Category Archives: Saskatchewan

Jolibois outlines election priorities for northern Saskatchewan
Incumbent NDP MP Georgina Jolibois wants voters to send her back to Ottawa next month to continue her leadership in the riding. "I believe I have been a very, very strong voice in the House of Commons...
Sep 12, 2019 Incumbent NDP MP Georgina Jolibois is seeking a second term in the House of Commons. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Health authority looking into concerns raised by psychiatrists about children’s hospital
At the eleventh hour, a group of psychiatrists has raised several concerns about the design of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) regarding patients struggling with mental health.The grand op...
Sep 12, 2019 The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (supplied/The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation)

Nutrien closes 3 Sask. potash mines for up to 8 weeks
As many as 700 potash workers are set to be laid off for the final fiscal quarter of 2019, after Nutrien announced it's going to close three of its mines in Saskatchewan.Those sites are located at All...
Sep 12, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)

Vote-splitting, turnout key to 2019 election: Political science expert
Election season is here, and the time for door-knocking, lawn signs and regular doses of polling data begins.Voters across Canada will head to the polls on Oct. 21 to choose which party forms governme...
Sep 11, 2019 (File photo/CJME News staff)

Saskatchewan voters prepare for federal election
With the writ now dropped, attention turns to Saskatchewan's 14 ridings.Currently, the province is represented by 10 Conservatives, two NDP members, one Liberal and one independent.It is anticipated t...
Sep 11, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Nipawin man found not guilty of threatening Trudeau
A Nipawin man was acquitted of his charge of uttering threats toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Parliament.Judge Hugh Harradence said in Nipawin Provincial Court on Tuesday, Sept. 10 he had rea...
Sep 10, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Major Lac La Ronge Provincial Park campgrounds closed until 2020
Although the major campgrounds in the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park are now closed, some of the smaller ones are still open until the end of the month.Nut Point, Nemeiben Lake and Wadin Bay Campgrounds...
Sep 09, 2019 Nut Point Campground is among those now closed until next May. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

WestJet cancelling some hot direct flights out of Sask.
With the hot holiday season soon to start, vacationers in Saskatchewan could need a bit longer to get where they're going.Between Nov. 4 and Jan. 5, WestJet is cancelling some of its direct flights be...
Sep 09, 2019 (BriYYZ/Flickr)

Rain and wind: Former Saskatchewan woman describes Hurricane Dorian
Hunkering down, watching as Hurricane Dorian hit her little bit of Nova Scotia - it's a situation a lot different than when Kate Peardon lived in Saskatchewan.She lived in Regina and Saskatoon for sev...
Sep 08, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Power utilities, troops begin massive post-Dorian cleanup in Maritimes
HALIFAX - More than 400,000 people are without electricity across the Maritimes this morning as post-tropical storm Dorian left behind a tangled mess of splintered trees and downed power lin...
Sep 08, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)