Author Archives: CKOM News

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Three young men who likely died from carbon monoxide exposure while camping near a country music festival in Michigan were pals who played high school football together. They we...

TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts dealt defensive back Alden Darby to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Monday for offensive lineman Terry Poole. The five-foot-11, 195-pound Darby spent three seasons with To...

Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES - It's the last day on Earth in Los An...

A Nashville Predators prospect has come out as gay, a milestone moment for the sport of hockey as the first player signed to an NHL contract to make that declaration publicly. Luke Prokop said he was ...

HAMILTON - Mike Filer has called it a career. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats veteran centre announced his retirement Monday after playing eight seasons with the CFL club. Filer, 31, re-signed with Hamilton o...

TOKYO - Women's basketball player Miranda Ayim and men's rugby sevens player Nathan Hirayama have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. The reveal of who wou...

TOKYO (AP) - A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19 with the Czech Republic team reporting the latest case Monday. Beach volleyball player Ondej Perui's openi...

TOKYO (AP) - Toyota won't be airing any Olympic-themed advertisements on Japanese television during the Tokyo Games despite being one of the IOC's top corporate sponsors. The extraordinary decision by...

TOKYO (AP) - After a yearlong delay and months of hand-wringing that rippled across a pandemic-inflected world, a Summer Games unlike any other is at hand. It's an Olympics, sure, but also, in a very ...

WINNIPEG - Two goals by Austin Ricci and a league-leading sixth clean sheet for Jonathan Sirois gave Valour FC a 3-0 victory over York United FC in Canadian Premier League play Sunday. Valour (6-1-0) ...