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Slovakia edges Kazakhstan at world junior hockey championship
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - After a loss against Canada to open the tournament, the United States improved to .500 with a 6-3 win over Germany on Friday at the world junior hockey championship. The...
Dec 27, 2019

DJ Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Disc jockey Don Imus, whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decades-long rise to radio stardom and an abrupt public plunge after a nationally broad...
Dec 27, 2019

Little potash spilled after derailment in B.C. lake: government spokesman
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Two rail cars containing potash have been removed from Moose Lake in eastern British Columbia after a Canadian National train derailed Thursday. A spokesman with the B...
Dec 27, 2019

'Queen of Giraffes' among new Order of Canada recipients with global influence
OTTAWA - Talk about sticking her neck out for Canada. The latest cohort of appointments to the Order of Canada include many people whose accomplishments have had an impact around the wo...
Dec 27, 2019

A list of new Order of Canada recipients
OTTAWA - Here is a list of the newest recipients of the Order of Canada, along with their citations. Companions of the Order: James Francis Cameron, Saskatoon and Manhattan Beach, Calif. Writer, ...
Dec 27, 2019

19-year-old freezes, dies after crash near Warman
A 19-year-old man died after being found out in the cold after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 11 Thursday near Warman.RCMP were called shortly after 4 a.m. with multiple reports of a man walking in...
Dec 27, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Mild weather and decent highway conditions expected for the rest of 2019
Mild weather should make for normal driving conditions heading into the new year, according to Highway Hotline.Daily highs across Saskatchewan are hovering around the single digits, with the occasiona...
Dec 27, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Mintos start off Mac’s with big win
Rookie goaltender Joel Favreau made 44 saves in goal to lead his Prince Albert Mintos to a 5-2 victory over the Sherwood Park Ennis Kings to begin their Mac's Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament ...
Dec 27, 2019 Mintos returnees Turner McMillen and Ashton Ferster celebrate a goal earlier this season. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff

Year in Review: the Battlefords saw boom in development
The Battlefords now has more places to shop, eat, sleep and watch movies.The region saw a boom of development during the past year when downtown renewal and new business was all the buzz in the commun...
Dec 27, 2019 The Capitol Annex Theatre officially opened in the Battlefords in March, among some of the boosts to the community and the economy in 2019. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Raiders trade for centre Matthew Culling
The Prince Albert Raiders have made a player swap with the Swift Current Broncos.Cole Nagy has been traded to the Broncos in exchange for centre Matthew Culling."We know Matthew very well," said Raide...
Dec 27, 2019 Erica Perreaux/Lethbridge Hurricanes