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Cherry's comments the latest chapter in a controversial broadcasting career

TORONTO - Sportsnet cut ties with Don Cherry on Monday after the veteran hockey commentator called new immigrants "you people" on his "Coach's Corner" segment while claiming they don't wear poppi...

Nov 11, 2019 Don Cherry talks on the ice (The Canadian Press)

NewsAlert: Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments

TORONTO - Sportsnet has apologized for TV commentator Don Cherry's remarks on Saturday night's Coach's Corner segment. The network says Cherry's remarks are discriminatory and offensive and do&nb...

Nov 10, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

NewsAlert: Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments

TORONTO - Sportsnet has apologized for TV commentator Don Cherry's remarks on Saturday night's Coach's Corner segment. The network says Cherry's remarks are discriminatory and offensive and do&nb...

Nov 10, 2019 Don Cherry

Mother recalls military career of son currently serving in Iraq

As Canadians prepare to observe Remembrance Day tomorrow, students from Churchill Community High School will likely recall 29-year-old Angus Robertson currently serving in Iraq.His mother Karen Robert...

Nov 10, 2019 Karen Robertson taught at Churchill Community High School for 32 years. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Region sees slight uptick in jobs

There's slightly better news on the job scene for the Prince Albert and North region - which includes The Battlefords and Melfort - as well as signs of continued improvement on the provincial front.Ac...

Nov 08, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

App being developed to help alleviate trespassing issue

A web application that will connect people seeking access to private land with the owners of the property is getting closer to reality.In March, Premier Scott Moe announced at the Saskatchewan Associa...

Nov 07, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor regains movement in legs

Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki was all smiles Wednesday as he celebrated another milestone in his long recovery.For the first time since the crash left him partially paralyzed,...

Nov 07, 2019 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki moves his legs following spinal surgery in Thailand. (Twitter)

La Fleur releases new book written for adult readers

Author Nancy La Fleur is comparing her latest book Stella Coyote: Where Do We Go From Here as the Indigenous version of Fifty Shades of Grey."The reaction I'm getting is a lot of people are enjoying t...

Nov 06, 2019 Nancy La Fleur's new book came out back in August. (submitted photo/Nancy La Fleur)

Williment receives Roughrider Recognition Award for bringing football to northern Saskatchewan

All the hard work Mark Williment has put into the Northern Saskatchewan Football League (NSFL) hasn't gone unnoticed. Williment, who is a superintendent of education for the Northern Lights School Div...

Nov 04, 2019 Mark Williment is the recipient of the Roughrider Recognition Award. (Northern Lights School Division/Facebook)

Concerns raised about Indigenous graduation rates

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) are calling for more support to increase Indigenous high school graduation rates.STF President Pat...

Nov 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations call for immediate investment in education. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)