Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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MLS and esports players face off in video game action for COVID-19 relief
TORONTO - MLS players and their esports counterparts are taking part in an esports tournament to support COVID-19 relief efforts. The eMLS Tournament Special will feature 16 teams including Toronto FC...
Apr 13, 2020
Long before the UFC's Fight Island, Bodog Fight competitors battled on the beach
Should it come to fruition, the UFC's plan to stage bouts on "Fight Island" won't mark the first time an MMA organization has battled on the beaches. Former UFC star Chael Sonnen remembers fighting un...
Apr 13, 2020
Popular NYC sports photographer dead at 48 from COVID-19
NEW YORK - Anthony Causi, a highly skilled and exceedingly popular sports photographer for The New York Post who covered the city's teams for 25 years, died Sunday from the new coronavirus. He was 48....
Apr 13, 2020
Police investigate shooting death in Pleasant Hill
Saskatoon police say a suspicious death early Monday morning is now being investigated as a homicide after a 19-year-old woman was found shot. Police say officers and paramedics received a call about ...
Apr 13, 2020 A section of Avenue T South near 21st Street was blocked off with police tape after a suspicious death on April 13, 2020. (Brent Bokser/650 CKOM)
McDonald's location closes after employee tests positive for COVID-19
A McDonald's restaurant in Saskatoon has closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. McDonald's on Confederation Drive closed immediately Sunday afternoon once the employee informed the com...
Apr 12, 2020 (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan reports nine new cases of COVID-19, while 17 more recover
The province reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday afternoon, bringing the total in Saskatchewan to 298. Of the new cases, seven are confirmed while the other two are presumptive. "The presump...
Apr 12, 2020
COVID-19 a ‘failure of early warning’ for Canada, intelligence expert says
OTTAWA - It was last on a list of eight threat scenarios, but the danger of a global pandemic made the cut when the Liberal government issued a national security policy in 2004. With the then-recent S...
Apr 12, 2020
Quebec coroner to investigate 31 deaths at seniors’ home near Montreal
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner’s office announced Sunday it will investigate the deaths of dozens of seniors at a private long-term care facility west of Montreal linked to what Premier Francois ...
Apr 12, 2020
Shooting near Parkridge Park sends 17 year old to hospital
A shooting in Saskatoon overnight sent a 17-year-old boy to hospital. Saskatoon police say it's not known the severity of his injuries. The shooting happened on the 400 block of McCormack Road.
Apr 12, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Canadians mark Easter as COVID-19 continues to cause pain, grief for many
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders across the country are taking a rare day off from updating the nation on the COVID-19 crisis as Canadians celebrate Easter today. Yet even as p...
Apr 12, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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