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Killing of black teen in Phoenix area trending on Twitter
PHOENIX - Hundreds of people including a presidential candidate are speaking out on Twitter about the killing of a 17-year-old black youth at a suburban convenience store by a white man who said he wa...
Jul 09, 2019

SGI continues to benefit from out-of-province expansion
SGI achieved one goal and closed in on another during the 2018-19 fiscal year.In its annual report tabled Tuesday, the Crown corporation revealed it had written $371.4 million in premiums outside of S...
Jul 09, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Crews rush 46 to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel
WINNIPEG - Sergiy Bolshakov was watching TV in his Winnipeg hotel room when a firefighter knocked on the door and told him the building was being evacuated because of an emergency. The Toronto man qui...
Jul 09, 2019

Massive choir a place for Estonians to find identity, solace
TALLINN, Estonia - Tens of thousands of Estonians joined in singing folk songs Sunday on the 150th anniversary of a music festival that inspired resistance to Soviet control and later received recogni...
Jul 09, 2019

NewsAlert:Bombardier to lay off 550 workers at its Thunder Bay, Ont. plant
Bombardier Inc. is laying off 550 workers at its Thunder Bay, Ont. plant, according to a federal government source. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jul 09, 2019

Premiers to meet at Calgary Stampede in advance of Council of the Federation
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will host the premiers of Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories at the Calgary Stampede. A news release from the province says ...
Jul 09, 2019

Sophomore Veach looking to reclaim momentum with strong Indy Toronto
TORONTO - Zach Veach was having an inconsistent rookie season before a top-10 finish at last year's Honda Indy Toronto helped turn things around. Faced with a similar situation ahead of this...
Jul 09, 2019

Saskatchewan lake looking to break record for most people floating at one time
The community of Manitou Beach will make a record attempt at most people floating in the Little Manitou Lake at one time as part of the resort village's centennial celebrations.This Saturday, people f...
Jul 09, 2019 The resort village of Manitou Beach is attempting record for most people floating in the lake at one time this Saturday. (Gary Bergen/Watrous Manitou Marketing Group)

Alberta municipality votes to ban conversion therapy in first for province
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - An Edmonton-area community has voted to ban conversion therapy - the practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity through counselling or r...
Jul 09, 2019

Judge to decide if convicted killer should be sent to federal penitentiary
Judge Robert Lane will determine in a court room Aug. 12 in Prince Albert whether or not the final teen sentenced in the death of La Ronge businessman Simon Grant should be moved to a federal penitent...
Jul 09, 2019 Cora Laich and her late husband Simon Grant. (submitted photo/Cora Laich)