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Student in custody after shooting at Milwaukee-area school
MILWAUKEE - A police officer shot an armed male student in a classroom at a suburban Milwaukee high school Monday morning after the teenager pointed a gun at officers, a police chief said. Officers pe...
Dec 04, 2019
US Rep. Denny Heck of Washington state says he's retiring
SEATTLE - Democratic Rep. Denny Heck of Washington state said Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress. Heck is serving his fourth term representing Washington's 10th District, southwest of Seattle...
Dec 04, 2019
Top NHL draft prospects Lafreniere, Byfield named to Canada's world junior camp
Canada will be counting on Alexis Lafreniere for offence at the upcoming world junior hockey championship. And with the status of some of the other veterans from last year's team up in the a...
Dec 04, 2019
Downhill training cancelled at Lake Louise due to snow accumulation
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Wednesday's downhill training session at the women's alpine skiing World Cup stop at Lake Louise has been cancelled due to snow accumulation on the course. The Environment Canada ...
Dec 04, 2019
Kemp expected to pick newcomer to succeed Isakson in Senate
ATLANTA - Georgia's governor is expected to appoint a wealthy business executive to replace an outgoing U.S. senator, according to a GOP political consultant, bypassing President Donald Trump's prefer...
Dec 04, 2019
La Loche shooter’s adult sentence to be appealed to Supreme Court of Canada
The adult sentence of the La Loche school shooter is being appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada before the end of the year.Lawyer Aaron Fox confirmed to 650 CKOM on Tuesday he is preparing to apply...
Dec 04, 2019 A man who pleaded guilty to killing four people and wounding seven others during a 2016 shooting spree is led into court in La Loche, Sask. on Feb. 23, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Jagmeet Singh outlines NDP priorities for throne speech
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his caucus is ready to work with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but he should not take their support for granted. Singh says he is looking for a number of s...
Dec 04, 2019
Trudeau's plane damaged, now backup plane grounded in London, U.K.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's bad luck with planes continues. He was forced to use a back-up aircraft Monday to ferry him to London for a NATO summit because the usual prime minis...
Dec 04, 2019
Quebec chief justice postpones speech to Jewish law society over Bill 21 concerns
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief justice, who is hearing a case seeking a suspension of the province's secularism law, will no longer be speaking to an association of Jewish lawyers in Montreal followin...
Dec 04, 2019
Local compost business launches special holiday initiative
A local compost entrepreneur is encouraging Prince Albert residents to hire her to make their holiday events more environmentally friendly.For a fee, Keri Sapsford of Compost Corner will pick up all t...
Dec 04, 2019 All organic material, except pet waste, can go in Compost Corner's collection buckets. (Submitted/Keri Sapsford)