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US agency to consider expanded drilling in Alaska reserve
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Trump administration will consider a new management plan and expanded oil drilling for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, an Indiana-size area that former Interior Secretar...
Nov 21, 2019
Big Stone drop-in centre receives warm welcome
Faced with the issue of a lack of activities for youth in their community, the Big Stone Community Committee made it their goal last summer to fix it.The drop-in centre was officially opened on Oct. 1...
Nov 21, 2019 (Facebook/ Big Stone Community Committee)
How GM ended up suing its crosstown rival
DETROIT - Automakers sue each other on occasion, but no one in Detroit can remember one accusing another of bribing union officials to get an unfair labour cost advantage. Yet that's what happened Wed...
Nov 21, 2019
WeWork cuts nearly 20% of workforce in restructuring effort
NEW YORK - WeWork is slashing nearly 20% of its workforce, embarking on a painful restructuring of its money-losing operation that doomed its stock market debut and left the office-sharing company on ...
Nov 21, 2019
One man dead, another seriously injured after shooting incident
Two adult males were transported to the hospital as a result of a shooting incident today in the Mikisiw residential area on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.According to a media release from La Ronge RCM...
Nov 21, 2019 (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)
New coach Keefe says Toronto has enough talent for quick progress
GLENDALE, Ariz. - New Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe spent a decent chunk of a 30-minute morning skate on Thursday teaching instead of running drills. There's a lot for his new team to learn ...
Nov 21, 2019
White House, GOP senators discuss impeachment trial strategy
WASHINGTON - Top White House officials and six Republican senators have met to discuss strategy for a possible Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. One Senate GOP aide says participants...
Nov 21, 2019
Elman death 'disheartening,' reminder of risks civil society takes, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Federal cabinet minister Ahmed Hussen is calling the death of Somali-Canadian human-rights worker Almaas Elman devastating news for many people, including him. Elman was reportedly shot ...
Nov 21, 2019
'Everyone loves a second-chance story': Keefe supporters say Leafs made right choice
TORONTO - What stands out to Kevin Abrams about Sheldon Keefe above everything else has been his ability to change - in hockey, and most importantly, in life. Named head coach of the scuffling Ma...
Nov 21, 2019
Shapovalov beats Fritz to send Canada to Davis Cup quarterfinals
MADRID - Canada is heading to the quarterfinals at the inaugural Davis Cup Finals after sweeping a pair of singles matches against the United States on Tuesday. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont....
Nov 21, 2019