Saskatchewan

Major fur trade event set for Prince Albert

Furs from many of the hundreds of trappers across the North will head to market in Prince Albert on Saturday for the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association (NSTA) Fur Table. Organizers of the even...

Dec 12, 2019 An image of fur being assessed and valued for market. (NSTA Facebook)

‘We owe it to our children:’ FSIN rolls out draft child welfare legislation, stress need for funding

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is rolling out drafted child welfare legislation across Canada, but there's one thing standing in the way.A lack of funding, even with the passing...

Dec 12, 2019 (L-R) Raymond Shingoose, Director of Child Family Services for Yorkton Treaty Council, FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron, and Second Vice Chief David Pratt at the FSIN press conference on December 11, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

CP rail responsible for cost and cleanup of train derailment

More than 100 responders were on the ground dealing with Monday's train derailment near Guernsey.Dale Kristoff is an environmental protection officer and hazardous materials co-ordinator with the Sask...

Dec 12, 2019 Huge flames and thick black smoke pour into the sky after a CPR train derailed near Plunkett on Dec. 9, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)

Mule deer buck shot and left near St. Louis

Saskatchewan Conservation Officers are investigating another deer being shot illegally and then left to waste. This time it was a mule deer buck found south of Prince Albert near the community of St. ...

Dec 10, 2019 A mule deer buck left to waste east of St. Louis. (Facebook/SaskTip)

Wexit Saskatchewan searches for signatures in Melfort

Wexit Saskatchewan has set up in northern Saskatchewan, as members handed out pamphlets and encouraged signatures from a table at the Melfort Mall last week. The leadership of the western separatist m...

Dec 09, 2019 A Wexit Saskatchewan table set up inside Melfort Mall with volunteers searching for signatures. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).

Train derailment near Guernsey causes oil car fire, closes Highway 16

The RCMP is telling drivers to avoid Highway 16 east of Saskatoon after a train hauling crude oil went off the tracks and caught fire early Monday.CP Rail said the derailment happened west of Guernsey...

Dec 09, 2019 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)

'Kind of lacking:' Injured Bronco wonders why Canada won't fund spinal surgery

CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says it feels good to be home after spending five weeks in Thailand, where he underwent spinal surgery. "It feels good. I mea...

Dec 09, 2019

U of S leads study on service animals for veterans with PTSD

The University of Saskatchewan is leading a program that focuses on helping veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).It will examine the link between service animals and problematic ...

Dec 08, 2019 Dr. Colleen Dell is on the University of Saskatchewan team leading a study on service dogs and veterans with PTSD. (University of Saskatchewan)

Diet plays factor in mental health, says nutritional therapist

Watching what you eat could be a big step towards better mental health, according to a nutritional therapist.Kristina Virro, a registered dietitian and therapist with Fresh Insight, told Brent Loucks ...

Dec 08, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Get holiday mail out the door soon, says Canada Post

All those holiday gifts need somebody to deliver them and chances are it's Canada Post getting them to their destination."We see volumes increase drastically this time of year," Bob Vibert, the manage...

Dec 07, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News)