Saskatchewan

Diamond project partners seek speedy resolution of legal differences

Star Diamond Corp and Rio Tinto might not see eye-to-eye on their partnership arrangement at Project Falcon east of Prince Albert, but they are working together to try to resolve their legal differenc...

Apr 01, 2020 (file photo/Rio Tinto Exploration Canada)

Sister of woman who died from COVID-19 urges public to follow precautions and stay home

Battlefords resident Eleanor Widdowson is urging her community and the rest of Saskatchewan to "follow the rules" after her sister died from COVID-19 the day before receiving her test result.Widdowson...

Mar 31, 2020 The family of Alice Grove, 75, (pictured), is urging the province to release locations of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 to prevent further transmission. (submitted photo/ Eleanor Widdowson)

Local historian looks back on Spanish Influenza amid COVID-19

Over a hundred years ago, locals were also learning the benefits of social distancing and washing vigorously in the fight against Spanish Influenza.Fred Payton, a board member with the P.A. Historical...

Mar 31, 2020 The Victoria Hospital circa 1920. (submitted photo/P.A. Historical Society)

Shelters and lower income population to receive additional provincial funding in wake of pandemic

The Saskatchewan government released the Ministry of Social Services Pandemic Response Tuesday, which will help vulnerable Saskatchewan citizens by adapting policies and allocating new resources. "Our...

Mar 31, 2020 The Lighthouse North Battleford is one of several shelters to receive additional provincial funding amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Eight new cases of COVID-19 confirmed, province reminds public to stay vigilant to flatten the curve

There are eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province and while it's a smaller number than in previous announcements, the Ministry of Health is advising to not become complacent with precaut...

Mar 31, 2020 Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Canadian Press)

Co-op applying to end the months-long refinery lockout

The Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC) is looking to end the lockout that began Dec. 5.It has applied to the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board to order a final offer vote for the union members.The company...

Mar 31, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

Father of Humboldt Bronco disappointed Saskatchewan has relaxed trucking rules

REGINA - A father whose son was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he's worried Saskatchewan's move to relax some trucking rules during the COVID-19 outbreak may me...

Mar 31, 2020

CFL postpones training camps in response to COVID-19 pandemic

TORONTO - The CFL postponed the start of training camps Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic."The ongoing global pandemic and the resulting directives issued by various governments make it unsafe to pr...

Mar 30, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Saskatchewan records its first COVID-19 related deaths

Two Saskatchewan residents have died from COVID-19 related complications. The deaths were both recorded on Sunday in separate parts of the province and mark a grim milestone as the first fatalities fr...

Mar 30, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)

Concerns raised about how to help the most vulnerable in Sask. during pandemic

Organizations in Saskatchewan are concerned over what some of the province's most vulnerable residents will do during the COVID-19 outbreak.Jason Mercredi, the executive director of AIDS Saskatoon, sa...

Mar 30, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)