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Sask. cannabis retailer calls relaxed rules for legal pot sales premature
A Prince Albert cannabis retailer says loosening the restrictions on legal sales is a premature move that won't lead to more customers.On Tuesday, the government announced it would begin accepting app...
Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe to employ different style than famous politician father
OTTAWA - Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe recognizes he's got some big shoes to fill as a newly elected Bloc Quebecois MP. His win in the federal riding of Lac-Saint-Jean caught the attention of Quebecers...
Oct 31, 2019
‘What was the point?’: SaskTel employee frustrated with tentative contract
After 17 days of job action, including frigid days on the picket line, some workers at SaskTel are frustrated with the tentative contract agreed to by the union.During negotiations and picketing, Unif...
Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Wildlife group reminds of pollution dangers after pelican hurt in B.C. lake
BURNABY, B.C. - An endangered American white pelican faces a long recovery after being injured by some fishing line discarded in a British Columbia lake. The Wildlife Rescue Association says in a...
Oct 31, 2019
Winnipeg man charged with attempted murder after three-year-old boy stabbed
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of a three-year-old boy. Police say Daniel Jensen, who is 33, was arrested on Wednesday and is also charged with a...
Oct 31, 2019
Ticats' Banks and Evans, Stamps' Mitchell named CFL top performers for October
TORONTO - Hamilton receiver Brandon Banks, Tiger-Cats quarterback Dane Evans and Calgary Stampeders QB Bo Levi Mitchell are the CFL's top performers for October. Banks and Evans combine...
Oct 31, 2019
Islamic State group announces successor to al-Baghdadi
BEIRUT - The Islamic State group declared a new leader Thursday after it confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi days earlier in a U.S raid in Syria. In its audio release by the IS cent...
Oct 31, 2019
Quebec Muslims 'need to be patient' in face of rejections, mosque founder says
MONTREAL - When residents north of Montreal learned of a plan to transform a local church into a mosque and Islamic cultural centre, the reaction was so strong that parish leaders invoked the 201...
Oct 31, 2019
Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore has second MRI before rejoining team in Atlanta
ATLANTA - The Jozy Altidore storyline deepened Tuesday when the injured Toronto FC striker did not emerge from the team bus for training at a local soccer club. Combine that with an Instagram photo of...
Oct 31, 2019
UK lawmakers set to back early election but haggle over date
LONDON - After months of stalemate in Parliament, Britain appeared on course Tuesday for an early general election that could break the country's political deadlock over Brexit. Opposition lawmakers b...
Oct 31, 2019