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Saskatchewan communities get funding for road safety projects
A number of Saskatchewan communities are set to share $750,000 in grants from the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund for road safety projects. In total, 66 communities are getting funding for 70 projects....
Dec 29, 2020
Seismic Change: A year of bubbles, relocation and cancellation on the sports scene
The traditional wail of bagpipes had barely quieted at Kingston's Leon's Centre last March when the sports landscape underwent a seismic change. One last blast of sporting Canadiana - the hoisting of ...
Dec 29, 2020
US skier Cochran-Siegle dominates super-G for 1st career win
BORMIO, Italy - Just 10 days after his first career World Cup podium, American Ryan Cochran-Siegle followed it up with a surprising victory on one of Alpine skiing's most iconic courses. Cochran-Siegl...
Dec 29, 2020
Alphonso Davies wraps up remarkable year with Bayern by winning Lionel Conacher Award
Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies, who shone on soccer's biggest stages in 2020, has been voted winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year. Davies, who turned ...
Dec 29, 2020
Saskatoon police seek help finding man in wheelchair
Saskatoon police are trying to locate a missing disabled man. Jordan Bear, 29, was last seen in the 300 block of Wedge Road on Dec. 20. According to a news release, Jordan is approximately 5-foot-5, 9...
Dec 29, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
PSG confirms firing of coach Thomas Tuchel
Paris Saint-Germain fired coach Thomas Tuchel on Tuesday, paving the way for the expected hiring of Mauricio Pochettino. The confirmation of Tuchel's dismissal - only four months after he led PSG to t...
Dec 29, 2020
Mitchell makes layup with 7 seconds left, Jazz beat Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY - Donovan Mitchell hit a go-ahead layup with 7 seconds left and finished with 20 points, lifting the Utah Jazz over the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-109 on Monday night. Bogan Bogdanovich s...
Dec 28, 2020
Germans grind out OT win over Slovaks, Swedes best Austria 4-0 at world juniors
EDMONTON - The German underdogs gritted out a 4-3 overtime victory against Slovakia on Monday, earning their first win at the world junior hockey championships in Edmonton. Ottawa Senators prospect Ti...
Dec 28, 2020
Kirby Dach sidelined for four to five months after wrist surgery: Blackhawks
CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks say forward Kirby Dach will miss the start of the NHL season after breaking his wrist at the world junior hockey championships in Edmonton. The team says the 19-year-o...
Dec 28, 2020
Levi an outlier among Canadian junior hockey team goaltenders
Devon Levi's unexpected emergence as Canada's starting goaltender fits with an unusual 2021 world junior hockey championship. Levi, from Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que., is just the third goalie in the last...
Dec 28, 2020
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