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Meadow Lake U13 Sox undefeated in Saskatoon tournament
The Meadow Lake Sox are starting the 2019 season with an impressive tournament win.The U13 boys provincial team went undefeated at the Saskatoon AA tournament over the weekend of May 31 to June 2. The...
Jun 05, 2019 The U13 Provincial Sox went undefeated in a tournament in Saskatoon. (Front row: L to R (kneeling): Noah Pigott, Ash Svandrlik, Parker Gerwing (batboy), Brandt Spencer, Quinn Soulsby. Second Row: L to R: Ryder Ellis, Caleb Pockrant, Reid Beck, Dawson Gerwing. Third Row: L to R: Josh Kirilenko, Camron Soulsby. Back Row: L to R: Trevor Gerwing, Chris Ellis, Regan Beck, Clint Pigott.) (Facebook/Meadow Lake Minor Baseball)
Kool & The Gang to be honoured with Marian Anderson Award
PHILADELPHIA - Funk-soul band Kool & The Gang is being honoured with an award named for pioneering opera singer Marian Anderson. Kool & The Gang, known for hits like "Get Down on It," ''Celebr...
Jun 05, 2019
RCMP, CBSA say they never searched Meng Wanzhou's phones or electronic devices
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the RCMP and Canadian Border Services Agency deny allegations their officers searched Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's phones and electronic devices after a borde...
Jun 05, 2019
After Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. aims to clean up the earth
LAS VEGAS - After playing Iron Man for more than a decade, Robert Downey Jr. has found a real-life villain he wants to defeat: pollution. The movie star says he plans to start an organization next yea...
Jun 05, 2019
Northern Alberta residents start returning home after evacuation due to fires
Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after wildfires forced them to leave their communities two weeks ago. An evacuation order was lifted for residents of High Level, the sur...
Jun 05, 2019
Saskatchewan taxpayers sinking millions into uranium mine cleanup
Saskatchewan taxpayers are looking at a massive bill as the provincial and federal governments battle it out over who is responsible for cleaning up an abandoned uranium mine.The Gunnar mine and mill ...
Jun 05, 2019 The Gunnar Mine near Uranium City was once the largest uranium mine in the world. (Chris Carr/CKOM)
‘You get what you put in’: Cannabis consumers greet first outdoor growing season
Moe Brondum lifts the rope that holds the gate to his backyard closed. He gingerly walks through and heads over to a patio table where two chairs sit ready for guests.Birds chirp as he leans back, don...
Jun 05, 2019 Moe Brondum shows off one of his four legal cannabis plants in his backyard in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Oil lobby group calls for parties to campaign on regulatory help for pipelines
OTTAWA - The country's largest oil-and-gas lobby group is urging political parties to ensure their campaign platforms include support for major pipeline and LNG projects and a regulatory regime that w...
Jun 05, 2019
Thai coup leader uses ballot box to stay as prime minister
BANGKOK - When Prayuth Chan-ocha led a military coup to take over Thailand's government five years ago, he wore a dowdy officer's uniform. A five-year makeover transformed him into a politician, now s...
Jun 05, 2019
MPs across party lines call for new housing subsidy to help homeless veterans
OTTAWA - A cross-party group of MPs is asking the federal Liberals to create a new housing stipend to help thousands of this country's veterans get off the streets. The motion from Ontario Liberal MP ...
Jun 05, 2019