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Poet who edited work of convicted killer should speak: University of Regina
REGINA - The University of Regina says it would be against its principles to cancel a lecture by a celebrated Canadian poet who has worked with a convicted killer of an Indigenous woman. Richard ...
Jan 2, 2020
Study finds 2019 was a ‘banner year’ for female filmmakers
NEW YORK - Lulu Wang, Lorene Scafaria, Melina Matsoukas and Greta Gerwig led Hollywood to a record year for women in the director's chair. In 2019, women directed more of the most popular movies than ...
Jan 2, 2020
Huberdeau, Jarry, Panarin named NHL's three stars of December
NEW YORK - Florida left-wing Jonathan Huberdeau, Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry and New York Rangers right-wing Artemi Panarin are the NHL's three stars of December. Huberdeau tied for the most p...
Jan 2, 2020
Alberta reports first severe vaping-related lung illness to Public Health Agency
EDMONTON - Alberta is reporting its first case of a severe vaping-related lung illness. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, says the province is monitoring the situation and ...
Jan 2, 2020
Airplane refuellers sit down with mediators as strike hits third day
MONTREAL - The union representing employees who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports met with mediators today as their strike dragged into its third day. Frank Saptel, a spokesman for the I...
Jan 2, 2020
Kisses, cheers, fireworks welcome 2020 in Times Square
NEW YORK - Couples kissed. Others cheered and waved balloons as fireworks burst into the night sky and confetti fell to welcome the start of 2020 in New York City's Times Square. In one of the globe's...
Jan 2, 2020
Trump plan to curb teen vaping exempts some flavours
WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials will ban most flavoured e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers, but with major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the n...
Jan 2, 2020
Fire destroys much of Bloomfield's Resort at Deschambault Lake
The owner of Bloomfield's Ballantyne Bay Resort at Deschambault Lake hopes to rebulid after a devastating fire.Owner Gary Bloomfield told northeastNOW he was "totally shocked" when the fire broke out ...
Jan 2, 2020 (GoFundMe/Rupert Yee)
Texas judge: Hospital can remove baby from life support
DALLAS - A Texas judge on Thursday sided with a hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support after her mother disagreed with the decision by doctors who say the infant is in pa...
Jan 2, 2020
New insurance act took effect New Year’s Day
A new set of insurance regulations came into effect on Wednesday.The Insurance Act replaces the 40-year-old Saskatchewan Insurance Act.Jan Seibel, the director of the real estate and insurance divisio...
Jan 2, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)