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Gooding faces new charges and a potential parade of accusers
NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr. is facing a growing cast of sexual misconduct accusers, with prosecutors Tuesday unveiling new criminal charges against the actor and telling a judge they intend to have up...
Oct 17, 2019
Broncos families head to Alberta legislature to fight for trucking changes
EDMONTON - Alberta families affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash say they will continue to fight for changes to provincial trucking regulations.Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured whe...
Oct 17, 2019 (File photo/ CKOM News Staff)
More power restored in Manitoba, but snowstorm may have long-term effects
WINNIPEG - More Manitoba residents are getting their electricity restored following a major snowstorm last week, but the effects of the weather could be long-lasting. Manitoba Hydro says some 7,000 ho...
Oct 17, 2019
Bloc leader calls on Canada to let exiled Catalan leader enter the country
MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says there is no good reason exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont hasn't been able to enter Canada. Blanchet reacted to news today...
Oct 17, 2019
GM contract: worker pay hikes, factory closings move forward
DETROIT - A tentative four year contract with striking General Motors gives workers a mix of pay raises, lump sum payments and an $11,000 signing bonus. In return, the contract allows GM to proceed wi...
Oct 17, 2019
Singh would use federal money to 'encourage' provinces on health services
WELLAND, Ont. - The billions of dollars the federal government transfers to provinces for health care gives it leverage that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he'd use to push for better local services. S...
Oct 17, 2019
Fate of N.B. clinic speaks to unfinished fight for abortion access in region
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The announcement last week that the only private abortion clinic in New Brunswick would close its doors has made abortion a tangible issue in the federal election and highlight...
Oct 17, 2019
Parent Support Group at Stanley Mission
The La Ronge CFS Parent Support Group is offering a Triple P Positive Parenting program at the Stanley Mission ICFS Sub Office on October 2, 9 and 23.Triple P is the flexible, practical way to develop...
Oct 17, 2019
Riders playoff tickets set to go on sale
Saskatchewan Roughriders playoff tickets are to go on sale to the general public Thursday morning.Tickets, which start at $31, can be purchased at www.riderville.com starting at 10 a.m.The Roughriders...
Oct 17, 2019 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Scheer promising carbon tax will be history by January if he gets majority
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising he'll do whatever it takes to turn his marquee pledge to repeal the carbon tax into reality within his first 100 days in office. Scheer ...
Oct 17, 2019