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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

Singer Gretchen Wilson forced to leave New Mexico hotel
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Country singer Gretchen Wilson was removed from a New Mexico hotel after she performed at a weekend music festival. The Las Cruces Sun-News reported Wednesday that police were calle...
Oct 17, 2019

Alberta joining class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
CALGARY - The Alberta government is joining a class-action lawsuit to recoup health-care costs related to the opioid crisis, the province's health minister said Tuesday. Tyler Shandro said there were ...
Oct 17, 2019

Toronto Raptors sign guard Matt Morgan
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Matt Morgan. The team opened a roster spot after waiving forward Sagaba Konate on Wednesday. The six-foot-two, 174-pound Morgan was a member of the Rapt...
Oct 17, 2019

Millions of Canadians take advantage of advance polls
Elections Canada said Tuesday that preliminary estimates show 4.7 million people cast a ballot at advance polls for this year's election.That's an increase of 29 per cent over 2015's advance poll voti...
Oct 17, 2019 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

Crown appealing verdict in toddler's meningitis case, citing comments by judge
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Crown is appealing the not guilty verdict in the case of an Alberta couple charged with not seeking medical attention sooner for their sick son. Last month, Justice T...
Oct 17, 2019

Bail hearing in RCMP secrets case begins, expected to last two days
OTTAWA - A bail hearing is underway for Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP official accused of breaching official-secrets law. Ortis, 47, faces charges of violating the Security of Information...
Oct 17, 2019

Scheer makes play for reworked federation in bid to thwart rise of Bloc
QUEBEC - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer warned Tuesday that Canadian national unity is at risk without a change in government. The federation must be reimagined for the 21st century, Scheer said as...
Oct 17, 2019