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Celebrities to get drag makeovers in RuPaul's new VH1 series
LOS ANGELES - RuPaul is giving a dozen celebrities the chance to get drag makeovers for charity and bragging rights. VH1 said Tuesday that "RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race" will air as a limited series n...
Oct 23, 2019
Review: 'Terminator: Dark Fate' is no triumphant comeback
Who will save the "Terminator" franchise from itself? Not "Deadpool" director Tim Miller, producer James Cameron or even Linda Hamilton, it turns out. Yes, despite an A-list roster of talent, includin...
Oct 23, 2019
New program offers addictions help
A new six-week pilot program aims to bridge a gap in addictions services in Prince Albert."In our community there is a high volume of substance abusers," Angela Impey, the regional director with the M...
Oct 23, 2019 Workshops will be held at the P.A. Indian Metis Friendship Centre (file photo/paNOW)
Melfort MLA discusses fall session
The provincial legislature will be abuzz again today with the start of the fall session.The speech from the throne this afternoon will outline the Saskatchewan Party government's plans for the coming ...
Oct 23, 2019 Melfort MLA Todd Goudy (right) with Premier Scott Moe. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Jody Wilson-Raybould should use social media to amplify her voice: experts
VANCOUVER - In the early years of Confederation, there were members of Parliament known as "loose fish," who floated free from parties but swam back and forth between allegiances. In 1945, a cohort of...
Oct 23, 2019
$260 million deal averts 1st federal trial on opioid crisis
CLEVELAND - The nation's three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker reached an 11th-hour, $260 million settlement over the toll of the opioids in two Ohio counties, averting what would have...
Oct 23, 2019
AFN calls minority Liberals to 'maintain momentum' on Indigenous issues
VANCOUVER - The leader of the Assembly of First Nations says the minority government elected Monday presents an opportunity to keep moving the needle on issues affecting Indigenous Peoples in Can...
Oct 23, 2019
Where Brexit meets Wexit and a lighthouse; In-The-News for Oct. 23
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 23. What we are watching i...
Oct 23, 2019
Most Crown attorneys walking off the job in Nova Scotia over loss of arbitration
HALIFAX - Most of Nova Scotia's Crown attorneys are going on strike today, with the leader of the prosecutors' union predicting "chaos" in courtrooms across the province. Rick Woodburn,...
Oct 23, 2019
Duchess of Sussex calls 1st year of marriage difficult
LONDON - The Duchess of Sussex says her first year of marriage to Britain's Prince Harry has been difficult because of the pressure from Britain's tabloid press. The former Meghan Markle told ITV in a...
Oct 23, 2019