Author Archives:

Raptors forward Pascal Siakam to compete in skills challenge at all-star weekend
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam was named a participant in the skills challenge on Tuesday for the upcoming NBA all-star weekend. Siakam is the third player in franchise history to compete ...
Feb 04, 2020

Province could soon start financing pipelines; new committee struck
Citing their economic importance to the province and a shaky political climate, the provincial government could soon start helping out with financing for pipeline projects.Evaluating the projects will...
Feb 04, 2020 Trade and Export Minister Jeremy Harrison. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Former MP Jim Pankiw charged with drunken disturbance aboard airplane
A controversial political figure in Saskatchewan is accused of causing a scene and delaying a flight recently on board a plane in Ontario.Police in Hamilton said they were contacted at 9:30 p.m. on Ja...
Feb 04, 2020

On eve of impeachment verdict, Trump tees up State of Union
WASHINGTON - Stepping to the dais in extraordinary times, President Donald Trump on Tuesday will deliver his State of the Union address on the eve of his likely impeachment acquittal and in the afterm...
Feb 04, 2020

Province says 75 per cent of inmates in Sask. jails are Indigenous
New information from the Ministry of Corrections and Policing show that three-quarters of people incarcerated in Saskatchewan correctional facilities are Indigenous.Although the government recently re...
Feb 04, 2020 Saskatoon Tribal Council chief Mark Arcand says more action is needed to address the high number of indigenous people in Saskatchewan jails. (650 CKOM)

SUMA highlights: Sacichawasihc agreement award; resolution on PST
It was an exciting time at the Annual Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention this week. The Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement partners were honoured with first place in the...
Feb 04, 2020 The City of North Battleford, the Town of Battleford, and five area First Nations were awarded for the Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement in a special ceremony at SUMA's convention Tuesday. SUMA also passed a number of resolutions this week to help municipalities in the province. (submitted photo/City of North Battleford)

Hyundai halts Korea output as China outbreak fallout spreads
WASHINGTON - Hyundai Motors is suspending production in South Korea, a sign that the economic fallout from China's viral outbreak is spreading. For other companies bracing for losses from coronavirus,...
Feb 04, 2020

Disney Plus hits nearly 29M subscribers in 3 months
NEW YORK - Disney said its Disney Plus streaming service reached nearly 29 million paid subscribers in less than three months, an impressive start for what the company has positioned as its future as ...
Feb 04, 2020

Macy's to close 125 stores, shed 2,000 corporate jobs
NEW YORK - Macy's said Tuesday it is closing 125 of its least productive stores and cutting 2,000 corporate jobs as the struggling department store tries to reinvent itself in the age of online shoppi...
Feb 04, 2020

Canadian Liam Millar starts for young Liverpool side in FA Cup replay
Canadian international Liam Millar started for Liverpool on Tuesday as the Premier League leaders, fielding its youngest-ever team, reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time under ...
Feb 04, 2020