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SGI launches July spotlight: Slow down in orange zones

The summertime means construction season is well underway and SGI is reminding drivers to help keep workers safe.SGI announced highway construction safety as the focus of July's Traffic Safety Spotlig...

Jul 03, 2019 Construction zone on Highway 1, east of Balgonie in early July 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)

Maintenance workers trapped in Cory potash mine

Thirty-four maintenance workers have been trapped underground at Nutrien's Cory potash mine since Tuesday afternoon.The mine is currently in its summer maintenance turnaround period, according to Nutr...

Jul 03, 2019 (Submitted photo/Nutrien)

RCMP find body of missing Calgary man presumed drowned in Smoothstone Lake

The body of a missing canoeist who is presumed to have drowned in Smoothstone Lake has been found. Green Lake RCMP said in a media release they were making patrols with help from the Civil Air Search ...

Jul 03, 2019

Women get first-hand training on outdoor recreation and survival with upcoming SWF program

Fishing, shooting and chopping wood. It might sound like a fun weekend away for the guys but this event is actually just for the ladies. Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) is planning its annual W...

Jul 02, 2019 Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation's Women’s Outdoor Weekend upcoming course offers participants instruction on a variety of activities, from archery and fishing to learning how to survive in the wild. Registration has started for the course to be held in September. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation)

Lt.-Gov. Thomas Molloy dies at age 78

Saskatchewan's lieutenant-governor, W. Thomas Molloy, died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.He was 78.Molloy, who was born in Saskatoon, started his duties as lieutenant-governor on March...

Jul 02, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

National Film Board of Canada seeks Indigenous voice artists

A call is out for Indigenous voice artists to apply to create a $50,000 digital project. Artists include anyone who does hip hop, rap, spoken word, poetry, singing, audio atorytelling, or Podcasts.The...

Jun 28, 2019 Eighth annual Digital Prize Project (supplied/imagineNATIVE)

Nutrien Wonderhub opens doors to public

An exciting new experience for children and families with a focus on learning and engagement has opened its doors in Saskatoon.Nutrien Wonderhub is Saskatchewan's first children's museum, and one of o...

Jun 28, 2019 Toon Town is one of many exhibits available to visitors at Saskatchewan's first children's museum Nutrien Wonderhub. (Nutrien Wonderhub/Facebook)

Canada Day round-up for Meadow Lake and surrounding communities

Monday is a day of celebration for Meadow Lake and the surrounding communities as the nation celebrates 152 years of Canadian history. There is no shortage of events taking place in celebration of Can...

Jun 27, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Sask. children's museum set to open

It will be an exciting day for children and parents alike Friday, as Saskatchewan's first children's museum opens its doors to the public.Nutrien Wonderhub, located in Saskatoon's Mendel Building, ope...

Jun 27, 2019 An installation by artist Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam will feature at the Nutrien Wonderhub when it opens in 2019. (Submitted photo/kidapproved.ca)

'It's been a roller coaster': Meadow Lake product, former Tisdale Trojan drafted to NHL

It's been a roller coaster ride for former Tisdale Trojan, and Meadow Lake, Sask. product Roddy Ross.The 18-year-old goaltender was drafted in the sixth round, 169th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers...

Jun 25, 2019