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Airbus shedding 15,000 jobs, mostly in Europe
PARIS - Battered by the coronavirus pandemic, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Tuesday that it must eliminate 15,000 jobs, mostly in Europe, to safeguard its future and warned of more thin y...
Jun 30, 2020
Canadians Desiree Scott, Nichelle Prince out of Challenge Cup for personal reasons
Desiree Scott has joined fellow Canadian international Nichelle Prince in dropping out of the NWSL Challenge Cup for personal reasons. Their two teams faced off Tuesday in the tournament in Utah. Prin...
Jun 30, 2020
Raiders pick Belarusian forward Shyla in Import Draft
It seems Prince Albert will remain home to the unofficial Belarusian embassy of the Western Hockey League again this year.With the 45th overall pick in the 2020 CHL Import Draft Tuesday morning, the R...
Jun 30, 2020
Deer shot illegally near LeRoy
This story contains graphic content.The Saskatchewan Turn in Poachers (TIP) line is looking for help to solve the shooting of a white-tailed buck.Humboldt conservation officers received a call on the ...
Jun 30, 2020
Saskatchewan to cover new ALS treatment
A new ALS treatment will be covered under the Saskatchewan Drug Plan.On Tuesday, the provincial government announced it would provide coverage of Radicava for eligible residents who have amyotrophic l...
Jun 30, 2020
Grad 2020 in Melfort and Nipawin - in pictures
Mat Barrett of northeastNOW went to both graduation events in Melfort and Nipawin on Monday, June 29.Nipawin's grads were in vehicles that drove through the community, while Melfort's grads lined down...
Jun 30, 2020
New campaign at children's hospital kicks off with generous $1M donation
Isolation may be the new norm, but the delivery of care continues at the province's only dedicated maternal and children's hospital and they need the public's support now more than ever.The Jim Pattis...
Jun 30, 2020
Gyms filling up since reopening
The demand for fitness facilities remains in the Battlefords, after gyms were allowed to open at half capacity on June 8 in Saskatchewan.Miranda Wiese, owner of Pipes Fitness, wasn't certain how thing...
Jun 30, 2020
Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Helen Stoumbos looks to inspire during pandemic
The day after losing the gold-medal match at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, curler Cheryl Bernard and her team stopped at a Starbucks. It was a "pretty tough day for us," she recalled. Wearing jeans ...
Jun 30, 2020
Family of Montreal man killed by police hope protests bring change to policing
MONTREAL - Johanne Coriolan says her adoptive father, Pierre, was a gentle giant. He was so tall, in fact, that he often had to duck to get through doors - and that is an image that Johanne says she c...
Jun 30, 2020