Saskatchewan

Saskatoon working on contingency plan following P.A. oil spill

The 2016 oil spill that blanketed the North Saskatchewan River near Prince Albert and shut down the local water intake system is being used as a springboard by the City of Saskatoon as local officials...

Apr 03, 2019 The aftermath of the oil spill. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Nipawin man accused of threatening Trudeau has case adjourned

The Nipawin man who allegedly uttered threats toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Parliament buildings will be back in court in three weeks. David Petersen, 52, is expected to enter a plea wh...

Apr 03, 2019 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff).

Green Shirt Day set to honour the legacy of Logan Boulet

The legislative building was filled Wednesday morning with people trying to make some good come out of a terrible tragedy.The Saskatchewan gallery was filled with people for the proclamation of April ...

Apr 03, 2019 Charlotte L'oste-Brown received a lung transplant after years of sickness, and she's supporting Green Shirt Day as a way to encourage people to sign up to be donors. April 3, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

U of S climate scientist reacts to Environment Canada report

A leading Canadian water security expert says a recent Environment and Climate Change Canada report highlights the need to change how Saskatchewan designs and builds communities and infrastructure."We...

Apr 03, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Group of doctors calls for stronger gun control laws across country

TORONTO - A group representing doctors and other health-care workers pushing for stronger gun laws was holding rallies across the country on Wednesday, calling for a national ban on private ownership ...

Apr 03, 2019

'A whole new world': Organ recipient on the mend after kidney transplant

Organ recipient Monica Goulet is looking forward to living a normal life after her nephew, Jim Searson, donated a kidney to her last week. "I feel like I have so much energy," she said. "I'm walking a...

Apr 02, 2019 Organ donor Jim Searson with his aunt Monica Goulet. (submitted photo/Jim Searson)

Humboldt Broncos sign Scott Barney for next three seasons

The Humboldt Broncos have found their coach for the next few seasons.Scott Barney signed a three-year contract with the Broncos.Barney began this season with the Broncos as an assistant coach but beca...

Apr 02, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

Plane pulled to surface after 60 years in Peter Pond Lake

In 1959, a pilot and conservation officer flying from Buffalo Narrows to La Loche were killed when the floatplane they were in crashed in Peter Pond Lake.Sixty years later, the aircraft is back on the...

Apr 02, 2019 A Cessna 180 floatplane was recovered from Peter Pond Lake on March 27, 2019 (Doug Chishom/Saskatchewan Aviation Museum)

Artist selected to have painting series exhibited throughout Saskatchewan for three years

Air Ronge artist Donna Langhorne's latest painting series The Common Truths will tour the province for three years through the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils. "I applied with them twice an...

Apr 01, 2019 Donna Langhorne recently finished her latest series of paintings. (submitted photo/Donna Langhorne)

Moe: ‘Some type of irony carbon tax comes in on April Fool’s’

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe hopes the April Fool's start date of the federal carbon tax is an omen."It's some type of irony that the carbon tax comes in on April Fool's," Moe told 650 CKOM's John G...

Apr 01, 2019 Premier Scott Moe speaks to reporters at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) annual convention in Saskatoon on Feb. 5, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)