Saskatchewan

Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player to get spinal surgery in Thailand

CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is to depart on a 12,000-kilometre journey to Thailand later this week for surgery that could help restore some of his m...

Oct 28, 2019

Rosetown Co-op Agro Centre ‘a total loss’ after Saturday fire

The west central Saskatchewan community of Rosetown is grappling with a major loss this weekend.Late Saturday night, the town's Co-op Agro Centre burnt to the ground.Mike Moon, the store's general man...

Oct 28, 2019 (Submitted photo)

Crown employees voting on proposed deal

Unionized employees at Saskatchewan Crown corporations have started the ratification process on a new collective bargaining agreement.A tentative deal was reached between Unifor and six Crowns - SaskT...

Oct 28, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Melfort Ambulance urges furnace, chimney inspection

The colder weather is here, and Melfort Ambulance wants everyone to remember to give their furnaces a once-over, mainly to avoid the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.Manager Wayne Therres said as we ...

Oct 28, 2019 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Community comes together to support families with missing loves ones

A round dance and feast held Saturday night in Prince Albert was about tradition, spirituality, and raising awareness about the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.The event was m...

Oct 27, 2019 Attendees from various backgrounds came together Saturday night and held hands as a show of solidarity. (Michael Joel Hanson/ paNOW Staff)

Snowy weather arrives across the province

It was a snowy weekend for much of Saskatchewan, and we may be in store for some more.Environment Canada said the overnight snowfall peaked at around two to three centimeters in many areas of the prov...

Oct 27, 2019 (Brady Lang/ CKOM Staff)

Search and rescue teams brave cold in key exercise

It's a bitterly cold Saturday morning. There's snow in the air, and it's minus 12 with the wind chill. Not a day for a stroll in the woods. Or maybe it is.These are the sorts of days members of the Se...

Oct 26, 2019 Search and rescue volunteers from across the province converged near Prince Albert Saturday. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)

Paramedic among 3 dead in north Sask. crash

UPDATE:Late Saturday afternoon RCMP released updated information related to the tragic incident Friday.In a media release, police said the crash involved an ambulance and a truck. The northbound ambul...

Oct 26, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Ministry to undertake audit of Sask. Hospital after water advisory

The Ministry of Central Services will undertake a complete audit of the Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford (SHNB) after a string of complications at the new $407 million facility.Warnings have gon...

Oct 25, 2019 The entire roof on the new Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford has to be replaced. It opened in November 2018. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Sask. government not in favour of western separation

While the idea of Western Canada separating from the rest of the country has been talked about in some corners of Saskatchewan and Alberta since the Liberal party won the federal election Monday, the ...

Oct 25, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)