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'Pharma Bro' in solitary confinement for alleged phone use
NEW YORK - Pharmaceutical honcho Martin Shkreli has been banished to solitary confinement amid allegations he was running his drug company from federal prison using a contraband smartphone, a person f...
Apr 02, 2019
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques to make first spacewalk next Monday
MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is scheduled to perform his first spacewalk next Monday, venturing outside the International Space Station alongside NASA colleague Anne McC...
Apr 02, 2019
Another loss for Man United; Fulham relegated
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is going through his toughest period as Manchester United manager, just days after getting the job on a full-time basis. United slumped to a third defeat in its last four matches ...
Apr 02, 2019
2 pilots killed in Marine helicopter crash in Arizona
YUMA, Ariz. - Two Marine pilots have died in a helicopter crash during a training mission in southwestern Arizona, U.S. Marine Corps officials said Sunday. The AH-1Z Viper crashed Saturday night while...
Apr 02, 2019
McKenna's office tried to plant friendly questions with senators, Tory alleges
OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. Jean-Guy Dagenais says Environment Minister Catherine McKenna's office tried to plant questions with friendly senators on the Senate's environment committee to help get the ...
Apr 02, 2019
CFL, CFL Players' Association still discussing non-monetary issues
TORONTO - The CFL and its players continue to discuss non-monetary issues in collective-bargaining talks. The two sides ended two days of negotiations Tuesday. Face-to-face discussions will resum...
Apr 02, 2019
Humboldt Broncos sign Scott Barney for next three seasons
The Humboldt Broncos have found their coach for the next few seasons.Scott Barney signed a three-year contract with the Broncos.Barney began this season with the Broncos as an assistant coach but beca...
Apr 02, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Spiritwood RCMP searching for missing 13-year-old boy
Police are searching for a 13-year-old boy who was last seen on the Witchekan Lake First Nation March 30. Aiden Keenatch was reported missing to the Spiritwood RCMP. He was last spotted walking to an ...
Apr 02, 2019 Aiden Keenatch. (submitted photo/RCMP)
Lenny Dykstra admits he ran illegal rooming home
LINDEN, N.J. - Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra has pleaded guilty to illegally renting out rooms in a New Jersey house owned by his corporation. Dykstra admitted in municipal court Tuesday to viola...
Apr 02, 2019
Joan Jones, who helped form black rights movement in Nova Scotia, dies at 79
HALIFAX - A woman who helped build the black civil rights movement in Nova Scotia is being recalled as the behind-the-scenes power in a partnership that often featured her hus...
Apr 02, 2019
