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James Smith Cree Nation signs on to build new power plant
The James Smith Cree Nation signed a deal with AECOM and the Tesla Energy Institute (TEI) to build a new hydroelectric plant.On Thursday, the ink dried on a memorandum of understanding for the $2 bill...
Jul 26, 2019 Dragan Racic of Tesla, Stormy Holmes of AECOM and Chief Wally Burns of the James Smith Cree First Nation cut a cake to celebrate the Pehonan Hydroelectric Project July 25, 2019. (Dominick Lucyk/650 CKOM)
‘It’s definitely more of a challenge:’ L.J. McCray set for CFL debut
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will have a new face in the secondary as the team tries to stop B.C. Lions quarterback Mike Reilly for the second straight game.Cornerback L.J. McCray will make his CFL de...
Jul 26, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back L.J. McCray (21) practises with the team on July 25, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Texas grand jury indicts Michigan professor on assault claim
HOUSTON - A grand jury in Texas this week indicted a University of Michigan professor who's also a renowned opera singer on one count of sexual assault for what prosecutors say was the rape of an inca...
Jul 26, 2019
HBO's 'Dark Materials,' 'Gemstones' both grapple with faith
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - HBO's forthcoming fantasy series "His Dark Materials" and its new televangelist comedy "The Righteous Gemstones" bring wildly different worlds to the screen, yet both grapple w...
Jul 26, 2019
No floppy-haired leading man for TV's 'Four Weddings' take
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Hulu's "Four Weddings and a Funeral" pays homage to the 1990s film, but don't expect a Hugh Grant copycat in the limited series. Creator Mindy Kaling says she deliberately avoi...
Jul 26, 2019
Large population of canids infected with tapeworm capable of causing "tumour-like" disease
A small tapeworm capable of causing a "tumour-like disease" in humans is becoming more common in carnivorous animals with up to 70 per cent of coyotes tested near the P.A. area to be infected.Echinoco...
Jul 26, 2019 (Submitted photo/Frank Crockett)
Beauval landfill no longer taking large waste items
The Beauval landfill is no longer accepting large waste that comes from renovations and construction.The village announced on July 24 that effective immediately, the landfill will not accept large was...
Jul 26, 2019 Beauval landfill is limiting the waste that comes in to make the next emergency cell last longer. (Village of Beauval)
B.C. Lions 'need to turn threes into sevens' against Roughriders: coach
VANCOUVER - B.C. Lions defensive back Crezdon Butler has a chip on his shoulder and a score to settle heading into Saturday's matchup with the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders. The 32-year-old w...
Jul 26, 2019
High court allows use of Pentagon funds for border wall
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico. The Supreme Court said Friday that it would lift a...
Jul 26, 2019
Raptor' Chris Boucher takes championship trophy home to where it all started
MONTREAL - Hundreds of young people from Montreal North, and even a few not-so-young, welcomed home local hero and NBA champion Chris Boucher on Friday. The Toronto Raptors forward...
Jul 26, 2019