Saskatchewan

Four out of five candidates to attend Chamber of Commerce forum

Residents of the tri-communities are welcome to a candidates forum Oct. 8 hosted by the La Ronge and District Chamber of Commerce. That's according to Former President Matthew Klassen, who said so far...

Sep 27, 2019 The forum will be held Oct. 8 at the Kikinahk Friendship Centre at 7 p.m. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Province set to table new offer to Crown union ahead of possible strike

About 3,000 unionized workers at SaskTel could go on strike as early as Monday if a deal isn't reached.Unifor and the Crown corporation started two days of talks Thursday and the union said if a colle...

Sep 26, 2019 Unifor national president Jerry Dias speaking ahead of contract talks at Hotel Saskatchewan on Sept. 26, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)

Doctor growth in Canada more than doubles population increase over last 5 years

VICTORIA - The number of doctors in Canada is growing at a rate more than double that of the population, says a report by the Canadian Institute of Health Information.Canada's population increased by ...

Sep 26, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation ready to support research

The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCH) is teaming up with the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) to support medical research.Each year the JPCH provides $400,000 to those u...

Sep 26, 2019 The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon (supplied/Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation)

Rawlinsons donate $1M to STARS for new helicopters

The STARS fleet renewal is getting a big lift from a $1-million donation.Gordon and Jill Rawlinson, two of Saskatchewan's most active philanthropists, are making the gift to help STARS upgrade its fle...

Sep 25, 2019 (File Photo/CKOM News Staff)

Photographer captures glimpse of past in 'Forgotten Saskatchewan'

From an abandoned airplane on private property near Swift Current to grain elevators in Whitkow and a majestic stone castle home near Grenfell, lingering infrastructure from the past dots the Saskatch...

Sep 25, 2019 This home in Happyland has been stubbornly standing for years. (Chris Attrell)

Flu shots to be available in Sask. in late October

Flu shots are to be available in Saskatchewan next month.The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced the start of its immunization campaign is set for Oct. 21."We can't predict exactly when the influe...

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

Radisson residents file petition to have council removed

Residents of Radisson, Sask. say they are fed up with their local council and want the province to step in.Chris Tyreman told 650 CKOM's John Gormley on Wednesday that problems with the town council h...

Sep 25, 2019 Radisson resident Chris Tyreman spoke out on Gormley Wednesday about governance issues that are hurting his community. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

First weekend of fall could bring high activity of northern lights across the country

Eyes should be pointed skyward this weekend during the evening as a spectacular show is soon to be presented. A significant portion of the country as well as northern portions of the U.S.A. are in for...

Sep 25, 2019 Canada is in for what should be a strong showing of the northern lights this weekend. (File Photo/ ID 63881102 © Jasse Hast Dreamstime)

Leading cause of fatal crashes in Sask. remains prevalent: SGI

Police across the province reported 341 cases of impaired driving in August, according to numbers from Saskatchewan Government Insurance.That's an average of 11 cases per day.On Wednesday, SGI release...

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