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Judge enjoys career year with Riders after nearly calling it a career
Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Cam Judge has developed into one of the top linebackers in the CFL, but there was a time he considered hanging up the cleats at the age of 22.His rookie season in 2...
Oct 18, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Cameron Judge (4). (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)

Humboldt chamber weighs in on potential BHP potash mine in Jansen
The discussion continues as to what a possible Jansen potash project could do for the region.BHP announced on Thursday that its board would be asked to make a "final investment decision" on the Jansen...
Oct 18, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Wagantall looks for re-election in Yorkton-Melville
The incumbent Member of Parliament for the Yorkton-Melville constituency hopes to return to Ottawa.Cathay Wagantall of the Conservative Party said she has been pleased with how her campaign has gone h...
Oct 18, 2019 (submitted photo/Cathay Wagantall campaign)

Beef recall expands as Toronto slaughterhouse co-operates with food watchdog
A large recall of raw beef and veal products continued to expand this week with food safety watchdogs in Canada and the United States issuing safety warnings about meat linked to an Ontario compa...
Oct 18, 2019

Probation for some new Alberta bus, truck drivers after Broncos family pressure
EDMONTON - Alberta's transportation minister says there will be a two-year probationary period for thousands of bus and truck drivers who passed their exams before new training rules took effect....
Oct 18, 2019

Alberta introduces legislation allowing access to partner's criminal records
EDMONTON - Alberta is introducing legislation first developed in Britain that allows people in abusive relationships to request information about a partner's criminal record. Premier Ja...
Oct 18, 2019

Wright-designed home sold for nearly $1.7M
PHOENIX - An Arizona house that was the last home architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed before his death sold Wednesday for nearly $1.7 million. Out of nearly 20 bids at a public auction for the Norma...
Oct 18, 2019

Jury sequestered in case of Quebec man charged in murders of ex-wife, stranger
ST-JEROME, Que. - The fate of Ugo Fredette, a Quebec man charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his ex-wife and a stranger he met at a highway rest stop, is now...
Oct 18, 2019

Bernier surprised by Bloc's popularity, says People's party more nationalistic
QUEBEC - People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier says he's a bit surprised by the popularity of the Bloc Quebecois and its leader, Yves-Francois Blanchet. Bernier told reporters Friday if Quebe...
Oct 18, 2019

Edmonton Strathcona Green Party candidate drops out, asks supporters to vote NDP
EDMONTON - The Green Party candidate in the only riding in Alberta held by the NDP before the federal election call has dropped out of the race and is urging supporters to vote for his New Democ...
Oct 18, 2019