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Riders stay home to select Melfort’s Mattland Riley seventh overall in CFL draft
The Saskatchewan Roughriders didn't look too far to find a player in the first round of the CFL draft on Thursday, selecting Mattland Riley from Melfort with the seventh overall selection.The 6-foot-3...
May 01, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

Campsite Registration Begins Monday
Remember! Campsite reservations begin Monday, May 4. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the current restrictions prior to making a reservation. Visit our website, saskparks.com, for continually upda...
May 01, 2020

NHLers feel for top prospects in unusual draft year because of pandemic
Connor McDavid vividly remembers the thrill of the 2015 NHL draft. Hearing his name called by the Edmonton Oilers, the roar of the crowd, climbing on stage, the hand shake with&nbs...
May 01, 2020

EPL plans restart, virus testing in talks with government
The English Premier League held separate talks with the government and its clubs on Friday to discuss coronavirus testing required and logistical measures that could allow players to resume training a...
May 01, 2020

Going back to work may mean paying back CERB benefits for some employees
Monday, May 4 will mark the first phase of the re-opening of a select few types of businesses and services in Saskatchewan, after nearly two months.That also means, that some employees who were previo...
May 01, 2020 Photo Courtesy: Government of Canada, CRA

After cold April, warmer temperatures arrive in Saskatchewan
Despite a colder-than-normal April, things are looking positive - at least weather-wise.Environment Canada's David Phillips spoke to the Greg Morgan Morning Show on Friday and said April in Saskatchew...
May 01, 2020 (CJME News Staff)

Melfort Fair and Exhibition Cancelled for 2020
Please be advised that the annual Melfort Fair and Exhibition has been cancelled for 2020. Given the fact that West Coast Amusements has now cancelled and provincial health guidelines will likely not ...
May 01, 2020
Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of 'military-style' guns
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is banning a range of assault-style guns, with an order that takes effect immediately.The cabinet order he describes doesn't forbid o...
May 01, 2020

Q&A: Director Brad Bird on choosing his 'essentials' for TCM
LOS ANGELES - As the youngest member of his family, Brad Bird would often get dragged along to films that may have been a little out of his depth for a child, like "2001: A Space Odyssey." But even if...
May 01, 2020

U.S. trade authorities keeping tabs on Canada's coming changes to drug prices
WASHINGTON - The United States is keeping Canada on its "watch list" of countries where policies and practices could pose a threat to American intellectual property rights. In its annual report on for...
May 01, 2020