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Saskatchewan and COVID: Our Stories — The road to recovery
Friday marks one year since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Saskatchewan.Over the next week, 980 CJME and 650 CKOM will bring you stories from across the province reflecting on the past year.T...
Mar 12, 2021
4 people in Michigan won January $1.05B Mega Millions prize
DETROIT - A four-member suburban Detroit lottery club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot and will receive $557 million after taxes, officials said Friday. The winners claimed their prize weeks ...
Mar 12, 2021
Saskatoon girl’s design picked from thousands of entries for IKEA toy
A young girl from Saskatoon can now put "toy designer" on her resume.Ten-year-old Audrey Rogalksi entered IKEA's Soft Toy Drawing Competition. Her design of "Sandwich Friends" was among five winners p...
Mar 12, 2021
Canadian men to face Cayman Islands in Florida in World Cup qualifying match
TORONTO - Canada's World Cup qualifying game scheduled for March 28 in the Cayman Islands will now be played in Bradenton, Fla. The match will be played at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, where the Cana...
Mar 12, 2021
Trudeau says ramped up vaccine deliveries to bring 1M Pfizer doses per week to May 10
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Pfizer has guaranteed delivery of at least 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses per week starting later this month and lasting into early May.Trudeau says the updated de...
Mar 12, 2021
Quebec City Halloween night stabbing suspect returns to court April 30
QUEBEC - The man accused in the Halloween night sword attack in Quebec City appeared briefly before a judge today and will see his case return to court April 30. Carl Girouard, 24, from the Montreal s...
Mar 12, 2021
Whitecaps acquire midfielder Caio Alexandre after transfer with Brazilian club
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired midfielder Caio Alexandre via transfer from Brazilian club Botafogo FR. The 22-year-old Brazilian has agreed to a four-year contract and will official...
Mar 12, 2021
Desmond inquiry: expert says Nova Scotia's health records system is 'antiquated'
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An expert in electronic patient records told an inquiry today that the systems Nova Scotia uses to keep track of patient files are "antiquated" and in need of a significant upg...
Mar 12, 2021
Canadian Premier League looking to add expansion team in Saskatchewan
The Canadian Premier League is looking to add a team in Saskatchewan, awarding "exclusive rights" to an expansion club to a company planning to start a franchise in Saskatoon. But there are more hoops...
Mar 12, 2021
Wadena man charged after investigation into fraud
Wadena RCMP have charged a 57-year-old man in relation to an investigation that began in 2019.On Nov. 5, 2019, RCMP received a complaint from a business indicating they suspected an ex-employee had de...
Mar 12, 2021