Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Fired Saskatoon cop found not guilty of arrest assault
A former Saskatoon cop is looking to get his job back after a judge cleared him of assault on Tuesday.Cheers erupted in the courtroom after Justice Richard Danyliuk found Jarrett Gelowitz not guilty o...
Jul 31, 2019 Jarrett Gelowitz arrives for Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench. (Global News)
Attorneys general meet to discuss federal carbon tax appeal
The attorneys general of Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick met Tuesday morning in Saskatoon to discuss a Supreme Court of Canada challenge of the federal carbon tax.Saskatchewan's attor...
Jul 30, 2019 Alberta's Doug Schweitzer (l to r), New Brunswick's Andrea Anderson-Mason, Saskatchewan's Don Morgan and Ontario's Doug Downey address the media after meeting about the federal carbon tax on July 30, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Amidst HIV outbreak, rise in needle debris, agencies explore new efforts
North Battleford is not isolated to headwinds faced through an HIV and syphilis outbreak and a rise in the number of needles found around the city.Municipalities across the nation, and specifically We...
Jul 30, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
RCMP getting air support from military in hunt for homicide suspects
The RCMP are getting some help from the Canadian military as they continue the hunt for two young homicide suspects in northern Manitoba.Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tweeted last night that th...
Jul 27, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)
James Smith Cree Nation signs on to build new power plant
The James Smith Cree Nation signed a deal with AECOM and the Tesla Energy Institute (TEI) to build a new hydroelectric plant.On Thursday, the ink dried on a memorandum of understanding for the $2 bill...
Jul 26, 2019 Dragan Racic of Tesla, Stormy Holmes of AECOM and Chief Wally Burns of the James Smith Cree First Nation cut a cake to celebrate the Pehonan Hydroelectric Project July 25, 2019. (Dominick Lucyk/650 CKOM)
Large population of canids infected with tapeworm capable of causing "tumour-like" disease
A small tapeworm capable of causing a "tumour-like disease" in humans is becoming more common in carnivorous animals with up to 70 per cent of coyotes tested near the P.A. area to be infected.Echinoco...
Jul 26, 2019 (Submitted photo/Frank Crockett)
Saskatchewan drivers caught distracted, minister considers stiffer penalties
The minister responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) is hinting stiffer penalties may be coming for people caught using their cellphones while behind the wheel.Joe Hargrave was asked b...
Jul 26, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
SaskTel expanding high-speed internet services in Saskatchewan
Dial-up internet and farmer vision television service could soon be a thing of the past.SaskTel announced yesterday communities from the Village of Paradise Hill across to the Town of Preeceville are ...
Jul 26, 2019 Internet service expansion in Saskatchewan (file photo/CJME Staff)
MLA Nadine Wilson charged with common assault
Long-serving Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson has been charged with common assault in relation to an alleged incident involving family members in Saskatoon earlier this year.The office of Premier...
Jul 26, 2019 MLA Nadine Wilson has been charged with common assault and has resigned her position as provincial secretary. She will make an appearance in court in September. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
New heliport at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital opens
A new heliport atop of Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon opened ahead of schedule on Thursday.The new helipad is Saskatchewan's second rooftop helipad, the other is at the Regina General H...
Jul 26, 2019 STARS approaches the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital heliport on July 25, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)