Saskatchewan

Police request public's help as they search for La Loche man accused of sex assault

La Loche RCMP have issued a warrant for a man at-large who is charged with sexual assault.Mark Kelly Laprise, born 1984, is also charged with sexual interference.Police say numerous attempts to locate...

Jan 09, 2020 Mark Kelly Laprise, 35. (submitted photo/La Loche RCMP)

Iron signs three-year contract to call NHL games in Cree

Clarence Iron has confirmed he will be calling six more NHL hockey games this season in the Plains Cree language in conjunction with Sportsnet and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). Iro...

Jan 09, 2020 Clarence Iron signed a three-year contract to call NHL games in Cree. (APTN/Facebook)

US officials: ‘Highly likely’ Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. officials said Thursday it was "highly likely" that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board.The crash came...

Jan 09, 2020 Wax from melted candles sits next to flowers placed at the Canadian Embassy during a national day of mourning in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Saskatchewan banning name changes by sex offenders

Saskatchewan is banning sex offenders from changing their names.Justice Minister Don Morgan told Gormley on Wednesday his ministry was preparing the ban, which could take effect as soon as February."T...

Jan 08, 2020 Saskatchewan Justice Minister Don Morgan. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)

Snaring expert defends cougar trapper

A man posing with a trapped cougar has stirred up some social media backlash, but a trapping expert thinks the criticism is unfair.Wrangler Hamm, the president of the Saskatchewan Trappers Association...

Jan 08, 2020 (Saskatchewan Trappers Association/Facebook)

63 Canadians killed in plane crash near Tehran, Ukrainian official says

SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran - Dozens of Canadians were among the 176 people killed in a plane crash just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, Ukraine's minister of foreign affairs s...

Jan 08, 2020

Media reacts to federal subsidies for newspapers

A newly administered federal program aims to buoy the struggling newspaper industry. But not everyone is happy about how it's being rolled out, and even some who support the measure have reservations ...

Jan 07, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Chicken with razor blades tossed into dog owner’s west Saskatoon backyard

A Saskatoon dog owner is keeping a closer eye on her canine in the backyard after a chilling incident Monday morning.Brittany Betker had just let Duke, her rescue dog, out into their backyard around 1...

Jan 07, 2020 A baggy containing a chicken breast with embedded razorblades was found in a Pacific Heights neighbourhood backyard on Jan. 6, 2020. (Brittany Betker/Facebook)

More than 225,000 cigarettes seized in raid by Sask. police

Three people are facing charges after a huge seizure of illegal tobacco products north of Yorkton.According to the RCMP, a four-month-long investigation led to the execution of six search warrants in ...

Jan 07, 2020 (submitted/RCMP)

Local rural municipalities welcome bridge inspection program

Local rural municipalities are welcoming a province-wide bridge inspection program.Originally reported by the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is cur...

Jan 07, 2020 The Rural Municipality of Garden River has over 20 bridges in its boundaries. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)