Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Canadian government to invest $2.5M in First Nations youth wellness programs
On Thursday, the Canadian government announced funding to address the suicide crises that many Saskatchewan First Nations communities are currently facing.Federal Minister of Indigenous Services, Marc...
Dec 19, 2019 Ochapowace Chief, Margaret Bear, takes a moment before her emotional address of the suicide crisis her community has been facing, during a press conference at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations building in Saskatoon on Thursday, December 19, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Kawacatoose leader searching for response following Guernsey derailment
Kawacatoose First Nation is looking for answers after the Canadian Pacific (CP) train derailment near Guernsey on December 9.The community's Chief, Council, and band members are concerned following th...
Dec 18, 2019 Crews work to contain burning oil tankers after a CPR train derailed and caught fire near Plunkett on Dec. 9th, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Silvernagle declines invitation to Saskatchewan Grand Slam, Dunstone, Muyres accept
The Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling's only Saskatchewan stop of the 2019-20 season won't be featuring any women's teams from the province.The Meridian Canadian Open is scheduled for Jan. 14-19 in Yorkto...
Dec 18, 2019 North Battleford's Team Robyn Silvernagle will not be competing at the Canadian Meridian Open in Yorkton on January 14-19, 2020. (submitted photo/Anil Mungal-Sportsnet)
Highway Patrol officers to get new body armour
Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers are getting upgraded body armour.A request for bids is out to replace their current bulletproof vests, as well as buy new armour plates that can withstand high pow...
Dec 17, 2019 (File photo/CJME staff)
People living in Saskatchewan will get smaller carbon tax rebates in 2020
As the Saskatchewan government vows to continue fighting the carbon tax, the federal government has decreased carbon tax rebates to the province and two others who have not adopted carbon pricing mode...
Dec 17, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital launches no baby unhugged program
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital launched their new no baby unhugged program on Monday.The program connects vulnerable babies with volunteer huggers who provide the skin to skin contact babies nee...
Dec 17, 2019 One of the new no baby unhugged program's volunteer huggers, Nellie Koethler, talks about the benefits that holding babies has for the babies and the volunteers during a press conference at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Government announces revised carbon-tax rebate amounts for four provinces
OTTAWA - The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted carbon pricing models that meet federal requirements....
Dec 17, 2019
Weekend toy run helps Children's Hospital
A special convoy has delivered hundreds of toys for children at the Jim Pattison Children's hospital in Saskatoon.Saturday night's event was organized by Jeep Saskatchewan, which raised over $2,000 th...
Dec 16, 2019 (Submitted photo/Kara Thorpe)
Supports for Canoe Lake student athletes
Students at Canoe Lake Miksiw School will be heading into 2020 with some new sports equipment. The early Christmas gifts are expected to touch down in the community this week thanks to the Saskatoon-b...
Dec 16, 2019 Students from Canoe Lake Miksiw school pose with Joel Pedersen of Fitness 2J2 (centre, kneeling). (Facebook/Fitness 2J2)
Unifor launches ‘brand-wide boycott’ on Co-op as refinery labour dispute heats up
As the labour dispute over pensions at Regina's Co-op refinery heats up, the union that represents roughly 730 of the plant's workers is announcing a boycott campaign against the company."If Co-op wan...
Dec 15, 2019 A labour dispute continues between Unifor Local 594 and the Co-op refinery. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)