Saskatchewan

Researcher calls for better dental care in northern Sask.

A teacher at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Dentistry is hoping his research can help craft better policies to improve dental care in Saskatchewan's northern and remote communities.Dr. Ke...

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

Farmers vent frustrations on China trade dispute

Finding a solution to the canola trade disruption with China will not be easy or quick.That was the consensus from a public forum held in Tisdale on Friday night hosted by Prince Albert Conservative M...

Apr 27, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

'If you can hear me, you can see me': Riders weigh in on motorcyle noise

Public nuisance or a good way to keep motorcycle riders safe?Excessive vehicle noise is a topic that's sure to heat up as the weather warms. Kelvin Bakstrad has been riding motorcycles for about 34 ye...

Apr 26, 2019 Motorcycles (Submitted Photo/ Mitch Haffey)

U of R prof explains the lure of ‘Avengers: Endgame’

Avengers: Endgame is expected to be one of the biggest movies ever, joining four other films from the Marvel universe in the top 10 highest-grossing films of all time.But why have superheroes taken ov...

Apr 26, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

FSIN calls for charges against farmers involved in land dispute

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is demanding that the RCMP charge a family of farmers after they were found on land from which they had been evicted by the Ochapowace First Natio...

Apr 25, 2019 (Left to right) Ochapowace First Nation Chief Margaret Bear, Headman Tim Bear and FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron speak at the FSIN headquarters in Saskatoon on April 25, 2019. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)

Former Riders president called to the hall

He was an integral part of building the Saskatchewan Roughriders' new stadium - and now he'll enter the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a builder.Jim Hopson, who served as the Roughriders' first-eve...

Apr 24, 2019 Former Roughriders president and CEO Jim Hopson will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame this year. (Kevin Sousa/CFL.ca)

Nipawin man accused of threatening Trudeau pleads not guilty

The Nipawin man accused of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Parliament buildings has pleaded not guilty.David Petersen, 52, was originally scheduled to plead guilty during his latest ...

Apr 24, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Wind in sails of provincial Greens after breakthrough P.E.I. election

History was made on Prince Edward Island as a blue and green wave washed over the governing Liberals.Voters handed the Progressive Conservatives the first minority government in the province since 189...

Apr 24, 2019 The provincial Greens have renewed win in their sails following a breakthrough election for the Green Party on Prince Edward Island. (file photo/CJME News Staff)

Sask. ICE unit welcomes Supreme Court ruling

The Saskatchewan police officers who patrol the Internet in the hunt for online child predators got a bit of a boost from a recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada.The top court ruled on Thursd...

Apr 24, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Federal government announces $54 million for local-area projects

The federal government is putting $54 million into various projects around the region, including crime prevention in the north, forest fire prevention and flood mitigation. The money was announced Tue...

Apr 23, 2019 Federal Minister Ralph Goodale was in Prince Albert Tuesday to announced $54 million in funding for six new initiatives across the region. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)