Saskatchewan

Motorists and farmers encouraged to safely share the road as harvest gets underway

The early signs of harvest are stopping to pop up in the province. SGI is encouraging drivers and farmers to share the road safely."Be patient, slow down, wait for your opportunity to pass and do so s...

Aug 19, 2019 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Pipeline rupture sends 40,000 litres of oil into Alberta creek

DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta. - The Alberta Energy Regulator says a pipeline has spilled 40,000 litres of crude oil into a creek.The regulator says on its website that the incident happened Thursday on a Bont...

Aug 19, 2019 (File Photo/ The Canadian Press)

Turtleford RCMP searching for vehicles after armed home invasion in rural area

Police are on the lookout for a two specific vehicles after an armed home invasion in a rural location southeast of GlaslynOfficers began investigating after receiving the complaint yesterday, Aug. 18...

Aug 18, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame inducts class of 2019

Twelve individuals, three teams, one family, and a city were inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Saturday night in Battleford.Around 500 people were in attendance to see the group ens...

Aug 18, 2019 Ferguson Jenkins delivered the guest speech at the 2019 Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in Battleford on August 17, 2019 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

'It's just the freedom:' Paralyzed Broncos player pursuing life on the water

SASKATOON - A minor injury cost former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Jacob Wassermann an opportunity to compete at last month's adaptive water-ski world championship in Norway. But he says that ...

Aug 17, 2019

External review ongoing into La Loche RCMP after man's leg broken during arrest

La Loche RCMP have requested members of the Moose Jaw Police Service investigate whether excessive force was used during an arrest.The investigation into an officer's conduct relates to a January 2, 2...

Aug 16, 2019

Report says salaries for Crown executives fell 18 per cent last year

The pay for members of the upper management of Saskatchewan's Crown corporations fell by nearly 18 per cent over the past year.According to the Crown Investments Corporation's 2018-19 Payee Disclosure...

Aug 16, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)

Health authority pauses whistleblower hotline development

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is hitting pause on developing an anonymous whistleblower hotline.In an emailed statement, the SHA's Lisa Thomson said the authority is withdrawing a request fo...

Aug 16, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes Esterhazy area

It wasn't the end to the peaceful family evening Grant Moore was expecting.His house shook and chairs rocked as an earthquake hit the Esterhazy area Thursday night.It was confirmed by the United State...

Aug 16, 2019 A map from the U.S. Geological Survey shows the area where an earthquake was recorded near Esterhazy on Aug. 15, 2019. (Submitted photo/ CJME News)

City of Saskatoon hit by internet fraud that sends $1M to wrong bank account

SASKATOON - The City of Saskatoon says it has lost $1 million in an online scam. City manager Jeff Jorgenson says a fraudster electronically impersonated the chief financial officer of a construc...

Aug 15, 2019