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La Ronge cannabis store fully staffed as opening day looms
Hiring has ended at La Ronge's soon-to-be cannabis retail store Kiaro and management plans to open within the next six weeks. That's according to Executive Vice-President Andrew Gordon who stated 10 l...
Apr 01, 2019 Kiaro in La Ronge is scheduled to open by mid-May. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Aunt of woman in laundry chute death questions police work in other deaths
REGINA - The aunt of a woman who died after falling down a hotel laundry chute says a report critical of the investigation raises questions about how police have looked into other sudden dea...
Apr 01, 2019
Montreal Canadiens GM says he would be disappointed to miss the playoffs
BROSSARD, Que. - Even if the Montreal Canadiens have already exceeded expectations this season, Marc Bergevin said Monday he'll be disappointed if the club finds itself out of the playo...
Apr 01, 2019
Canadian monitors say Ukraine election withstood Russian meddling
OTTAWA - A former Canadian foreign minister monitoring the Ukraine election says Sunday's ballot was free and fair but suffered from Russia blocking voters in areas of the country it controls. Ll...
Apr 01, 2019
Trump pressure on Cuba could hit Canadian companies, business leaders warn
OTTAWA - Business leaders are warning that the Trump administration's threat to tighten the U.S. embargo on Cuba could sideswipe Canadian companies doing business on the Caribbean island just off Flor...
Apr 01, 2019
Speaker issues update of dress code at B.C. legislature; sleeveless dresses OK
VICTORIA - The Speaker of B.C.'s legislature says a preliminary review of the building's dress code now permits women to wear sleeveless dresses and sleeveless shirts. Darryl Plecas says a full dress ...
Apr 01, 2019
Huddersfield experiences joint earliest relegation from EPL
LONDON - What seems like an inglorious departure from the English Premier League is far from it for Huddersfield. Its fate sealed with six games remaining after losing at Crystal Palace 2-0 on Saturda...
Apr 01, 2019
"Harry Potter" books burned at Catholic parish in Poland
WARSAW, Poland - Priests at a Catholic parish in northern Poland have burned books, including the "Harry Potter" series, and other items that their owners said had evil forces. Images from the burning...
Apr 01, 2019
Canada learns Olympic rugby sevens qualifying schedule for Tokyo games
The road to the Tokyo Olympics will likely take the Canadian men's rugby sevens team to the Cayman Islands in July for a North American qualifying tournament. And the regional qualifier looks to ...
Apr 01, 2019
Moe: ‘Some type of irony carbon tax comes in on April Fool’s’
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe hopes the April Fool's start date of the federal carbon tax is an omen."It's some type of irony that the carbon tax comes in on April Fool's," Moe told 650 CKOM's John G...
Apr 01, 2019 Premier Scott Moe speaks to reporters at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) annual convention in Saskatoon on Feb. 5, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)