moment w...
Nov 08, 2019 The MUCC Comets will face frozen field conditions for one final game this season, this time with a provincial championship at stake. (Facebook/Melfort Comet Football)
Canada with chance of gold at Pan Americans
The Canadian Under-17 Junior Men's National Team are headed to the gold medal game of the Pan American Softball Championships on Saturday. They guaranteed that berth on Thursday, when they defeated Ar...
Nov 08, 2019 Team Canada Under-17 Softball Team.
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney gets a little testy at constant Altidore questions
TUKWILA, Wash. - A somewhat testy Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney had to endure another round of questions Friday about the status of injured striker Jozy Altidore ahead of Sunday's MLS Cup final. Vanney...
Nov 08, 2019
Quebec puts English school board under trusteeship, alerts anti-corruption police
MONTREAL - Quebec has placed the province's largest English-speaking school board under trusteeship and sent a report on the organization's alleged financial irregularities to the anti-corru...
Nov 08, 2019
Vancouver expropriates two derelict hotels on the Downtown Eastside for $1 each
VANCOUVER - City council has voted to seize control of two derelict hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside after a lawyer for the property owners warned the municipality it is exp...
Nov 08, 2019
Brent Lakatos wins gold for Canada at world para athletics championships
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Brent Lakatos captured Canada's first gold medal at the world para athletics championships on Friday. The native of Dorval, Que., won the men's T53 100 metres on the seco...
Nov 08, 2019