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Capitals fire coach Todd Reirden after 2 post-season letdowns

The Washington Capitals have fired coach Todd Reirden after a second consecutive first-round exit in the playoffs. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the move Sunday, three days after the Capit...

Aug 23, 2020

Kanye West files to appear on ballot in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. - Rapper Kanye West has filed paperwork to appear on the presidential ballot in Louisiana in November. West's filing Friday, just ahead of the deadline, lists himself as a candidate f...

Aug 22, 2020

Tornado, severe thunderstorm watch in effect for central Saskatchewan

There are separate tornado and severe thunderstorm watches is in effect for many areas in Saskatchewan's north-central.Environment Canada issued both watches just after 11 a.m. Saturday.The Meadow Lak...

Aug 22, 2020

Who are they? What do they want to do? A primer on the Conservative contenders

OTTAWA - On Sunday, the federal Conservative party will elect a new leader. There are four candidates vying to lead the party, which currently holds 121 seats in the House of Commons and ser...

Aug 22, 2020

Landspout tornado touches the ground near Lake Lenore

Environment Canada confirmed a tornado touched down near Lake Lenore Friday evening.Shannon Moodie explained that they were alerted to the tornado by Saskatchewan's emergency officials."There wasn't a...

Aug 22, 2020

SaskHighways encouraging local contractors to expand construction skill set

An Alberta-based company has begun roadwork through a 21-km stretch across Highway 4 south heading toward Glaslyn. Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure spokesperson Steve Shaheen said there are not...

Aug 20, 2020

Province records four new cases of COVID-19, nine new recoveries

There are four new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total amount to 1,590. Three are from the South Central zone, with the other coming from Saskatoon. There are nine new recoveries. Of...

Aug 20, 2020

Tuberculosis found in person who was at Melfort McDonald's

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has confirmed that there's been a case of tuberculosis in Melfort.An email to northeastNOW from the SHA didn't say specifically where the case was in the city, ...

Aug 19, 2020

Chuck wagon pro organizes community race events to give back to community and youth

Local chuck wagon professionals have coordinated a small tour in the hopes of bringing back some normalcy while adapting to the current pandemic climate. As the province slowly reopens, organizer of t...

Aug 19, 2020

Police respond to break, enter and theft from service garage in St. Walburg

On Aug. 17, St. Walburg RCMP responded to a complaint of a break, enter and theft from a service garage in St. Walburg.The owner of the property reported their shop had been broken into and several it...

Aug 19, 2020