Murray Wood: Conservative floor crossers could hand Mark Carney a majority government
Murray Wood says Prime Minister Mark Carney is happily accepting floor crossers from the Conservatives, but maybe it's t...
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Sask. Chamber of Commerce creates new Indigenous charter
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce rolled out a new charter Tuesday to push businesses in the province to be more inclusive of hiring, training and keeping Indigenous people on staff. It’s cal...
Jan 21, 2020
Grey Cup-champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers shuffle their coaching staff
Buck Pierce is the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' new offensive co-ordinator. The Bombers promoted Pierce to the post Tuesday. He replaces Paul LaPolice, who is now the Ottawa Redblacks head coach. Pierce wil...
Jan 21, 2020
Prison watchdog decries 'Indigenization' of Canada's correctional system
OTTAWA - Canada's prison ombudsman says disturbing and entrenched imbalances mean the proportion of Indigenous people in federal custody has hit a record high of more than 30 per cent. Correctional in...
Jan 21, 2020
Parks Canada says no to gondola proposed from Banff townsite to Mount Norquay
BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada has rejected a proposed gondola to take skiers and hikers from Banff townsite to the summit at the Mount Norquay ski resort. The agency has been considering ...
Jan 21, 2020
Lineups outside grocery stores in St. John’s as state of emergency hits Day 5
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Residents of St. John’s, N.L., were lining up for food today as supermarkets opened for the first time since last week’s massive blizzard to allow people to restoc...
Jan 21, 2020
Saskatoon trio takes home $1 million Lotto Max prize
Three former co-workers who have played the lottery together for more than 20 years took home a nice chunk of change recently. According to a release from Saskatchewan Lotteries, on Jan. 3, Marcel Lac...
Jan 21, 2020 A Saskatoon trio that have played the lottery together for over 20 years won $1 million on a recent Lotto Max draw. (Saskatchewan Lotteries)
Saskatchewan man charged with multiple counts of immigration fraud
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has laid multiple charges relating to immigration fraud against a Saskatchewan man. According to a CBSA release, over a two-year span from June 2016 to Novembe...
Jan 21, 2020 Gurpreet Singh will make an appearance at Saskatoon Provincial court on Thursday, January 23, 2020 where he faces multiple charges relating to immigration fraud. (650 CKOM)
Female soccer players more likely to have medical assessments after head trauma
TORONTO - Half of female soccer players who suffered a head-collision event received medical assessments, compared to a third of male players, according to a Canadian study published in the Journal of...
Jan 21, 2020
Survivor stories spotlight Auschwitz liberation anniversary
JERUSALEM (AP) - Shortly before they were rounded up by Nazi troops in Belgium and deported to Auschwitz in 1942, the parents of three-year-old Maurice Gluck placed their only child in the care of a l...
Jan 21, 2020
Trudeau stays mum on Sussexes' security costs as Harry returns to B.C.
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to say who will cover security costs for Prince Harry and his family while they are in Canada. At a news conference in Winnipeg today, Trudeau...
Jan 21, 2020
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