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Saskatchewan man charged with threatening prime minister in phone call
REGINA - Saskatchewan RCMP have charged a man after he allegedly threatened to shoot the prime minister and blow up Parliament buildings. Mounties say the comments were made in a phone call ...
Feb 28, 2019
New Brunswick looks to hydrogen from seawater as fuel for future power
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Crown-owned power utility is partnering with a Florida-based company to develop power plants that would use hydrogen extracted from seawater as their fuel. NB Power signe...
Feb 28, 2019
Patriots owner pleads not guilty to prostitution charges
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has pleaded not guilty to two counts of misdemeanour solicitation of prostitution in a Florida case. Kraft's attorney Jack Goldberger fi...
Feb 28, 2019
Nipawin man charged with threatening Justin Trudeau
A Nipawin man is facing criminal charges after allegedly threatening the Prime Minister.RCMP said in a release Thursday that the threats were made during a call to an employee at a Canadian government...
Feb 28, 2019 File photo/northeastNOW Staff
Fed's Powell predicts solid but slower growth in 2019
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress on Tuesday the U.S. economy should keep expanding at a solid, though somewhat slower pace this year. But he warned of growing risks, i...
Feb 28, 2019
Patriots owner pleads not guilty to prostitution charges
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has pleaded not guilty to two counts of misdemeanour solicitation of prostitution in a Florida case. Kraft's attorney Jack Goldberger fi...
Feb 28, 2019
Peter Frampton's doctors hope to highlight rare disease
BALTIMORE - Doctors at Johns Hopkins University hope to raise awareness and funds for research following famed guitarist Peter Frampton's announcement that he has a rare muscular disease. Frampton's p...
Feb 28, 2019
RCMP investigating report of missing woman
Prince Albert RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing woman who hasn't been seen since Feb. 17.Police are asking for information about the whereabouts of 22-year-old Courtney Sincl...
Feb 28, 2019 RCMP are asking for information about the whereabouts of missing woman Courtney Sinclair. (submitted photo/ RCMP)
U.S. international striker Jozy Altidore signs new deal with Toronto FC
Toronto FC confirmed Thursday that star striker Jozy Altidore is staying put. The 29-year-old U.S. international has signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him in Toronto through the 20...
Feb 28, 2019
German town defends seizing family's pet, selling it on eBay
BERLIN - Officials in Germany are defending their decision to seize an indebted family's pet pug and sell it on eBay, saying the move was a last resort because authorities were unable to find anything...
Feb 28, 2019
