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Kovalchuk scores in SO, Canadiens rally past Devils 5-4
NEWARK, N.J. - Ilya Kovalchuk scored the only shootout goal and the Montreal Canadiens rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Tuesday night. Montreal's Charlie Lindgren...
Feb 04, 2020
China deaths rise to 490, Japan confirms 10 cases on ship
BEIJING - Deaths from a new virus rose to 490 in mainland China on Wednesday while new cases on a Japanese cruise ship, in Hong Kong and in Thailand showed the increasing spread of the outbreak and re...
Feb 04, 2020
Canadian women beat Mexico, move within one win of making Tokyo Olympics
EDINBURG, Texas - Captain Christine Sinclair scored career goal No. 186 to help Canada beat Mexico 2-0 Tuesday and move within one win of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. The eighth-ranked Cana...
Feb 04, 2020
Raptors forward Pascal Siakam to compete in skills challenge at all-star weekend
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam was named a participant in the skills challenge on Tuesday for the upcoming NBA all-star weekend. Siakam is the third player in franchise history to compete ...
Feb 04, 2020
Province could soon start financing pipelines; new committee struck
Citing their economic importance to the province and a shaky political climate, the provincial government could soon start helping out with financing for pipeline projects.Evaluating the projects will...
Feb 04, 2020 Trade and Export Minister Jeremy Harrison. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Former MP Jim Pankiw charged with drunken disturbance aboard airplane
A controversial political figure in Saskatchewan is accused of causing a scene and delaying a flight recently on board a plane in Ontario.Police in Hamilton said they were contacted at 9:30 p.m. on Ja...
Feb 04, 2020
On eve of impeachment verdict, Trump tees up State of Union
WASHINGTON - Stepping to the dais in extraordinary times, President Donald Trump on Tuesday will deliver his State of the Union address on the eve of his likely impeachment acquittal and in the afterm...
Feb 04, 2020
Public school division hoping for more provincial dollars
The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division is expecting the coming provincial budget to be a better one for education compared to last year with a provincial election on the horizon. "We're antici...
Feb 04, 2020 Representatives from the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division are set to meet with provincial counterparts this week. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Province says 75 per cent of inmates in Sask. jails are Indigenous
New information from the Ministry of Corrections and Policing show that three-quarters of people incarcerated in Saskatchewan correctional facilities are Indigenous.Although the government recently re...
Feb 04, 2020 Saskatoon Tribal Council chief Mark Arcand says more action is needed to address the high number of indigenous people in Saskatchewan jails. (650 CKOM)
SUMA highlights: Sacichawasihc agreement award; resolution on PST
It was an exciting time at the Annual Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention this week. The Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement partners were honoured with first place in the...
Feb 04, 2020 The City of North Battleford, the Town of Battleford, and five area First Nations were awarded for the Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement in a special ceremony at SUMA's convention Tuesday. SUMA also passed a number of resolutions this week to help municipalities in the province. (submitted photo/City of North Battleford)