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Chief of defence staff, DND deputy minister brief federal cabinet
OTTAWA - Canada's top general and the deputy minister of national defence are attending the federal cabinet this morning a week after the criminal case against the military's former second-in-com...
May 14, 2019
Nutrien lays off 80 workers at Vanscoy mine
Nutrien says a tight potash market is prompting job cuts at its mine near Vanscoy, Sask.The company announced Tuesday morning that it would be eliminating 20 staff and 60 hourly positions at the mine,...
May 14, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)
Workers safe after fire at Allan potash mine
A fire at a potash mine southeast of Saskatoon saw dozens of workers stuck in refuge stations for several hours Tuesday.Nutrien spokesman Will Tigley told 650 CKOM that the blaze broke out sometime af...
May 14, 2019 The Allan potash mine is located just over 50 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon, Sask. (Nutrien)
Meghan, Harry release baby feet photo for US Mother's Day
LONDON - Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have released a photo of their newborn baby's feet to mark Meghan's first Mother's Day as a mom. The image posted Sunday on Instagram showed Me...
May 14, 2019
CFL, CFL Players' Association into marathon collective bargaining talks
TORONTO - The CFL and CFL Players' Association are now into marathon bargaining. According to a pair of sources, the two sides met into the night Monday and got a head start on talks early T...
May 14, 2019
Vaughan Azzurri up for Canadian Championship challenge against HFX Wanderers FC
TORONTO - Head coach Patrice Gheisar and his players have been waiting for this day for three months. The Vaughan Azzurri, champions of League 1 Ontario, host Halifax's HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadia...
May 14, 2019
Gaza singers protest Israel hosting Eurovision
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian singers are protesting Israel's hosting of the Eurovision song contest by performing on the rubble of a building destroyed in recent fighting in the Gaza Stri...
May 14, 2019
Celebrate Victoria Day Long Weekend at PA National Park
Welcome Visitors!The Victoria Day Long Weekend is nearly upon us and Prince Albert National Park is ready! See park updates below and feel free to share messages and the attached pictures and poster o...
May 14, 2019
Raiders revel and release: let the party begin!
It took a long time for fans to exit the Art Hauser Centre Monday night after one of the most dramatic hockey tussles in memory. But once the on-ice celebrations for the WHL Championship had ended and...
May 14, 2019 There were a lot of high fives exchanged after Monday night's thrilling game 7. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Second World War amputee veteran reflects on D-Day 75th Anniversary
On June 6, 1944, Toronto's Allan Bacon was one of thousands of Canadians to arrive by boat on the shores of Juno Beach in Normandy, France.As this year marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, 99-year-old...
May 14, 2019
