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NESD’s director of education preparing for retirement
Each year in October, the North East School Division's (NESD) director of education shares their professional goals with the Board of Education.When Don Rempel, NESD's director of education, presented...
Oct 28, 2019 The retirement of the NESD's Director of Education Don Rempel (front row, second left) will be one of two massive changes for the NESD in less than a year (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
The Latest: Truck driver charged with 39 manslaughter counts
LONDON - The Latest on the deaths of 39 people in a truck in England (all times local): 5:25 p.m. UK police have charged a truck driver with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people ...
Oct 28, 2019
Police say man jumped over 12-foot wall twice during chase
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Police in Maryland say a burglary suspect jumped over a 12-foot (4-meter) wall twice during a chase before being captured. Montgomery County police said in a press release 56-year...
Oct 28, 2019
Boundary-pushing Dave Chappelle receives Mark Twain award
WASHINGTON - Dave Chappelle has built a career on pushing boundaries and challenging social conventions. But his greatest act of defiance may have come Sunday night at Washington's Kennedy Center for ...
Oct 28, 2019
'Seinfeld' star Alexander, Southside Johnny in NJ fame hall
ASBURY PARK, N.J. - New Jersey rock royalty was onstage Sunday night in the state's musical cradle as rocker Jon Bon Jovi brought soulful crooner Southside Johnny Lyon with him into the New Jersey Hal...
Oct 28, 2019
Lon Borgerson to run in Batoche riding
It's straight from the federal campaign into the provincial political fray for local New Democrat Lon Borgerson. The former Saskatchewan Rivers MLA from 2003-2007 had just finished helping the campaig...
Oct 28, 2019 Lon Borgerson will run for the provincial NDP in the Batoche riding in next year's election.(submitted Lon Borgerson)
WH official won't testify in impeachment probe without order
WASHINGTON - A former deputy national security adviser expected to testify in the House impeachment inquiry is signalling that he will not appear Monday as scheduled. Charles Kupperman was supposed to...
Oct 28, 2019
Syrian Kurdish forces say they killed close al-Baghdadi aide
BEIRUT - Syrian Kurdish forces killed the right-hand man and spokesman for the Islamic State group in a joint operation with U.S. troops in northern Syria, just hours after U.S. special forces killed ...
Oct 28, 2019
Islamic State still poses a threat after al-Baghdadi's death
WASHINGTON - Eliminating the Islamic State group's elusive leader gives President Donald Trump a new argument for leaving Syria, but the U.S. military campaign against the extremists is far from finis...
Oct 28, 2019
Trump draws boos when introduced to crowd at World Series
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's low-profile appearance Sunday night at Game 5 of the World Series came at a high-profile moment of his presidency. Yet he still drew loud boos and jeers when intr...
Oct 28, 2019