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Quebec police watchdog says officers should be required to co-operate with probes
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog says officers under investigation should be required to answers the bureau's questions. In a report made public Wednesday, Madeleine Giauque, he...
Sep 25, 2019

Victoria to ask Supreme Court to review overturned bylaw banning plastic bags
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to review a court decision that overturned its business bylaw banning single-use plastic bags. The B.C. Court o...
Sep 25, 2019

Regional alienation will be 'a challenge' for next federal government: Manning
CALGARY - The founder of what was the Reform Party of Canada is concerned that a pervasive level of alienation could leave the country more divided after next month's election. Preston Manning, w...
Sep 25, 2019

Canadian international Janine Beckie scores hat-trick for Manchester City
MANCHESTER, England - Canadian international Janine Beckie scored a hat-trick Wednesday to help Manchester City down Switzerland's FF Lugano 4-0 and move into the round of 16 in Women's Champions Leag...
Sep 25, 2019

Liberals allege gun group's election ads break law, ask for investigation
OTTAWA - The Liberals have filed a complaint about allegedly illegal advertising by the Canadian Shooting Sports Association during the federal election campaign. Liberal candidate Adam Vaughan h...
Sep 25, 2019

Fire destroys section of local farmer's crop
Roughly 30 acres of wheat were lost as a result of a fast moving fire Tuesday afternoon north of Prince Albert.Just before 2 p.m. members of the Lakeland Fire Department were alerted to the fire three...
Sep 25, 2019 Damage from a fast moving fire could have been a lot worse. (Facebook/ Lakeland and District Fire Dept.)

Liberal leader Trudeau denies MP pushed out for not lauding him as feminist
DELTA, B.C. - Liberal leader Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that he did not scuttle a sitting Quebec MP's chance to run for re-election because she questioned his credentials as a feminist. Eva Nassif ...
Sep 25, 2019

New books for local schools
Libraries at two local schools are getting a boost from the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation Adopt a School Program. West Central Public School and Muskoday First Nation Community School have been "a...
Sep 25, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW staff

RCMP investigate death at Candle Lake store
A thick line of yellow police tape surrounds a popular business in the Resort Village of Candle Lake, and questions continue to swirl within the small community over what transpired early Monday after...
Sep 25, 2019 (Submitted photo/Grant Cowan)

Jokes and Miss Universe as Trump, Ukraine leader meet
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's got jokes. Facing a Democratic impeachment inquiry and the extraordinary release of a rough transcript detailing his requests that a foreign power investigate a Dem...
Sep 25, 2019

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