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Snow puts another damper on 2019 harvest
Harvest wasn't done in Saskatchewan when snow fell on the weekend, but Todd Lewis says farmers won't stop because of the white stuff.Lewis, the president of the Agricultural Producers Association of S...
Oct 28, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Multiple homicides, shooting ramp up pressure on Winnipeg police resources
WINNIPEG - The police chief in Manitoba's capital says a deadly weekend has strained resources as investigators deal with three homicides and a shooting that left four people, including an infant, in ...
Oct 28, 2019
RCMP, feds pressed to find missing reservist with alleged links to neo-Nazis
OTTAWA - A Manitoba army reservist accused of harbouring ties to neo-Nazis remains unaccounted for two months after he was first reported missing. Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews disappeared at t...
Oct 28, 2019
Roughriders, Stampeders still battling for first in West Division standings
They've been a fixture atop the West Division standings since 2010, but the Calgary Stampeders will need help to finish there this season. Calgary (11-6) enters the final weekend of the regular s...
Oct 28, 2019
Man accused in newspaper shooting is changing his plea
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - An attorney for the man accused of killing five Maryland newspaper employees last year told a court Monday that he will plead guilty but not criminally responsible by reason of insani...
Oct 28, 2019
Robert Evans, iconic producer of 'Chinatown,' dies at 89
NEW YORK - Robert Evans, the protean, fast-living Hollywood producer and former Paramount Pictures production chief who backed such seminal 1970s films as "Chinatown," ''The Godfather" and "Harold and...
Oct 28, 2019
McKerracher receives CJFL Rookie of the Year
La Ronge's Justin McKerracher is making a name for himself in the Canadian Junior Football League.He was recently selected by the Prairie Football Conference as the Rookie of the Year for his strong p...
Oct 28, 2019 Justin McKerracher (second on the left) finished his first season with Regina Thunder. (submitted photo/Justin McKerracher)
Texas man guilty of stalking, threatening Taylor Swift
NASHVILLE - A 27-year-old Austin, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to stalking and sending threatening letters and emails to pop star Taylor Swift's former record label. Federal prosecutors in Nashville,...
Oct 28, 2019
Utility says power lines may have started 2 California fires
SAN FRANCISCO - The Pacific Gas & Electric Co. utility says its power lines may have started two wildfires over the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company reported the incidents near t...
Oct 28, 2019
Toronto FC coach says Omar Gonzalez and Jozy Altidore continue to make progress
TORONTO - The injury report was positive Saturday for Toronto FC ahead of Wednesday's MLS Eastern Conference final in Atlanta. Centre back Omar Gonzalez (hamstring) took part in training - "invol...
Oct 28, 2019