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CRTC approves application for Nipawin radio station
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has awarded CJNE FM Radio Inc. a new low-power commercial FM country music radio station.The application was approved by the CRTC...
Jan 31, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Fresh lettuce and tomatoes: Sea-can garden aimed to ease Arctic food insecurity
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - Betty Kogvik must have one of the most unusual jobs in all Nunavut. In a land of naked rock and treeless tundra, she's a gardener. "I never grew plants before in my life," she s...
Jan 31, 2020
Despite big drop in 4th-quarter donations, Tories won 2019 fundraising race
OTTAWA - The federal Conservative party's fundraising machine appears to have run out of steam during the final three months of 2019, as new Elections Canada figures show the party long known for rais...
Jan 31, 2020
Saskatchewan, New Brunswick get new senators
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is turning to two provincial civil servants to fill Senate seats for New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. Legal and constitutional expert Judith Keating fil...
Jan 31, 2020
Ukraine Airlines CEO thanks Canada for help investigating Tehran crash
OTTAWA - The head of Ukraine International Airlines is thanking Canada for its part in investigating the crash of one of its planes outside Tehran in early January. In a long statement on the airline'...
Jan 31, 2020
'I thought I was going to die.' Tenants flee high-rise fire
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters made a dramatic ladder rescue of a man who appeared about to jump from a burning Los Angeles apartment building on Wednesday and helicopters plucked people from the roof of ...
Jan 31, 2020
Quarterback Trevor Harris signs extension with Edmonton Eskimos
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos have extended the contract of starting quarterback Trevor Harris, keeping him with the CFL team through the 2022 season. Harris originally signed with the Eskimos befor...
Jan 31, 2020
Crowd expected for Archives Day at PNLS next week
Archivist Graham Guest has been busy for months working on new exhibits for the 12th annual Northern Saskatchewan Archives Day. There will be five new displays focusing on various people or subjects i...
Jan 31, 2020 Archivist Graham Guest hosts the event for the public every year. Here, he works on a display. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Feds rankle provinces with spring timeline for stabilization fund changes
OTTAWA - A federal program that tops up provincial revenues in response to sudden economic downturns won't be getting any changes until at least this spring. Finance ministers in Alberta and Saskatche...
Jan 31, 2020
Desmond inquiry hears of veteran researching and purchasing rifle before killing
HALIFAX - An RCMP investigator testified Wednesday about the planning a former soldier undertook - including researching weapons online - before he shot his fam...
Jan 31, 2020