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Top NHL draft prospects Lafreniere, Byfield named to Canada's world junior camp
Canada will be counting on Alexis Lafreniere for offence at the upcoming world junior hockey championship. And with the status of some of the other veterans from last year's team up in the a...
Dec 04, 2019
Downhill training cancelled at Lake Louise due to snow accumulation
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Wednesday's downhill training session at the women's alpine skiing World Cup stop at Lake Louise has been cancelled due to snow accumulation on the course. The Environment Canada ...
Dec 04, 2019
Kemp expected to pick newcomer to succeed Isakson in Senate
ATLANTA - Georgia's governor is expected to appoint a wealthy business executive to replace an outgoing U.S. senator, according to a GOP political consultant, bypassing President Donald Trump's prefer...
Dec 04, 2019
La Loche shooter’s adult sentence to be appealed to Supreme Court of Canada
The adult sentence of the La Loche school shooter is being appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada before the end of the year.Lawyer Aaron Fox confirmed to 650 CKOM on Tuesday he is preparing to apply...
Dec 04, 2019 A man who pleaded guilty to killing four people and wounding seven others during a 2016 shooting spree is led into court in La Loche, Sask. on Feb. 23, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Jagmeet Singh outlines NDP priorities for throne speech
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his caucus is ready to work with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but he should not take their support for granted. Singh says he is looking for a number of s...
Dec 04, 2019
Trudeau's plane damaged, now backup plane grounded in London, U.K.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's bad luck with planes continues. He was forced to use a back-up aircraft Monday to ferry him to London for a NATO summit because the usual prime minis...
Dec 04, 2019
Quebec chief justice postpones speech to Jewish law society over Bill 21 concerns
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief justice, who is hearing a case seeking a suspension of the province's secularism law, will no longer be speaking to an association of Jewish lawyers in Montreal followin...
Dec 04, 2019
Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur underwent additional surgery last week
Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur has undergone an additional surgery, just two months removed from a quadruple bypass heart surgery in late September. At the request of the Lafleur family, th...
Dec 04, 2019
Toronto Raptors haven't missed a beat in absence of Lowry, Ibaka
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka have watched from the sidelines as the surging Toronto Raptors have put together a seven-game winning streak and climbed to second in the Eastern Conference. Nick ...
Dec 04, 2019
Blue Jays sign Canadian right-hander Aumont to minor league deal
Phillippe Aumont spent a good chunk of the last few years wondering if baseball was still a viable career choice. The Canadian right-hander received some affirmation on Monday when the Toronto Blue Ja...
Dec 04, 2019