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US vaping illnesses top 1,000, death count is up to 18
NEW YORK - The outbreak of U.S. vaping-related illnesses has surpassed 1,000 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that 1,080 confirmed and probable cases have been repor...
Oct 03, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to host town hall in Saskatoon
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is expected to visit Le Relais - Federation Des Francophones De Saskatoon on Friday for a town hall style event.Singh is scheduled to share his party's vision for a mo...
Oct 03, 2019 Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh addressed reporters after a speech to the FSIN in Saskatoon on Oct. 26, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Federal judge temporarily blocks Georgia abortion law
ATLANTA - A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Georgia's restrictive new abortion law from taking effect, following the lead of other judges who have blocked similar measures in other states...
Oct 03, 2019
Edmonton police officer testifies about the night he was run down, stabbed
EDMONTON - An Edmonton police officer who was run down by a car before being stabbed in the street broke down in tears as he told a jury about the 2017 attack. Const. Mike Chernyk descr...
Oct 03, 2019
Dental students perform nearly $50,000 worth of free work in La Loche
The 2nd annual Northern Health and Wellness Days in La Loche and Clearwater River Dene Nation resulted in 99 patients having almost $50,000 worth of dentistry work done. The event was made possible by...
Oct 03, 2019 Health and dental appointments were part of the clinics in northern Saskatchewan. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Actor Robert De Niro in real-life drama with ex-worker
NEW YORK - Robert De Niro has found himself in a real-life court drama, trading dueling lawsuits with his former assistant after their decade-long working relationship went dreadfully sour. He's accus...
Oct 03, 2019
Roughriders announce ticket prices for 2020 Grey Cup
The Saskatchewan Roughriders revealed Thursday what it's going to cost to attend the 2020 Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium.Prices for tickets in an expanded Pil Country - the standing area in the south end ...
Oct 03, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders chief brand officer Anthony Partipilo announces ticket prices for the 2020 Grey Cup on Oct. 3, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Green Leader Elizabeth May losing respect for NDP's Singh over 'fake stories'
VICTORIA - Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's losing patience with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, accusing him of spreading false information about the Greens. May made the comments at a news ...
Oct 03, 2019
Singh says hurtful comments on turban not surprising, all too common
OTTAWA - The day after a man approached him in Montreal and suggested he cut off his turban, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said many such comments are meant as helpful advice, but are actually hurtful, dem...
Oct 03, 2019
Alberta justice minister pushes for changes after killer allowed more freedom
CALGARY - Alberta's justice minister says he'll be pushing for changes after a review board ruled a schizophrenic man who killed five young people in Calgary can be eased back into the community....
Oct 03, 2019