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Air Canada, WestJet announce higher luggage fees

From CKOM News Staff

August 28, 2018 - 12:17pm

Canada’s two biggest airlines are hiking their fees for checked luggage.

Air Canada and WestJet both announced they’d be raising the price for the first checked bag to $30, up from $25.

Both airlines are also going to raise the price for a second checked bag to $50 from $30.

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Funeral held for Roughrider gunned down in New Orleans

From CKOM News Staff

December 12, 2016 - 10:51am

A funeral will be held Monday morning for Saskatchewan Roughriders' running back Joe McKnight.

McKnight, 28, was fatally shot during a road rage incident in New Orleans. Ronald Gasser, 54, has been charged with manslaughter in his death.

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Rhett Lundgren, 39, was arrested and charged Thursday with attempting to access child pornography and two counts of arranging to commit a sexual offence against a child. Facebook/Rhett Lundgren

Saskatoon teacher charged with child porn, sex offences

From CKOM News Staff

December 9, 2016 - 1:56pm

A Saskatoon teacher appeared in provincial court Friday on charges related to child pornography and attempting to have sex with a minor.

Rhett Jeffrey Lundgren, 39, was arrested Thursday following a police search of his Saskatoon home.

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Don Bolen speaks at a restorative justice conference in Saskatoon on Oct. 2, 2015. file photo/CKOM News Staff

Regina archbishop says pope visit possible within next 2 years

From CKOM News Staff

December 9, 2016 - 1:11pm

The leader of the world's estimated 1.2 billion Catholics could be coming to Saskatchewan in the next few years.

Archbishop of Regina Don Bolen told 650 CKOM in an email that Pope Francis can't make it to the province in 2017.