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'Alternate potable water' still being used at Sask. Hospital nine months after boil water advisory
The Sask. Hospital North Battleford (SHNB) facility continues to have its issues.Saskatchewan's Ministry of Central Services confirmed to 650 CKOM Thursday that the facility continues to have to use "...
Jun 25, 2020
RCMP continue search for missing youth on Makwa Lake
Search efforts are still ongoing for a male youth who was reported missing just before 7 p.m. on June 23. Officers confirmed the missing boy is six years old. RCMP spokesperson Jessica Cantos told mea...
Jun 25, 2020
Kenney rejects NDP call to fire speechwriter over residential school comments
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he disputes comments made by his speechwriter in 2013 that questioned the severity of the effects of residential schools on Indigenous peoples, but is...
Jun 25, 2020
Judge shuts down energy pipeline in Michigan's Great Lakes
DETROIT - A judge shut down an energy pipeline in Michigan's Great Lakes on Thursday, granting a request from the state after the owner reported problems with a support piece far below the surface. En...
Jun 25, 2020
Habs' Price needs more information before deciding on NHL's plan to restart
Carey Price needs more information before deciding where he stands. The Montreal Canadiens goalie was asked on a conference call with reporters Thursday - his first media availability since COVID-19 b...
Jun 25, 2020
Michif language pilot program coming to Île-à-la-Crosse School Division
Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) has partnered with five schools around the province to develop a Michif Language Early Learning pilot project to preserve the endangered language and increase the numbe...
Jun 25, 2020
Liverpool clinches league title, ends 30-year drought
LIVERPOOL, England - The 30-year wait is over. Liverpool is champion of England again. Liverpool clinched its first league title since 1990 on Thursday, ending an agonizing title drought without the p...
Jun 25, 2020
Privacy commissioners in B.C., Ontario order LifeLabs to improve security
VICTORIA - One of Canada's largest medical services companies failed to put in place reasonable safeguards to protect the personal health information of millions of Canadians, say the privac...
Jun 25, 2020
With Climate Pledge Arena, Amazon puts promise in lights
NEW YORK - Amazon is bringing its climate change message to a new arena. Literally. The company, eager to prove that it's working to combat climate change, is paying to name a Seattle hockey stadium C...
Jun 25, 2020
Applications arrive from around the globe for Canada women's soccer coaching job
With just days left before the job posting closes June 30, Canada Soccer says it has already received applications from around the world to succeed women's coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller, who i...
Jun 25, 2020