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Federal fire officials update forecast for this year's wildfire season
EDMONTON - Officials say the wildfire danger is already high to extreme in areas of Western Canada. Natural Resources Canada's Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton is providing a briefing today o...
May 15, 2019
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques announces winners of science contest
FREDERICTON - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques took time from his busy schedule on the International Space Station today to encourage young students to pursue science - telling them th...
May 15, 2019
Let the Fun Begin - May Long-Weekend
Let the fun begin.The May long weekend signals the traditional start to the summer fun season. Many of us will put the dock in at the lake or swept the leaves off the deck in preparation for another s...
May 15, 2019
Brickley Bear Raising Funds for Children's Programs
We have a great way for you to give back to the community with The Brick, Gateway Mall! On Thursday, May 23rd, buy a cute and cuddly Brickley Bear for just 20-dollars. Proceeds are going towards the C...
May 15, 2019
Health authorities say 66 died in Montreal during last year's heat wave
Montreal health authorities now say 66 people died in the city during a heat wave between June 30 and July 8 last year. An investigation has shown two-thirds of the victims were over th...
May 15, 2019
Julianne Moore on gender parity: 'I believe in quotas'
CANNES, France - Julianne Moore says that for the movie industry to reach gender parity, it's necessary to implement quotas. Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, Moore said measures are ...
May 15, 2019
CFL, CFLPA reach tentative agreement
It looks like the CFL season will go ahead as planned.The league and Canadian Football Players Association announced Wednesday they have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining ag...
May 15, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
End of U.S. tariffs on Canadian, Mexican steel and aluminum close: Mnuchin
OTTAWA - A top Trump administration cabinet member says the end of punishing steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico is close at hand. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sa...
May 15, 2019
Leap of faith: Cavs sign Michigan's Beilein to 5-year deal
CLEVELAND - John Beilein has spent a coaching lifetime taking ordinary programs and turning them into consistent winning ones. All in college. He's getting his NBA shot. The Cavaliers ended a monthlon...
May 15, 2019
Stronach Group at centre of best and worst of horse racing
The Stronach Group isn't well known outside horse racing. In the public eye, the big players are the likes of recent Triple Crown winners American Pharoah and Justify, trainer Bob Baffert and legendar...
May 15, 2019
