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Bill C-69 gets chilly reception from Sask. mining industry
A proposed bill aimed to change the way major resource projects are assessed and approved in Canada received a cool response from industry officials in Saskatoon on Thursday.Representatives from Camec...
Apr 11, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Sask. Poly laying off more than a dozen people
Nineteen people across the province are losing their jobs at Saskatchewan Polytechnic.The school said in a statement that it's the result of a yearly operational review ensuring "program alignment wit...
Apr 11, 2019 Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Kelsey Campus at 1130 Idylwyld Drive North in Saskatoon. (infoaboutcompanies.ca)
Chelsea Carey reflects on her team's wild up-and-down curling season
TORONTO - Calgary skip Chelsea Carey took a break from curling after coming home from a disappointing performance at the recent world women's championship in Denmark. She didn't throw stones for ...
Apr 11, 2019
Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation joins Northern Saskatchewan Football League
Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation is joining the Northern Saskatchewan Football League after coaches decided to re-organize how games will be played. "When the coaches met for their annual meeting earlier in th...
Apr 11, 2019 The Ahtahkakoop Titans have joined the Northern Saskatchewan Football League. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Uber reveals strong growth, huge losses ahead of IPO
SAN FRANCISCO - Uber is providing a look under the hood of its business in the lead-up to its hotly anticipated debut on the stock market, revealing strong growth but still struggling to overcome huge...
Apr 11, 2019
Red Sox stumble again, beaten in home opener by Toronto 7-5
BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox blanketed Fenway Park with pieces of the city's championship past to welcome the newest members of their World Series title club. It wasn't enough to ward off another setba...
Apr 11, 2019
City of Chicago sues Jussie Smollett for investigative costs
Chicago has sued "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to recoup the costs of investigating a racist, anti-gay attack that officials say Smollett staged. City lawyers filed a civil lawsuit Thursday in a Cook...
Apr 11, 2019
Autopsy: Migrant detainee died from AIDS complications
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A Honduran transgender migrant, whose 2018 death while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sparked protests and calls for an investigation, died of a rare di...
Apr 11, 2019
Giants' Trent Miner, Bowen Byram among group using CHL playoffs as NHL audition
TORONTO - Vancouver Giants goaltender Trent Miner was only supposed to be taking notes this season. The 18-year-old rookie, who played the majority of last season in triple-A before a January callup t...
Apr 11, 2019
Canadians divided on banning handguns, assault-style firearms: consultation
OTTAWA - A newly released summary of federal consultations says Canadians have wildly diverging views on banning handguns and assault-style firearms. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked...
Apr 11, 2019