Saskatchewan

Case of stolen identity leaves Sask. family out hundreds of thousands of dollars

A case of stolen identity has cost one Saskatchewan farming family hundreds of thousands of dollars.Andrew and Laurie Johnson run Johnson Livestock near Peebles, a community about 125 kilometres south...

Jan 28, 2020 The Johnson family. (submitted photo)

B.C. man presumed to have cornonavirus doing well: health official

VANCOUVER - Health officials in British Columbia say a man in his 40s is presumed to have coronavirus and is doing well as he recovers at home. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health office...

Jan 28, 2020 Image Credit: Dmitryi Epov | Dreamstime.com

City of Prince Albert bans plastic check out bags

Prince Albert has become the first city in Saskatchewan to ban plastic checkout bags. City council passed the bylaw unanimously at Monday night's meeting, despite some last minute concerns raised by t...

Jan 28, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Unifor, FCL representatives to meet in Saskatoon

The sides in the labour dispute at the Co-op refinery were to meet face to face Monday.During a rally outside the refinery, Scott Doherty - the executive assistant to Unifor national president Jerry D...

Jan 27, 2020 Scott Doherty, executive assistant to Unifor national president Jerry Dias, announces representatives of the union are to meet with Federated Co-operatives Limited CEO Scott Banda on Jan. 27, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)

Peter MacKay discusses Conservative leadership bid

Former federal cabinet minister Peter MacKay officially kicked off his Conservative Party leadership bid on Saturday.He sat down for a chat with Gormley guest host Drew Remenda on Monday.One of the ma...

Jan 27, 2020 Peter MacKay (Peter MacKay/Twitter)

SGI says number of traffic fatalities dropped in 2019

Saskatchewan recorded the fewest traffic fatalities in 2019 than in any of the previous 70 years.On Monday, SGI said its preliminary numbers indicated 71 people were killed in collisions last year. Th...

Jan 27, 2020 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)

Birch Hills Marauders claim gold medal at Moskal Invitational Tournament

The Birch Hills Marauders senior boys basketball team are the 2020 Moskal Invitational Tournament (MIT) champions.Birch Hills upended Meadow Lake 74-62 in the final at MUCC on Sunday.The Marauders sto...

Jan 27, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Conditions favourable for slick roads for much of the week

The mild conditions will stay with us for several days, but so too will the slippery conditions.Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang told northeastNOW the milder air is comin...

Jan 27, 2020 Rime frost looks pretty, but the conditions that come with it can lead to slippery roads and sidewalks. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

AP source: Ex-NBA star Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, ...

Jan 26, 2020

Coronavirus patient showed mild symptoms on flight

OTTAWA - The first Canadian patient diagnosed with a novel form of coronavirus began showing signs of illness on the plane that brought him back from the disease's epicentre., Canada's Chief Public He...

Jan 26, 2020