Saskatchewan

Expert urges homeowners to take steps to protect against flooding

Saskatchewan will join jurisdictions across the country in a push to update flood plain maps and a Canadian researcher says it may be the push many homeowners need to protect themselves against floodi...

Jun 03, 2019 Flash flooding washed out parts of 8th Street in Saskatoon June 22, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)

Loan money for farmers available June 26, Ottawa says

Agriculture producers will have to wait another 3 1/2 weeks before they see loan money from the adjusted Advance Payments Program, Ottawa announced Monday.In an emailed media release, federal Agricult...

Jun 03, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Sask. cannabis company bought out to make infused beer, wines

With the purchase of a local cannabis producer, a beer and wine company could bring Saskatchewan to the forefront of cannabis-infused beverages.The Hill Street Beverage Company out of Ontario has sign...

Jun 02, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM)

Sask. NDP pledging STC revival two years after shutdown

The Saskatchewan NDP is renewing calls to revive a provincial bus service exactly two years after the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) was shut down.NDP Leader Ryan Meili met with reporters o...

Jun 01, 2019 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (file photo/CKOM)

Saskatchewan takes federal carbon tax fight to Supreme Court of Canada

The Saskatchewan government has filed notice that it is taking its challenge of the federal carbon tax to the Supreme Court of Canada.Justice Minister Don Morgan says the province will ask the high co...

May 31, 2019

Saskatchewan UFO reports in 2018 include Jackfish Lake, Prince Albert

It was June 29, 2018, at around 2 a.m. when one person reportedly saw multi-coloured spherical lights in the sky by Jackfish Lake. They reported having dreams and "spiritual attacks."On July 5, anothe...

May 31, 2019 (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)

NDP calls for government audit of SHNB to ensure no more ‘failures’

Following news that the entire roof on the Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford (SHNB) needs to be replaced due to faulty panels, the Saskatchewan NDP are calling for the province to fully audit the...

May 30, 2019

Former RCMP officer known for giving now accused of taking

A former RCMP officer charged in connection to a $16,000 theft from a charity has a history of giving in northern Saskatchewan. In November of 2017, Jason St. Pierre was a corporal in the Assiniboia d...

May 30, 2019 A former member of the Assiniboia RCMP is facing a criminal charge for breach of trust. (file photo/JPBG)

Teen receives nine-year prison sentence for 'adult-like plan' in slaying of La Ronge restaurateur

aJudge Robert Lane called the killing of La Ronge restaurateur Simon Grant reprehensible, unjustified and evil as he sentenced the final teen involved in the crime to nine years in prison."This was a ...

May 30, 2019 Final killer sentenced to nine years in jail for death of Simon Grant. (submitted photo/Cora Laich)

Saskatchewan gets poor grade in education efficiency

The cost of education continues to rise in Canada, but the authors of a new study say Saskatchewan is not getting good bang for its public investment.A study by the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of ...

May 29, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)