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Canada match in Montreal against French Barbarians called off due to pandemic
TORONTO - Canada's rugby international against the French Barbarians on July 4 in Montreal has been called off due to the COVID-10 pandemic. Rugby Canada said Friday that the French invitational side ...
Apr 10, 2020
14-year-old charged in Saskatoon robbery
Saskatoon police have charged a 14-year-old boy after a robbery at a Sutherland area business. A lone suspect entered a business on the 700 block of Central Avenue at 6:17 a.m. on Friday with a knife ...
Apr 10, 2020 (650 CKOM)
Premier asks people to continue social distancing over Easter
Premier Scott Moe released an Easter message on Twitter Friday morning. "I know this is something that we look forward to all year, but this year I'm asking you to celebrate a little bit differently,"...
Apr 10, 2020
Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021
TOKYO - As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can't guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year - even with the long delay. Japanese ...
Apr 10, 2020
Tavares, group of Leafs make donation to front-line workers amid pandemic
TORONTO - John Tavares lived in New York and his wife has worked in a hospital. As the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic started to settle in the last few weeks - desperate calls for medical supplies, ...
Apr 10, 2020
Maple Leaf Garden's Sex offender Gordon Stuckless dead: lawyer
TORONTO - The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal has died. Gordon Stuckless was sentenced in 2016 to six and a half years behind bars - six after credit for his time ...
Apr 09, 2020
In abrupt about-face, UFC halts shows in face of COVID-19 pandemic
In an abrupt about-face at the behest of broadcast partner ESPN, the UFC has postponed UFC 249 and all future scheduled shows due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. As recently as Wednesday, UFC pr...
Apr 09, 2020
Summit Series star, longtime Blackhawks defenceman Pat Stapleton dead at 79
TORONTO - Pat Stapleton, a longtime NHL defenceman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the goal that won the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 79. The Strath...
Apr 09, 2020
Saskatchewan businesses to get financial boost from province
On the heels of a harsh labour force survey released Thursday by Statistics Canada, the Saskatchewan government announced a financial aid package for some businesses in the province. The Saskatchewan ...
Apr 09, 2020
Seven new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, but 12 more recoveries
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan dropped by five Thursday. In a media release, the provincial government announced there were 160 active cases in Saskatchewan. Active cases are the ...
Apr 09, 2020 Dr. Saqib Shahab. (650 CKOM file photo)
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