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'Search the Landfills Day of Action' draws locals in solidarity for MMIW
Many from the Battlefords and surrounding area gathered together Monday for a walk from the North Battleford landfill to City Hall, to "Fill the Streets with Red" in solidarity with the 'Search the La...
Sep 18, 2023

Fung, Bouchard, Zhao bounced in Guadalajara Open singles matches
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., Stacey Fung of Vancouver and Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., all met their match in Mexico on Tuesday, losing second-day singles showdowns...
Sep 18, 2023

Girl found dead in B.C. park had 'blunt force' injuries: sexual assault expert
VANCOUVER - A sexual assault expert testifying at the British Columbia Supreme Court trial of a man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl six years ago says she believes the girl's injuries were "high...
Sep 18, 2023

Timeline of events surrounding killing of B.C. temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Parliament Monday that there is "credible" intelligence linking agents of the Indian government to the shooting death of a Sikh temple leader in Surrey, B.C....
Sep 18, 2023

Eby 'deeply disturbed' by CSIS briefing on Nijjar killing in Surrey, B.C.
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's received a briefing from Canada's spy agency about the "assassination" of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and he's "deeply disturbed" by what h...
Sep 18, 2023

Triathlon Canada names Lawrence White as new chief executive officer
VICTORIA - Triathlon Canada named Lawrence White as its new chief executive officer on Monday. The Canmore, Alta., resident served as executive director of the Alpine Club of Canada for the last 15 ye...
Sep 18, 2023

Officials find debris from F-35 fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after pilot ejected
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Authorities have found a debris field from an F-35 stealth fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after the pilot ejected and parachuted to safety. The debris field w...
Sep 18, 2023

Nipawin Mayor Candidate profile – Laura Nycholat
northeastNOW will be publishing profiles of all three candidates for Mayor of Nipawin in advance of the forum chaired by the Nipawin & District Chamber of Commerce on Oct 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at th...
Sep 18, 2023

House gives unanimous consent to rubber-stamp bail reform bill, send it to Senate
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has unanimously agreed to adopt the Liberal government's bail-reform bill at all stages and send it to the Senate for review. The decision came on MPs' first day back in ...
Sep 18, 2023

Roughriders’ defence looking to bounce back after last outing
Jason Shivers didn't mince words when discussing the Saskatchewan Roughriders' last defensive outing."It was ugly," the CFL team's defensive co-ordinator said Monday. "We just weren't physical enough ...
Sep 18, 2023