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Senate committee says oil tanker ban off B.C. targets Alberta, divides country
OTTAWA - A Senate committee says the Trudeau government's bill to ban oil tanker traffic off British Columbia's northern coast should be scrapped because it will divide the country...
Jun 07, 2019
Unemployment dips nationally, regionally as fewer people look for work: StatsCan
After a surprise surge in April employment, with the nation posting the strongest job growth since 1976, things held steady in May.But a sharp decline in those looking for work pushed the unemployment...
Jun 07, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)
Supreme Court allows suit against St. Joseph's Oratory over abuse allegations
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a bid by Montreal's Saint Joseph's Oratory to be excluded from a sexual assault class action suit. The high court today upheld a Quebec Court of Appea...
Jun 07, 2019
Ottawa pledges to spend $15 million to restore Ontario's tree-planting program
The federal government promised Wednesday to spend $15 million over four years to save a tree-planting program in Ontario cancelled by Premier Doug Ford's government. Forests Ontario was informed in t...
Jun 07, 2019
Conservation group calls death of right whale in Gulf of St. Lawrence 'devastating'
FREDERICTON - The head of a wildlife protection group is calling news of a dead right whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence devastating, saying the loss of even one of the whales ...
Jun 07, 2019
SNC-Lavalin delays jury decision in corruption trial until June 28
MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is pushing back its decision on whether to opt for a trial by jury or by judge alone in a corruption case that has tripped up the engineering giant and ensnared it in...
Jun 07, 2019
City of Melfort provides update on road work
Weekend driving in Melfort should be a bit easier as the City of Melfort plans to open routes currently closed due to road work.The city said via a release that the intersection of Saskatchewan Dr. an...
Jun 07, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
China 'inventing excuses' to block shipments of Canadian canola, Trudeau says
PARIS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says China is "inventing excuses" to block imports of Canadian canola. Speaking at a press conference Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron, Trudeau u...
Jun 07, 2019
Co-op hosting fundraiser to raise money for co-worker
The Co-op C-store will be holding a barbeque fundraiser on Friday to raise money for a co-worker diagnosed with cancer.Ron Phillips started at the C-store in November after retiring from the NorSask m...
Jun 07, 2019 Ron Phillips was diagnosed with cancer on his 75th birthday and the Co-op C-store will be hosting a BBQ fundraiser to raise money for his medical costs. (submitted photo/Mabel Phillips)
McKenna considering Senate changes to environmental-assessment bill
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she is carefully considering the amendments the Senate has made to the Liberal government's environmental-assessment bill. McKenna says she is...
Jun 07, 2019