Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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Vancouver Canucks add veteran goalie, defencemen as free agent market opens
VANCOUVER - After a period of wheeling and dealing, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning feels he's checked some items off his off-season to-do list. Benning was busy as the NHL's free agent ...
Jul 28, 2021
Interim head coach Javier Perez already feeling at home in Toronto
TORONTO - Interim coach Javier Perez wasted little time putting down roots when Toronto FC finally came home. Less than a week after returning north of the border earlier this month, Perez moved from ...
Jul 28, 2021
Cannabis company sues Tennessee Titans' Julio Jones, others
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Titans wide receiver Julio Jones is facing allegations of illegally harvesting and selling millions of dollars of cannabis in California, according to court records. ...
Jul 28, 2021
Latest COVID update July 28: 50 new cases, no new deaths
The province is reporting its lowest amount of hospitalized patients suffering from COVID-19 in more than eight months. In it’s daily COVID-19 update, the province said there were 43 people in h...
Jul 28, 2021
Latest COVID update July 28: 50 new cases, no new deaths
The province is reporting its lowest amount of hospitalized patients suffering from COVID-19 in more than eight months. In it's daily COVID-19 update, the province said there were 43 people in hospita...
Jul 28, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Midfielder Stephen Eustaquio showing star quality at Gold Cup with Canada
Stephen Eustaquio will see more than a few familiar faces Thursday when Canada lines up against CONCACAF heavyweight Mexico at the Gold Cup semifinal in Houston. The 24-year-old Eustaquio joined Mexic...
Jul 28, 2021
ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dead at 72
Dusty Hill, the bassist for legendary rock and roll band ZZ Top, has died. The group announced Hill's passing via social media Wednesday. "We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hi...
Jul 28, 2021 ZZ Top bass guitarist Dusty Hill died Wednesday. (ZZ Top/Facebook)
Ottawa Senators give head coach D.J. Smith two-year extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed head coach D.J. Smith to a two-year extension. The club announced the deal Wednesday, saying it will keep the 44-year-old native of Windsor, Ont., behind the b...
Jul 28, 2021
Farm Stress Line sees increased demand amid struggles in 2021 growing season
It's been a tough year for many in the agriculture sector. From lack of snow, to a worsening moisture deficit and the smoke and heat, it's made things extremely difficult for farmers trying to get cro...
Jul 28, 2021 Saskatchewan producers harvest at sunset. (Darren Sproat/Instagram)
Province planning for hundreds more long-term care beds in Regina
The province is is planning to add hundreds of long-term care beds in Regina. “The province is moving forward with a plan to develop approximately 600 long-term care beds in Regina, to meet the ...
Jul 28, 2021
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