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Court orders psychological evaluation for accused church vandal
The man accused of spray painting a number of churches and the headquarters of the Saskatoon Police Service will undergo a psychological evaluation before his court case can proceed. 36-year-old Amir ...
May 16, 2020 Grosvenor Park United Church, one of three United Churches vandalized with spray paint and homophobic slurs in Saskatoon. The spray paint has since been removed. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Trainer Casse happy for Woodbine horsemen finally have a season to shoot for
Mark Casse and other trainers at Woodbine Racetrack finally have a thoroughbred racing season to prepare for. Woodbine Entertainment is full steam ahead with its plans to offer both har...
May 16, 2020
NFL teams can reopen facilities Tuesday - with provisos
NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Friday by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associat...
May 15, 2020
Autopsy: Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had no alcohol, drugs
LOS ANGELES - The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament outside Los Angeles did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all sustained immediately fatal injuri...
May 15, 2020
Wildfire east of P.A. forces small evacuation of James Smith Cree Nation
A wildfire burning in the Fort a la Corne forest east of Prince Albert has forced a small evacuation from the community of James Smith Cree Nation. Eight people considered priority one members were ta...
May 15, 2020 An image of the blaze at the Fort à la Corne Forest taken May 14, 2020. (submitted photo/Caitlyn and Jordyn Sachkowski)
Honda Indy pushed off scheduled dates because of COVID-19
TORONTO - The Honda Indy Toronto will not be held on its scheduled dates of July 10-12. Race promoters made the decision on Friday after the city announced it was cancelling permits for major events a...
May 15, 2020
Rugby Canada cuts player payments, says it will need financial help later in 2020
TORONTO - Citing financial pressures due to the global pandemic, Rugby Canada has cancelled "training support payments" for its centralized men's and women's players as of May 1. The players get a mon...
May 15, 2020
Freeland won’t say if U.S. wants border agreement extended beyond June 21
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are both “very comfortable” with their mutual ban on non-essential cross-border travel, but Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland won’t sa...
May 15, 2020
CHL settles lawsuits filed by current and former players over backpay
TORONTO - The Canadian Hockey League has settled three class-action lawsuits filed by current and former junior players seeking backpay for minimum wage. The CHL - an umbrella organization for th...
May 15, 2020
Canada's Alysha Newman competing in virtual "backyard" pole vault event
TORONTO - Alysha Newman is accustomed to waiting patiently between pole vault attempts. Depending on the competition, she can wait as long as half an hour between jumps. The stop-and-start pace of pol...
May 15, 2020
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