Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Sask. Polytechnic marks MMIWG National Awareness Day
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is marking Sunday's national awareness day for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) with red dress displays at each of its campuses.Deanna Speidel, Indigeno...
May 06, 2019 The red dress to display to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls at the Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus in Saskatoon. (Saskatchewan Polytechnic/ Facebook)
Mammoth stun Rush in overtime, advance to West Division Final
The Colorado Mammoth stunned the Saskatchewan Rush in an 11-10 overtime win on Friday to advance to the National Lacrosse League (NLL) West Division Final.After a three-goal third quarter built Saskat...
May 04, 2019 The Saskatchewan Rush were eliminated from the NLL playoffs after an 11-10 overtime loss on May 3, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
La Ronge doctor wins prestigious Physician of the Year award
Dr. Sean Groves was selected as the 2019 Physician of the Year by the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA).He was presented the award Friday in Saskatoon at the SMA's 2019 Spring Representative Asse...
May 04, 2019 Dr. Sean Groves accepted Physician of the Year on Friday. (Saskatchewan Medical Association/Facebook)
Green Lake model competing to be cover girl for Maxim Canada
Hannah Anderson-Ross, a model from Green Lake, could soon be on the cover of Maxim Canada as the Mtis model has made it into the 2019 Maxim Magazine Cover Girl Canada competition.The Carpenter High Sc...
May 03, 2019 Hannah Anderson-Ross is competing to be the cover model for Maxim Canada. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)
Saskatchewan carbon-tax ruling a victory for the planet, environment minister says
OTTAWA - Federal environment minister Catherine McKenna is calling a Saskatchewan court decision in favour of the federal carbon tax a win for future generations. In a 3-2 decision today, the Sas...
May 03, 2019
Moe ‘disappointed’ in carbon tax challenge loss
Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal has denied the provincial government's challenge on the federal government's carbon tax.In a decision released Friday in Regina, the judges voted 3-2 to reject the Sask....
May 03, 2019 Premier Scott Moe and Minister of Justice Don Morgan speak to reporters at the Legislature following the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal's ruling on the province's carbon tax challenge. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Roughriders’ first pick sees his dream come true
Justin McInnis got the phone call that he had long been waiting for Thursday - and he didn't answer it right away."Even though my agent texted me and told me that they were going to call, when I saw t...
May 03, 2019 (Justin McInnis/Twitter)
City looking at 3D upgrade for Carlton crosswalk
More paint and some creativity will soon be added to a busy crosswalk near Carlton Comprehensive Public High School in an effort to make it more visible.Prince Albert city councillors voted this week ...
May 03, 2019 The painting style of a 3D crosswalk, such as this one in the Montreal borough of Outremont, creates an optical illusion that makes the lines appear to float above the ground. (Ryan Remiorz/ The Canadian Press)
SHA shows off new children's hospital
Thursday was a big day for the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital as the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) officially took possession of the new building.Corey Miller, vice president of provincial pro...
May 02, 2019 The reception desk for the pediatric unit at the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Government rebates ‘good start,’ says electric vehicle advocate
You have to look pretty hard to find an electric vehicle in Saskatchewan.According to SGI data, there were barely more than 100 on the road as of February.Jason Cruickshank, founder of the advocacy gr...
May 02, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)