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Chile scraps Asia-Pacific and climate summits amid protests
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean President Sebastin Piera says ongoing protests have led him to call off two major international summits that his country had been scheduled to host. Piera announced Wednesday...
Oct 30, 2019
Canadian women's soccer team calls up 15-year-old midfielder Olivia Smith
Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller has called up 15-year-old midfielder Olivia Smith for an invitational tournament next month in Yongchuan, China. Born Aug. 5, 2004, Smith will become Canada's y...
Oct 30, 2019
Saskatchewan Artists Bring German Exhibition to North Battleford
Saskatchewan artists Cam Forrester, Greg Hargarten, Paul Trottier, Roger Trottier, and Ken Van Rees will be presenting the Canadian showing of works featured at a German exhibition last summer. 53.9 N...
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Snowy weather leads to increase in winter tire installations
It's a busy time for tire shops across the province, as residents scramble to get winter tires on their vehicles.Scott Romaniuk of OK Tire in Melfort told northeastNOW their phone has been ringing off...
Oct 30, 2019 Melfort OK Tire owner Scott Romaniuk works on a tire rim. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Pumpkin (dry) patch: where have they gone?
It is a horror of a different type for last-minute shoppers: local retailers appear nearly picked clean of pumpkins.Scores of comments on social media over the last few days have families scouring to ...
Oct 30, 2019 A rare commodity. The stock of pumpkins has dried up.(file photo/paNOW Staff)
Nielsen says World Series is a snooze for most TV viewers
NEW YORK - Fans in Washington and Houston may be excited, but the rest of the country is reacting to the World Series with a collective yawn. Through the first five games, the World Series has been av...
Oct 30, 2019
Caught in the act: distracted drivers weigh in on promise of steeper fines
The provincial government has made a commitment to increase the penalties for distracted driving, but for those people who have been caught with only one hand on the wheel, the words may be going in o...
Oct 30, 2019 Distracted driving penalties are set to increase in Saskatchewan.(File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Taylor Swift to receive artist of the decade award at AMAs
LOS ANGELES - Superstar singer Taylor Swift will receive the artist of the decade award at the American Music Awards next month. Dick Clark Productions announced Wednesday that Swift will be honoured ...
Oct 30, 2019
Kevin Hart: World forever changed by car wreck
LOS ANGELES - Comedian Kevin Hart says his "world was forever changed" after he suffered a serious back injury when the vintage muscle car he was riding in crashed nearly two months ago in California....
Oct 30, 2019
'Tarzan' actor's son unarmed when fatally shot by deputies
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Authorities say the son of actor Ron Ely was unarmed when he was fatally shot earlier this month at the "Tarzan" star's home. The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department says four d...
Oct 30, 2019