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Handcuffed Ronaldinho and brother appear in Paraguayan court
ASUNCION, Paraguay - Former soccer star Ronaldinho and his brother were taken in handcuffs to a courthouse in Paraguay on Saturday following their arrest for allegedly entering the country with falsif...
Mar 07, 2020
'Simple greed': Ex-UAW leader Jones charged with corruption
DETROIT - Prosecutors on Thursday charged the former president of the United Auto Workers with corruption, alleging he plotted with others to embezzle more than $1 million to splurge on private villas...
Mar 07, 2020
All over the place: David Ayres’ newfound fame leads to whirlwind tour of advocacy
Seas of autographs, selfies and media requests - that's been the norm for David Ayres the last two weeks.The 42-year-old operations manager at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto gained internation...
Mar 07, 2020 David Ayres, the now famous emergency back up goaltender from Toronto, signs the wall at Wendel Clark's Classic Bar and Grill as part of a stop in Saskatoon on March 6, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Snowfall warnings blanket central Sask.
Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings across central Saskatchewan as a storm system moves through over the weekend.Snow is expected to start falling Saturday morning and continue into Sunday...
Mar 07, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)
235 Canadians on cruise ship held for COVID-19 testing off California coast
OTTAWA - There are 235 Canadians on the passenger manifest for a cruise ship that is being held off the coast of California for coronavirus testing. Global Affairs Canada says there are no confirmed c...
Mar 07, 2020
Friday's Scoreboard
Here are the results from Friday...WHLEdmonton 4, Swift Current 1Everett 6, Tri-City 0Kamloops 6, Lethbridge 3Kelowna 6, Seattle 0Medicine Hat 6, Calgary 1Winnipeg 4, Moose Jaw 1Brandon 3, Prince Albe...
Mar 07, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff).
Virus fears grip markets again; stocks and bond yields slide
NEW YORK - Fear dominated financial markets again on Thursday, and stocks fell sharply on worries about the fast-spreading virus outbreak. It's the latest shudder in Wall Street's most volatile week i...
Mar 07, 2020
Starbucks, Second Cup halt use of reusable cups amid novel coronavirus outbreak
Two major coffee chains have stopped serving beverages in reusable cups brought by customers amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Starbucks and The Second Cup Ltd. say they are temporarily halting the...
Mar 07, 2020
Federal lab confirms second case of new coronavirus in Quebec
MONTREAL - Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory has confirmed a second case of the new coronavirus in Quebec while the province's Health Department announced another presumptive case. A...
Mar 07, 2020
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit
BEIRUT - An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northwest Syria hit a poultry farm where several displaced families were sheltering early Thursday, killing at least 15 people including children while...
Mar 07, 2020