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Lauther, Leonard inch closer to rejoining Riders
A few familiar faces are getting closer to returning to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' lineup.The CFL team returned to practice Tuesday at Mosaic Stadium following its second bye week of the 2019 seaso...
Aug 21, 2019 (File photo/ CKOM News Staff)

Two-vehicle crash near Carrot River claims one life
A 27-year-old man is dead following a two-vehicle collision near Carrot River.On Monday, at around 6:45 a.m., a northbound 1990 dodge dakota collided with a westbound 2004 Nissan Pathfinder on highway...
Aug 21, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW staff)

Streveler the Bombers' starter now with incumbent Nichols injured
Chris Streveler is again the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' starting quarterback. The second-year pro will be under centre for the foreseeable future with incumbent Matt Nichols (upper body) on the ...
Aug 21, 2019

Canadian woman focusing on memories shared with slain fiance: New Zealand police
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A grieving Canadian woman is focusing on the memories she shared with her Australian fiance before he was murdered Friday in a seemingly random attack, police said Monda...
Aug 21, 2019

SNC-Lavalin controversy tails PM to Quebec, where affair has different impact
OTTAWA - Questions about the SNC-Lavalin affair Monday trailed Justin Trudeau to Quebec - the seat-rich province at the centre of the controversy, and a place&n...
Aug 21, 2019

Oakland Raiders' Luke Willson finally gets to play another game in Canada
Luke Willson figures he'll have a smooth travel day when his Oakland Raiders head to Winnipeg for Thursday's NFL pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers. "I think I'm going to have the easiest t...
Aug 21, 2019

US home sales rose 2.5% in July, aided by low mortgage rates
WASHINGTON - U.S. home sales increased 2.5% in July, a sign that lower mortgage rates have produced a spurt of home-buying. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday homes sold last month at...
Aug 21, 2019

Ethics commissioner ready to testify to committee today: NDP critic
OTTAWA - The NDP's Charlie Angus says he expects ethics commissioner Mario Dion to be in a position to testify before a parliamentary committee today about his findings on the prime minister...
Aug 21, 2019

Jury to weigh ex-school head's lawsuit against writer Sparks
RALEIGH, N.C. - A jury will decide whether the former head of a private Christian school that novelist Nicholas Sparks founded in his North Carolina hometown was unjustly fired, then defamed when the ...
Aug 21, 2019

German city offers $1.1M to whoever proves it doesn't exist
BERLIN - A German city that's been the subject of a long-running online light-hearted conspiracy theory claiming it doesn't really exist is offering big bucks to whoever proves that's true. Officials ...
Aug 21, 2019