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Jays president won't set specific timelines for when team may contend again
Baseball prognasticators are predicting pain for the 2019 edition of the Toronto Blue Jays. What remains unclear is whether the team's off-season teardown might result in a short-term m...
Mar 14, 2019
Federal trade minister to China on canola issues: ‘prove it’
Federal international trade minister Jim Carr is asking Saskatchewan farmers to "hang tight" as the Liberal government continues to work with China on solving a canola access issue.The federal governm...
Mar 14, 2019 Federal international trade minister Jim Carr addresses delegates at the SARM convention in Saskatoon on March 14, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Boeing 737 Max aircraft ban causes stress for Sask. travellers
Saskatchewan travel agencies are dealing with worried travelers after Boeing's 737 Max 8 and 9 aircrafts were grounded by Ottawa on Wednesday.CAA Saskatchewan's Christine Niemczyk said passengers were...
Mar 14, 2019 The grounding of Boeing Max aircraft is causing stress for Saskatchewan travellers. (CKOM News Staff)
Schultz apologizes to Gabbard, Buttigieg for military remark
SEATTLE - Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who is considering an independent bid for president, is apologizing for saying he had likely spent more time with the military than the other candidates....
Mar 14, 2019
Saskatchewan city should reconsider disabled group home decision: minister
WEYBURN, Sask. - Saskatchewan's social services minister is urging city councillors who decided against a proposed group home for the disabled to take a different position. Paul Merriman says he ...
Mar 14, 2019
Ohio QB Rourke wins Jon Cornish Trophy as top Canadian in NCAA football
Nathan Rourke is making the Jon Cornish Trophy his own. For the second straight year, the Ohio Bobcats quarterback has captured the trophy, given annually to the top Canadian player in NCAA football. ...
Mar 14, 2019
Court upholds $1.5M award to analyst in MLB Network firing
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday upheld a $1.5 million jury award to former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Mitch Williams stemming from his firing by the MLB Network in 2014 over h...
Mar 14, 2019
Jones excited about one-off lineup as Birchard and Officer return for World Cup
Team Jennifer Jones will have familiar players on its front end when the rink makes its World Cup debut at the Grand Final this May. Longtime Jones second Jill Officer will return to the lin...
Mar 14, 2019
Canadian cyclist Mike Woods signs new contract, looks to add to win column
Canadian Mike Woods has signed a multi-year deal to stay with EF Education First Pro Cycling. Woods enjoyed a banner season last year, finishing second at the historic Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day rac...
Mar 14, 2019
QuickFacts: Boeing 737 Max 8 ban in Canada
MONTREAL - Facts and figures about the Boeing 737 Max 8 ban and how it affects Canadian passengers and airlines. - Passengers affected daily: About 12,000 (between 9,000 and 12,000 Air Canada passenge...
Mar 14, 2019