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Efforts being made to repair rail line between Hudson Bay and Tisdale
Discussions are underway between the Hudson Bay Route Association (HBRA) and Canadian National Railway on the transfer of the Tisdale subdivision.It was announced Wednesday in Flin Flon, Manitoba, eff...
Aug 07, 2019 The future of the Tisdale subdivision was discussed back in March leading to Wednesday's announcement. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Trudeau pressed to give update on review of Canada's arms deal with Saudi Arabia
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing pressure from civil society groups to update Canadians before the October election on his government's review of a multibillion-dollar arms d...
Aug 07, 2019

Former NBA MVP Steve Nash says life is busier than ever after basketball
TORONTO - Broadcaster, businessman, consultant, film-maker and basketball legend, Steve Nash's life is busier than ever at age 45. Did we mention father of five? Nash has ownership stakes in both...
Aug 07, 2019

Steve Nash says changing times have made national team duty more complicated
TORONTO - Former NBA MVP Steve Nash made a habit of putting his hand up for national team duty. But he understands times have changed. Many of Canada's top players have begged off the upcoming FI...
Aug 07, 2019

Fox chief says Emmy Awards won't have a host this year
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The Oscars did it, and now the Emmys will too. There will be no host at the ceremony honouring TV's best next month. Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said Wednesday that g...
Aug 07, 2019
RCMP investigate Meadow Lake post office break-in
RCMP have asked for the public's help after a break-in at the Meadow Lake post office.RCMP said the vandals broke-in, damaged several boxes and stole mail sometime over the long weekend between 8 p.m....
Aug 07, 2019

Canadian Fernandez drops Rogers Cup main draw debut 6-0, 6-1 to Bouzkova
TORONTO - Leylah Annie Fernandez isn't letting a tough result get in the way of a big year for the Canadian teenager on the women's tennis scene. The 16-year-old from Laval, Que., flashed a brigh...
Aug 07, 2019
Onion Lake woman sixth arrested in Laverdiere homicide investigation
RCMP have made a sixth arrest in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation. The Major Crimes Unit North and Lloydminster RCMP arrested 33-year-old Soaring Eagle Whitstone at a home in the Border City...
Aug 07, 2019

Expert raises doubt about cause of fish deaths near Ottawa this summer
OTTAWA - An Ottawa River monitor is skeptical of the Quebec government's contention that a local hydro dam is to blame for the deaths of thousands of fish near the national capital. The fish have...
Aug 07, 2019

Immigration raids at Mississippi food processing plants
MORTON, Miss. - U.S. immigration officials raided several Mississippi food processing plants on Wednesday, part of a large-scale operation carried out by President Donald Trump's administration that t...
Aug 07, 2019