Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan introduces legislation to address vaping

The Government of Saskatchewan is looking to change The Tobacco Control Act to deal with vaping in the province."The Government of Saskatchewan takes the health of our citizens very seriously and this...

Nov 06, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News Staff)

Province-wide radiothon for Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital

Radio stations across the province are joining forces to help celebrate the opening of the first-ever dedicated children's and maternal hospital in Saskatchewan this week. The Jim Pattison Broadcast G...

Nov 05, 2019 Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

When visibility is poor, turn on those headlights, day or night

You've brushed the snow off your car, and you're ready to head on your journey, but don't forget one thing, turn on your headlights.That's the message from SGI now that winter has arrived in Saskatche...

Nov 05, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Vermette re-introduces bill aimed at establishing provincial suicide strategy

Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette wants the Saskatchewan Party to work with him in passing Bill 618, also known as The Saskatchewan Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act.The bill was re-introduced Tuesday i...

Nov 05, 2019 Doyle Vermette introduced the bill for the first time in 2018. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Sask. homeowners have highest unpaid mortgage rate in Canada, report shows

When it comes to making mortgage payments on time, Saskatchewan homeowners are the worst in the country, according to a report from the Canadian Bankers Association.The report shows that as of June 30...

Nov 05, 2019

Support pours in for Sask. couple hurt in crash near Prince Albert

A Saskatchewan woman about to attend her first Roughrider game is instead fighting for her life in hospital after a devastating highway collision.On Saturday morning, Ashley and Matt Klassen, a couple...

Nov 05, 2019 A crowd funding campaign reached its goal in one day for a Saskatchewan couple injured in a head-on collision on November 2nd, 2019 (Submitted)

Sask. to argue in court in favour of Trans Mountain pipeline

The Government of Saskatchewan will be backing the federal government in court with regards to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.In a media release Monday, the provincial government said it had be...

Nov 04, 2019

Agribition, Saskatchewan Roughriders announce multi-year partnership

Saskatchewan's love of football and agriculture is coming together in a new partnership.The Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) and the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Saturday they're teaming up ahe...

Nov 03, 2019 L-R: Craig Reynolds, president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Chris Lees, president of Canadian Western Agribition, and Chris Lane, CEO of Canadian Western Agribition pose for a photo in their new Agribition-themed Rider jerseys on Nov. 2, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)

‘There’s more to Canada than the big cities:’ SARM president

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) and Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) have teamed up in a call for some attention from the prime minister.It comes as Justin Trudeau has...

Nov 02, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Concerns raised about Indigenous graduation rates

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) are calling for more support to increase Indigenous high school graduation rates.STF President Pat...

Nov 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations call for immediate investment in education. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)