Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Man allegedly removes, burns Nazi flag hung in Kelliher
A Nazi flag flying on top of a home in Kelliher, Sask. was allegedly removed and lit on fire, according to a Facebook post early Saturday morning.The flag, which was accompanied by a Confederate flag,...
May 12, 2019 A Nazi flag hung at a home in Kelliher, Sask., shown here, is lit on fire in a Facebook video posted on May 10, 2019. (Caleb Beaudin/Facebook)
SaskPower at least 10 years from having week without coal
Don't expect SaskPower to match the United Kingdom's recent coal-less week anytime soon.England, Scotland and Wales didn't draw any electrical power from coal-generated energy between May 1 and May 8,...
May 11, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)
Province invests $700K in community airports
Upgrades and more money are on the way for Saskatchewan's community airports, as the province is giving them $700,000 in funding through the Community Airport Partnership (CAP) cost-share grant progra...
May 10, 2019 Saskatchewan MLA Greg Ottenbreit announces that the Yorkton Regional Airport will receive $257,000 in grant funding for improvements. (Yorkton Chamber of Commerce Twitter)
Estevan Police Service to conduct investigation into La Loche RCMP incident
The Estevan Police Service is launching an investigation in regards to an incident last month between La Loche RCMP and a member of the public. According to an RCMP news release, La Loche RCMP witness...
May 10, 2019 It's unknown how long the investigation by the Estevan Police Service will take. (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)
Nation posts strongest job gains since 1976, little change regionally
A welcome surprise came in Canada's latest job numbers, with the nation posting the strongest surge in employment since the government started tracking the data in 1976.The monthly labour force survey...
May 10, 2019 (file photo/The Canadian Press)
Saskatchewan facing calls to better protect wildlife habitats
Climate change keeps Peter Prebble awake at night and is jeopardizing the future of civilization, according to the Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES) board member.He's calling on the provincial ...
May 10, 2019 Greater sage-grouse. (Wikimedia Commons)
Large disparity between rural, urban and northern, southern crime: StatsCan
New data from Statistics Canada shows a large disparity between rural and urban crime rates in the province, and a much greater differential when comparing the North to the South. Released Tuesday by ...
May 09, 2019 (file photo/CKOM Staff)
New head of Sask. RCMP eyes high crime rates
The new commander for the RCMP in Saskatchewan is jumping in with both feet, looking to rural crime and high crime rates as some of his biggest challenges.Assistant Commissioner Mike Fisher was signed...
May 09, 2019 RCMP F Division's new commander, Assistant Commissioner Mike Fisher, was formally signed into his post in a ceremony with the RCMP Commissioner. May 9 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
FSIN says trespass legislation ‘not First Nations-friendly’
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is preparing to launch a legal challenge against the provincial government's trespassing law."It's unconstitutional, it's not First Nations-friend...
May 09, 2019 Chief Bobby Cameron says the FSIN will challenge the province's trespassing law in court. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Broncos tragedy leads to focus on first responders’ mental health
The Humboldt Broncos bus crash was a dark day in the province, but the tragedy has helped shed light on the mental health of first responders.On Wednesday, the province announced $250,000 in funding f...
May 08, 2019 Kelly Prime and Jessica Brost at the SEMSA conference in Saskatoon on May 8, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)