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Viard's debut at Chanel ready-to-wear is crashed by comedian
PARIS - In her first solo ready-to-wear show since Karl Lagerfeld's death, Chanel designer Virginie Viard had a lot to prove. And by recreating a sprawling Parisian roofscape inside the Grand Palais w...
Oct 01, 2019

Increase to Saskatchewan minimum wage effective today
Saskatchewan's minimum wage increased by 26 cents to an hourly rate of $11.32 on Tuesday.The change was announced back in June, making it the 11th time the wage has been increased since 2007.According...
Oct 01, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)

NDP promises money for youth programs to help prevent organized crime
SURREY, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promised a $100-million fund Sunday dedicated to helping keep young people out of gangs, but the head of a parent-led group that has called for a...
Oct 01, 2019

NDP would allow new parents to receive full benefit over shortened leave: Singh
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a New Democrat government would allow new parents to condense their employment insurance benefits so they can take shorter parental leaves while still re...
Oct 01, 2019

A walk against gang violence today in Loon Lake
A walk to show a united front against gang violence is set for today in Loon Lake.The Loon Lake RCMP and the Makwa First Nation have organized an anti-gang walk as a public display against gang violen...
Oct 01, 2019 A walk against gang violence starts at 10 a.m. at the MSFN School. (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)

Feed barley lost in early morning grain dryer fire
Several hundred bushels of feed barley were lost as a result of a grain dryer fire early Tuesday morning.Melfort Fire and Rescue responded to the fire at around 1 a.m. in the R.M. of Star City.Crews k...
Oct 01, 2019 Melfort Fire and Rescue respond to grain dryer fire. (Facebook/Melfort Fire Rescue)

Trudeau says Liberal government would allow cities to ban handguns
TORONTO - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he will give municipalities the authority to ban handguns in their communities. The plan stops short of a national ban on handguns - something that mayors,...
Oct 01, 2019

Canadian man's sculpture of refugees unveiled by Pope Francis in Vatican City
VATICAN CITY - A Canadian artist's sculpture has been unveiled in St. Peter's Square by Pope Francis as part of a Mass for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees. "I wanted this artistic work he...
Oct 01, 2019

US court: FCC had the right to dump net-neutrality rules
WASHINGTON - A federal court is ruling that the Federal Communications Commission had the right to dump net-neutrality rules, but couldn't bar states like California from passing their own. The ruling...
Oct 01, 2019

'Honour Our Veterans' program unveiled in Watson
Veterans in Watson and area will be honoured throughout the town for about the next six weeks.The 'Honour Our Veterans' Banner Program is underway and will run until shortly after Remembrance Day. The...
Oct 01, 2019 Banners have been hung paying tribute to veterans from the area. (Submitted photo/Debbie Schwartz)