Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
Author Archives: CKOM News
Running back Chuba Hubbard patiently waiting to hear his name called at '21 NFL draft
Chuba Hubbard is ready to finally know where his pro football career will begin. For months, the native of Sherwood Park, Alta., has been working out, undergoing testing and conducting numerous virtua...
Apr 28, 2021
Game at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium a trip down Memory Lane for Toronto FC bosses
Toronto FC's Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal at Raymond James Stadium was a trip down Memory Lane for both club president Bill Manning and GM Ali Curtis. Back in 2000-01, Manning was...
Apr 28, 2021
Council approves permanent closure of Meadowgreen recycling depot
Saskatoon city council has decided the fate of the troubled Meadowgreen recycling depot. On Monday, councillors accepted city administration's recommendation to permanently close the facility located ...
Apr 28, 2021 Changes are coming to the City of Saskatoon's Meadowgreen Recycling Depot. Pictured on March 24, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Forward Drouin taking leave of absence from Canadiens for personal reasons
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say forward Jonathan Drouin is taking indefinite leave of absence from the team for personal reasons. The Canadiens announced on their Twitter feed that Drouin will b...
Apr 28, 2021
‘I’ve never seen anything like this ever,’ says head of Regina ICU
COVID-19 is sending more patients to the Regina intensive care unit than it can handle. The numbers are stunning to Dr. Jeffrey Betcher, head of critical care, who says occupancy hit 150 per cent last...
Apr 28, 2021
Raptors sign Gillespie after forward impresses over 10-day contracts
The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Freddie Gillespie after he impressed over a pair of 10-day contracts.The six-foot-nine, 245-pound native of Saint Paul, Minn., is averaging 5.3 points, 3.6 rebo...
Apr 28, 2021
Canadian GP cancelled due to COVID-19, contract to hold race in Montreal extended
MONTREAL - The Canadian Grand Prix was cancelled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19 health measures on Wednesday, but officials announced that a contract to hold the race in Montreal has bee...
Apr 28, 2021
Gallant named Canada's head coach for upcoming world championship in Latvia
CALGARY - Veteran NHL coach Gerard Gallant has been named Canada's head coach for the upcoming world hockey championship in Riga, Latvia. Hockey Canada said in a release Wednesday that Mike Kelly and ...
Apr 28, 2021
Canada pulls out of international race walking event in Ecuador due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada pulled out out of next week's Pan American Race Walking Cup in Ecuador due to concerns about COVID-19, erasing the final international opportunity Mathieu Bilodeau had to qualify for t...
Apr 28, 2021
NWHLdelays Montreal expansion, doubles salary cap to $300K
The National Women's Hockey League is putting off adding an expansion franchise in Montreal until the 2022-23 season because of continuing uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in C...
Apr 28, 2021
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...
