Category Archives: Saskatchewan

One federal candidate confirms attendance for Christopher Lake forum
Only one candidate from the Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River electoral district has confirmed they will be in attendance for a forum tonight in Christopher Lake. The event is being held by the Princ...
Oct 15, 2019 Green candidate Sarah Kraynick has confirmed her attendance for the Christoper Lake event. (submitted photo/Sarah Kraynick)

'Blond hair everywhere:' Nurse first on scene remembers Humboldt Broncos crash
Vivian York recalls that the debris was still flying when she drove up to an intersection where the Humboldt Broncos hockey bus and a semi-truck carrying peat moss had just collide...
Oct 15, 2019

SaskPower sending help to restore power in Manitoba
SaskPower is assisting in cleanup efforts to restore power for thousands of residents in Manitoba.Spokesperson Joel Cherry confirmed SaskPower is sending workers, trucks and equipment to get people in...
Oct 15, 2019 (SaskPower/Twitter)

Manitoba declares state of emergency after 30,000 homes and businesses left without power
More than 30,000 Manitoba homes and businesses remained without power Sunday in the wake of a snowstorm that the province's Crown energy utility said had left an unprecedented amount of damage to tran...
Oct 14, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

Solar company makes pitch for new net metering program
A local solar energy company says SaskPower is in the dark on embracing and regulating the technology in Saskatchewan."If you look at the solar resource map for Canada, Saskatchewan is the sweet spot....
Oct 14, 2019 Mo’ Solar Company owner Bradyn Parisian. (Evan Radford/CKOM)

Ample number of fall suppers to binge on province wide
Your' belt line may be straining from second and third helpings of Thanksgiving dinner, but that doesn't mean you won't be able to fit a couple more legs of turkey and slices of pumpkin pie onto your'...
Oct 14, 2019 If Thanksgiving long-weekend hasn't provided enough opportunities for turkey indulgence a Facebook group is helping out. (paNOW Staff/ Ronald Quaroni)

Thanksgiving dinner menus by the numbers
Turkey, potatoes, carrots, pumpkin in some form and whipped cream - all staples of the Canadian Thanksgiving dinner table. But just how much canned cranberry sauce and flour is needed in this nation f...
Oct 14, 2019 ID 157705398 © Photovs | Dreamstime.com

Premier Scott Moe safe as typhoon hits Tokyo
Premier Scott Moe is safe after hunkering down in Tokyo just as a powerful typhoon battered the Japanese city.Moe has been on a trade mission in Asia and said some of the Saskatchewan delegation trave...
Oct 13, 2019 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

Investigation after death at Onion Lake RCMP
A 19-year-old man from Lloydminster was pronounced dead yesterday after he was found unconscious in the cell area at the Onion Lake RCMP detachment.According to a media release from the Saskatchewan R...
Oct 13, 2019 (File photo/JPBG Staff)

Premier, Sask. trade delegation stuck in Japan by powerful typhoon
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and part of a trade delegation to Asia are caught up in Typhoon Hagibis.Japanese meteorologists expect the typhoon to be the worst to hit the country in six decades with...
Oct 12, 2019 Premier Scott Moe (centre) in Japan as part of a trade delegation in Oct. 2019. (Scott Moe/Twitter)