Saskatchewan

Parliament set to reconvene with Speaker election on Dec. 5

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will lay out priorities for his new minority government on Dec. 5.The Prime Minister's Office says that is the day the House of Commons will convene for the first time si...

Nov 12, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

Cherry's comments the latest chapter in a controversial broadcasting career

TORONTO - Sportsnet cut ties with Don Cherry on Monday after the veteran hockey commentator called new immigrants "you people" on his "Coach's Corner" segment while claiming they don't wear poppi...

Nov 11, 2019 Don Cherry talks on the ice (The Canadian Press)

Premier Scott Moe to meet with Justin Trudeau on Tuesday

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will get his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Moe tweeted Sunday afternoon that he will sit down with Trudeau in Ottawa on Tuesday to discuss a variety of topi...

Nov 10, 2019 Premier Scott Moe speaks to the media before the 2019 throne speech on Oct. 23, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

Warman man brings home black widow spider after grocery shopping trip

Calvin Bruneau arrived home from a grocery shopping trip with a little more than he asked for last week.Bruneau emptied his groceries to find a black widow spider at his Warman house after shopping at...

Nov 09, 2019 A photo of the eight-legged critter that Calvin Bruneau discovered after a grocery shopping trip. (Amanda Bruneau/Facebook)

Winter conditions plague Saskatchewan highways

A combination of rain, snow and wind made for treacherous driving conditions on Saturday morning."Wet, subject to freezing and icy and slippery (conditions) is pretty much blanketing the province," Hi...

Nov 09, 2019 Conditions on Highway 10 near Avonhurst on Nov. 9, 2019. (Highway Hotline)

Region sees slight uptick in jobs

There's slightly better news on the job scene for the Prince Albert and North region - which includes The Battlefords and Melfort - as well as signs of continued improvement on the provincial front.Ac...

Nov 08, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

App being developed to help alleviate trespassing issue

A web application that will connect people seeking access to private land with the owners of the property is getting closer to reality.In March, Premier Scott Moe announced at the Saskatchewan Associa...

Nov 07, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

No refunds for unusable game this hunting season

Depending on where you live, hunting season is about to start or it's well underway.One change hunters should note, they'll be out of luck on an extra tag if their wild meat turns out to be unusable."...

Nov 07, 2019 (File Photo/ paNOW Staff)

Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor regains movement in legs

Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki was all smiles Wednesday as he celebrated another milestone in his long recovery.For the first time since the crash left him partially paralyzed,...

Nov 07, 2019 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki moves his legs following spinal surgery in Thailand. (Twitter)

Radiothon speaks to the power of giving for new children's hospital

Around a dozen broadcasters from around the province, including our own personalities from the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, are playing their role in the first provincial radiothon for the new Jim Pa...

Nov 06, 2019 Radio for kids. The on-air personalities of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group across the province lend their voices to the cause in the lobby of the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)