Author Archives: CKOM News

TOKYO - Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner has been named Canada's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. Warner won the country's first ever decathlon gold medal with a ste...

In total, 39 people died from COVID-19 during the outbreak at Parkside Extendicare. Thursday's Ombudsman report revealed a laundry list of problems that allowed the outbreak to get out of hand, some i...

TORONTO - The Blue Jays felt fortunate to escape with a split after scoring only two runs in a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Toronto second baseman Marcus Semien provided a walk...

CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Lynyrd Skynyrd has pulled out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame concert after guitarist Rickey Medlocke tested positive for COVID-19. The country rock band was set to co-headline th...

Bianca Andreescu doesn't feel like the same person who hoisted a trophy in front of hometown fans nearly two years ago - or the same tennis player. The 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., is trying to...

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) has announced the death of Black Lake Denesuline Nation Chief Archie Robillard. In a news release, the FSIN said Robillard died on Thursday at the...

By The Canadian Press TORONTO - Raptors legend Kyle Lowry knows his return to Toronto won't be easy. The team on Friday confirmed a sign-and-trade deal that sent the star guard to the Miami Heat, endi...

Wynyard RCMP responded to a deadly single vehicle crash Friday night. Mounties said in a news release sent around 9 p.m. that the scene was on Highway 16 at Foam Lake. In an update early Saturday morn...

By James McCarten, The Canadian Press WASHINGTON - Canada's border agents reached a new tentative agreement with the federal government late Friday after a daylong work-to-rule campaign left long line...

TOKYO (AP) - The second to last day of competition at the Tokyo Olympics produced a gold medal bonanza for the United States. The Americans kept up their domination in men's basketball and women's wat...