Saskatchewan

Jon Ryan signs with the Saskatchewan Roughriders

Jon Ryan is returning to the Queen City to play for his hometown Saskatchewan Roughriders.The CFL team confirmed Tuesday that it had signed the punter.On Monday evening, Ryan tweeted a link to Ditty's...

May 14, 2019 Jon Ryan posing with the Super Bowl after the Seattle Seahawks won in 2014. (Jon Ryan/Twitter)

Saskatchewan getting new 474 area code

Some Saskatchewan residents will soon be getting new phone numbers.After 10 months of deliberations, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved a plan to add t...

May 14, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

Nutrien lays off 80 workers at Vanscoy mine

Nutrien says a tight potash market is prompting job cuts at its mine near Vanscoy, Sask.The company announced Tuesday morning that it would be eliminating 20 staff and 60 hourly positions at the mine,...

May 14, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

Workers safe after fire at Allan potash mine

A fire at a potash mine southeast of Saskatoon saw dozens of workers stuck in refuge stations for several hours Tuesday.Nutrien spokesman Will Tigley told 650 CKOM that the blaze broke out sometime af...

May 14, 2019 The Allan potash mine is located just over 50 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon, Sask. (Nutrien)

Mother's Day always a busy one for SaskTel

It appears to have been a busy Mother's Day for SaskTel. The Crown-owned telecom expected a lot of use from its networks with a projected near-million phonecalls to take place in the province. Accordi...

May 13, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Sexual Assault Awareness Week shines light on a dark issue

A new action plan from the Sexual Assault Service of Saskatchewan (SASS) is looking to continue to help bring the topic of sexual violence out of the dark.The group unveiled the plan Monday to mark th...

May 13, 2019 Sexual Assault Service of Saskatchewan Executive Director Kerrie Isaac speaks at the release of the sexual violence action plan on May 13, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)

Onex to buy WestJet for $5 billion

CALGARY - Onex Corp. has signed a friendly deal to buy WestJet Airlines Ltd. in a transaction it valued at $5 billion, including assumed debt.Under the agreement announced Monday, Onex will pay $31 pe...

May 13, 2019 The Canadian Press

Concerns raised over cannabis and youth

The effects of cannabis on developing minds are a major issue for the Schizophrenia Society of Canada (SSC), and in particular a looming deadline in Canada's move towards further legalization.The recr...

May 13, 2019 Edible marijuana products are displayed for sale at a Weeds Glass and Gifts medical marijuana dispensary in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, May 1, 2015. (Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Province reminds drivers to be aware on highways

Spring has arrived in Saskatchewan, and with the change in weather, drivers will notice changes to roads throughout the province.The province's highways will be seeing some more activity as spring see...

May 12, 2019 Spring can be a busy time for the province's highways (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Man allegedly removes, burns Nazi flag hung in Kelliher

A Nazi flag flying on top of a home in Kelliher, Sask. was allegedly removed and lit on fire, according to a Facebook post early Saturday morning.The flag, which was accompanied by a Confederate flag,...

May 12, 2019 A Nazi flag hung at a home in Kelliher, Sask., shown here, is lit on fire in a Facebook video posted on May 10, 2019. (Caleb Beaudin/Facebook)