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Thursday scoreboard
Here are the results from Wednesday....WHL (Pre-Season)Prince Albert 4 Moose Jaw 2Swift Current 4 Medicine Hat 2 MLB American League N.Y. Yankees 4 Texas 1 Cleveland 8 Chicago White Sox 6 Boston 6 Min...
Sep 5, 2019
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada
BEIRUT - Waving Palestinian and Canadian flags, hundreds of Palestinian refugees gathered outside the Canadian Embassy in Beirut on Thursday requesting asylum in the North American country. Many among...
Sep 5, 2019
Trial begins for Nipawin man accused of threatening PM
The trial involving a Nipawin man facing charges of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Parliament buildings will require another day of proceedings after hours of evidence and witness t...
Sep 5, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' UK PM loses brother from gov't
LONDON - "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" a 2000 Coen Brothers film starring George Clooney is a title that could be going through embattled British Prime Minister Johnson's mind. Britain's toxic divide o...
Sep 5, 2019
Johnson calls opponents cowardly, plans new election bid
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson kept up his push for an early election as a way to break Britain's Brexit impasse, as lawmakers moved to stop the U.K. leaving the European Union next month witho...
Sep 5, 2019
A re-energized Hurricane Dorian rakes the Southeast US coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Re-energized at 115 mph, Hurricane Dorian raked the Southeastern U.S. coast with howling, window-rattling winds and sideways rain Thursday, knocking out power to more than 200,000 h...
Sep 5, 2019
Rapper arrested on suspicion of assault in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Rapper Fetty Wap was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of assaulting three employees at a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino, police said. The 28-year-old artist, whose real name is Willie ...
Sep 5, 2019
Florida man parks Smart car in kitchen so it won't blow away
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - It started as a light-hearted challenge between a Florida couple, can a Smart car fit into their kitchen? The answer: Yes it can. Patrick Eldridge parked his smart car in his kitc...
Sep 5, 2019
Excitement builds ahead of opening of Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
It's a historic day in Saskatchewan as dozens gather to celebrate the official opening of the first dedicated children's hospital in the province. Patients will be moved in at a later date.The Jim Pat...
Sep 5, 2019 A rendering of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. (supplied/Jim Pattison Children's Hospital)
Federal NDP want voters to hear they're 'In it for You' on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats have settled on "In it for You" as their English slogan for the upcoming federal election campaign. They're launching it with a new advertisement featuring leader Ja...
Sep 5, 2019
