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Looser COVID-19 rules mean more activity, but there may be some confusion
WINNIPEG - People in some provinces will enjoy more freedom Monday as restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic are loosened. But the change appears set to leave some workers looking for child car...
May 03, 2020

S Korea says troops exchange fire along N Korean border
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea says its troops have exchanged fire with North Korea along their tense land border. The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul says North Korean troops fired several bu...
May 02, 2020

Soaked walls and muddy basements: Fort McMurray residents survey their flooded homes
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - When Norm Sutton was allowed to return to his home in Fort McMurray, he could see that his wife's car had been totally submerged and floodwater had completely filled his fi...
May 02, 2020

Two new COVID-19 cases in Prince Albert, 6 total new cases in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has six new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Two of those are in the Prince Alberta area, two more are in Lloydminster. Both Prince Albert and Lloydminster have been identified by the Saskatc...
May 02, 2020 A sign outside a local business. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Stars deliver inspirational messages in Call to Unite event
LOS ANGELES - Director Lee Daniels talked about past drug use and urged people not to give into the temptation to abuse drugs during the coronavirus pandemic, saying "You are not alone." Actress Eva L...
May 02, 2020

Navy helicopter debris suggests sudden descent, as probe face challenges:experts
HALIFAX - Former senior Canadian Armed Forces officers say it appears a naval Cyclone helicopter struck the waters off Greece with sudden and massive velocity, ...
May 02, 2020

Doug Ford takes aim at Trudeau government's gun control measures
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is taking aim at the federal government's new gun control measures, saying he believes the feds should focus on smuggling of illegal weapons at the border ...
May 02, 2020

Doctor has some concerns over Sask. re-opening plan
As Saskatchewan gets set to begin to re-open businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one Saskatoon physician is cautiously optimistic about the plan.On May 4, other medical businesses such as dentists ...
May 02, 2020 (CKOM Staff).

Veteran forward Kelly Babstock signs with NWHL's Toronto expansion team
TORONTO - Veteran forward Kelly Babstock signed with the new Toronto franchise of the National Women's Hockey League on Saturday. Babstock, from Mississauga, Ont., is the sixth player to join Tor...
May 02, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far:  ...
May 02, 2020