Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Work continues on Humboldt Broncos crash site
Motorists will experience delays if they're travelling through the intersection of Highways 35 and 335, otherwise known as the Armley Corner.The province is continuing work on the intersection after r...
Oct 08, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
A walk against gang violence in Big Island Lake Cree Territory later this month
A walk against gang violence to promote a unified community will happen in Big Island Lake Cree Territory later this month.Similar to an event that happened in Loon Lake last week, Big Island Lake Cre...
Oct 08, 2019 An anti-gang walk in Loon Lake is the inspiration behind the event in Big Island Lake Cree Territory. (supplied/Ryan How)
Northern health agency encouraging more people to roll up their sleeves
The health agency representatives responsible for 33 northern Saskatchewan First Nations communities are hoping for a calmer flu season this year.By the end of November last year, the Northern Inter-T...
Oct 08, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Unifor workers at SaskTel, SaskPower, SaskEnergy not returning to work
As job action continues at the province's Crown corporations, the one thing that's for certain is SaskTel employees represented by Unifor will not be returning to their jobs.On Monday, Unifor said its...
Oct 08, 2019 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Makwa Sahgaiehcan students help build tiny home for elder
A new housing project in Loon Lake looks to give students skills for future career opportunities and teach the importance of building community.Students broke ground earlier this month for the Makwa S...
Oct 07, 2019 Youth from the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation are helping to build a tiny home for an elder in Loon Lake. (supplied/Jayson Noel)
Singh fields questions in Saskatoon West town hall
Downtown Saskatoon was flooded with enthusiastic New Democratic Party (NDP) supporters on Friday morning.Party leader Jagmeet Singh took questions at the Saskatoon Francophone Federation's Le Relais C...
Oct 05, 2019 Jagmeet Singh with NDP Supporters at Le Relais rental hall on October 4, 2019 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
‘I want to be No. 1’: Hughes climbing all-time sacks list
Charleston Hughes finds himself at No. 8 on the all-time CFL sacks list, but he's not satisfied with his current position."It feels good to be top 10, but when it's all said and done, I want to be No....
Oct 04, 2019 Charleston Hughes. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Crowns initiate contingency plans for Unifor strike
The heads of Crown corporations hit by strikes Friday morning are confident in their contingency plans to maintain a level of essential services.That said, they admitted that customers can expect issu...
Oct 04, 2019 The CEOs of Saskatchewan Crown Corporations affected by the strike speak to media about their contingency plans (L to R, Doug Matthies with SaskWater, Susan Ross with the Water Security Agency, Mike Marsh with SaskPower, Ken From with SaskEnergy, Doug Burnett with SaskTel, Blair Swystun with Crown Investments Corp). Oct. 4, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Cook-Searson defends Liberals decision to appeal CHRT child welfare ruling
Liberal candidate Tammy Cook-Searson is defending the federal government's decision to file an appeal regarding a recent Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) ruling. The application for judicial revi...
Oct 04, 2019 Tammy Cook-Searson will still seek financial compensation if elected MP. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Study shows water bills becoming unaffordable for low-income households in North Battleford, other Sask. cities
A study by a University of Regina professor shows water bills for low-income households in several Saskatchewan cities are becoming increasingly unaffordable.The report by Jim Warren, an assistant pro...
Oct 04, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)