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Head of Saskatchewan medical group says he got COVID-19 at doctors' bonspiel in Edmonton
REGINA - An investigation is underway in at least two provinces after a Saskatchewan doctor who attended a curling bonspiel in Edmonton tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Allan Woo, president of the Sa...
Mar 19, 2020

Sask. doctors call on businesses to close their doors
Nearly 200 Saskatchewan physicians have written an open letter to the business community in the province.They are asking all businesses to close their doors to prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreadin...
Mar 19, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

NewsAlert: Alberta records 1st COVID-19 death; man in 60s with other conditions
EDMONTON - Alberta has recorded its first death from COVID-19. Chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the man who died was in his 60s and had underlying health conditions. She says it appears he...
Mar 19, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

CFL, CFLPA have yet to reach resolution on T.J. Jones contract situation
TORONTO - Suddenly, the CFL and CFL Players' Association have more to discuss than T.J. Jones's contract situation. The 27-year-old Winnipeg native agreed to a deal reportedly worth $200,000...
Mar 19, 2020

Health systems ramping up to deal with potential influx of COVID-19 cases
OTTAWA - While Canadians stay home in an effort to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, officials are working behind the scenes to try to increase the health care system's capacity to fight...
Mar 19, 2020

Social distancing: what to do and what not to do to curb spread of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Social distancing is one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of COVID-19. While specific restrictions on what Canadians can do vary from province to province, here are the basic ...
Mar 19, 2020

Ottawa to take charge of housing asylum seekers for 14-day isolation period
ST-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says that as of tomorrow all asylum seekers entering Quebec from the United States at Roxham Road will be temporarily ho...
Mar 19, 2020

Saskatchewan reports four new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 20
Saskatchewan has recorded four new presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the province's total so far to 20. One of those was in Southend in the north and related to the first case reported there on ...
Mar 19, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)

Moguls king Mikael Kingsbury says another winning season his strongest yet
Mikael Kingsbury's moguls season was short, but sweet. The Canadian won seven of 10 World Cups, and finished second in the other three, to claim the men's season title for a record...
Mar 19, 2020

Los Angeles Rams release running back Todd Gurley
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Rams have released Todd Gurley, their superstar running back with a massive contract and a troubling injury history. The Rams made the move Thursday, several minutes befo...
Mar 19, 2020