Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Spiritwood RCMP locate 21-year-old
A media release from the Spiritwood RCMP said Rachel Becky Lewis has been located. -Police are asking for the public's help as they look for Rachel Becky Lewis from Pelican Lake First Nation. Accordin...
Jul 02, 2019 Rachel Becky Lewis from Pelican Lake First Nation. (submitted photo/RCMP)
Sask. roadside rest stops to remain open
The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure is backing off from a decision to close a selection of roadside rest stops on Saskatchewan highways.Last week, 650 CKOM learned the ministry was closing nin...
Jul 02, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
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)
Environment Canada says two tornadoes touched down in Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Investigators with Environment Canada have confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Meadow Lake Provincial Park Saturday evening, leaving a path of damage in their wake. The Saskatchewan Health Authori...
Jul 01, 2019 A trailer sits damaged from a storm that tore through Laumans Landing in Meadow Lake Provincial Park. (submitted/Durelle Demuth)
‘It just flattened it’: Three injured after severe storm rips through Meadow Lake Provincial Park
The Saskatchewan Health Authority said three people were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a storm ripped through Meadow Lake Provincial Park, leaving flipped trailers a...
Jun 30, 2019 Chris and Karen de Orla's trailer was moved about 40 feet and destroy by a storm that tore through Meadow Lake Provincial Park. (submitted photo/Chris de Orla)
'Trees started folding over like toothpicks': High winds, possible tornado hit parts of Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Campers enjoying the long weekend in Meadow Lake Provincial Park say high winds and a possible tornado hit an area north of Goodsoil Saturday evening that flipped trailers, snapped trees and forced re...
Jun 29, 2019 Barry Butler says campers were flipped over and trees were uprooted after a storm tore through Meadow Lake Provincial Park. (submitted photo/Barry Butler)
Province urges precautions for West Nile Virus
Those planning on enjoying the outdoors this summer are once again being warned about West Nile virus.The province is urging people to take precautions to prevent contracting the virus this summer.Wes...
Jun 28, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
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)
Child advocate suspended following harassment investigation
The province's advocate for children and youth has been suspended after multiple complaints of harassment.Corey O'Soup was suspended from his duties Thursday afternoon following an investigation into ...
Jun 27, 2019 Corey O'Soup, the Youth Child Advocate for Saskatchewan, released a special report examining the causes and calls to action surrounding youth suicide on Dec. 5, 2017 in La Ronge. (Bryan Eneas/paNOW Staff)