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Canada imposes more sanctions against Russian people, companies over Ukraine
OTTAWA - Canada is restricting the finances of another 129 people, companies and organizations over Russia's treatment of Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the new sanction...
Mar 15, 2019
Browns' Kareem Hunt banned 8 games by NFL for 'altercations'
CLEVELAND - Kareem Hunt promises to change. The NFL will hold him to his word. The league suspended the Cleveland Browns running back for eight games on Friday for two "physical altercations," one in ...
Mar 15, 2019
Gord Downie sculpture unveiled at Halifax City Hall's reconciliation space
HALIFAX - A Gord Downie tribute sculpture has been unveiled at Halifax City Hall, in a room that aims to foster conversations about Indigenous history and reconciliation. The sculpture was created by ...
Mar 15, 2019
Mandatory training for semi drivers takes effect in Sask.
As of today, semi drivers in Saskatchewan are required to comply with new mandatory, standardized training requirements.Friday is the first day the requirements are in place.Drivers who want to get th...
Mar 15, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass doesn't faze Hadwin ahead of Players Championship
No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass is one of the signature holes on the PGA Tour. Although it's just 137 yards to the Island Green, the hole is surrounded on almost all sides by water and has a tiny bunker in fro...
Mar 15, 2019
Former Yukon politician, businessman Ken McKinnon eulogized as 'warm ambassador'
WHITEHORSE - Long-time Yukon businessman and politician Ken McKinnon, who included assistance in First Nations land claims and involvement in the creation of Kluane National Park among his achiev...
Mar 15, 2019
Quebec City mosque shooter 'very affected' by New Zealand massacre: lawyers
QUEBEC - Lawyers for the Quebec City mosque gunman say their client is troubled his name is being associated with the mass killings at two New Zealand mosques Friday that claimed at least 49...
Mar 15, 2019
Blair mulling ways to close loophole in Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - Border Security Minister Bill Blair says he is talking to lawmakers in the United States about closing a loophole in Canada's border agreement with the U.S. - one seen as giving asy...
Mar 15, 2019
Wilson-Raybould tells constituents she's sticking with Liberals for 2019 vote
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould is telling her Vancouver constituents she intends to run for re-election this fall as a Liberal. The former justice minister and attorney general quit Prime Minister Just...
Mar 15, 2019
QuickQuotes: Canadian reactions to New Zealand mosque attacks
Canadians were quick to speak out against the attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand that left at least 49 people dead. Here is a selection of quotes: --- "Ca...
Mar 15, 2019
