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Supreme Court sides with Ontario in dispute over property survey copyright
OTTAWA - A Supreme Court of Canada decision has put the brakes on a class-action suit over the rights to property surveys in Ontario. In 2007, Keatley Surveying Ltd. brought the ac...
Sep 26, 2019
AP Interview: Karzai says Afghan election threatens peace
KABUL - A presidential election that is days away in Afghanistan threatens the troubled nation's best chance of making peace with the Taliban and ending 18 years of war, former President Hamid Karzai ...
Sep 26, 2019
Melfort council adjusts budget for higher cost storm sewer project
Melfort council held a special meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 25 to increase the budget for the Third Ave. S. storm sewer project.The original estimate of the storm sewer project was $75,000. However, th...
Sep 26, 2019 Melfort City Hall. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
"How cool is that?" - DeBues-Stafford has three running legends cheering her on
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford was a fierce five-foot-three bundle of energy when Lynn Kanuka got to know her four years ago at the Summer Universiade. The Canadian track legend saw something of herself in ...
Sep 26, 2019
Domingo focus shifts to California, the last of his US shows
SAN FRANCISCO - With the Metropolitan Opera's bombshell announcement that Plcido Domingo will not take the Met stage this week - and possibly ever again - the legendary singer's only scheduled U.S. ap...
Sep 26, 2019
Conservatives pledge review of tax system to ease headaches for small businesses
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is pledging to undo changes to the tax system that led to a near war between small business and the Liberal government two years ago. "No gover...
Sep 26, 2019
Who is a better choker – A Cat with Hairballs or the Winnipeg Blue Bombers?
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers had it in the bag - they were leading Montreal by 24 and Chris (What do you mean pass?) Streveler was racking up big fantasy football points mostly by running the ball. So wi...
Sep 26, 2019
Whistleblower complaint says Trump abused power
WASHINGTON - A secret whistleblower complaint at the centre of an impeachment inquiry alleges that President Donald Trump abused the power of his office to "solicit interference from a foreign country...
Sep 26, 2019
Doctor growth in Canada more than doubles population increase over last 5 years
VICTORIA - The number of doctors in Canada is growing at a rate more than double that of the population, says a report by the Canadian Institute of Health Information. Canada's population increased by...
Sep 26, 2019
'It will create homelessness': concerns raised about new program
The Prince Albert YWCA is sounding alarms bells over changes to Saskatchewan's social assistance program.Previously, under the Saskatchewan Assistance Program (SAP), clients had the option to sign the...
Sep 26, 2019 The local YWCA says changes to social assistance will lead to more people living on the street in P.A. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)