Saskatchewan

Physical distancing a challenge for the blind in Saskatchewan

Keeping a proper social distance of two metres is not so simple for people who are blind or partially sighted.Ashley Nemeth is a Saskatchewan advocate for the blind community and for the Canadian Nati...

Apr 27, 2020 Ashley Nemeth and her guide dog. (Ashley Nemeth/Submitted)

Parents urged to keep tabs on kids’ Internet interactions to stop online predators

Online predatory crimes against children have gone up significantly over the past few years.Police in Saskatchewan are noticing that while it's not spiking in this province, it has gone up as children...

Apr 27, 2020 (CJME News Staff)

Critical milestone reached at Project Falcon diamond site

A major milestone has been reached at the massive diamond exploration project at Fort la Corne east of Prince Albert.Star Diamond Corporation is confirming the start up of the long-awaited processing ...

Apr 27, 2020 The big Lego set. Last year, mechanical engineer Emma Kirk oversaw the re-assembly of 117,000 components that make up the Bulk Sampling Processing Plant. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

One death, 12 new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan's North

All 12 new cases of COVID-19 are in the northern half of the province, including the province's fifth death. The deceased was in their 80s and resided in the Far North region of the province. As of to...

Apr 27, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Canadian Press)

La Loche mayor says community elder with COVID-19 has died

The mayor of La Loche says a member of his community has passed away due to COVID-19.On Sunday afternoon, Robert St. Pierre told 650 CKOM that the death was an elder in the community.According to St. ...

Apr 26, 2020 La Loche.

Agribition will be held, open letter says

Organizers of Canadian Western Agribition say this year's show will go ahead.In an open letter posted on Twitter on Saturday, they say the show has weathered recessions, droughts and other various cha...

Apr 26, 2020 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)

Four more COVID-19 cases in Sask., three of which in the North

Saskatchewan now has four more confirmed cases of COVID-19, three in the North region and one in the Regina area. There are now nine active cases in the North and 10 in Regina. The Far North still lea...

Apr 26, 2020 COVID-19. (The Canadian Press)

P.A. police ask public to keep 'safe distance' from high flowing North Saskatchewan River

On early Sunday morning, the North Saskatchewan River started to roar as it had its annual spring ice break up. This has led to flooding along the riverbank, at Little Red River park and areas along t...

Apr 26, 2020 The North Saskatchewan River broke on Sunday morning. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)

Seven of eight new COVID-19 cases in Far North region

The Far North region continued to see a large increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases. Out of the eight new cases reported on Saturday, seven of them are in the Far North. The other occurred in the North...

Apr 25, 2020 COVID-19. (The Canadian Press)

Sask. RCMP respond to 78 COVID-19-related calls in the past week, one charge laid

From April 17 to Thursday inclusive, Saskatchewan RCMP had 78 calls for service related to COVID-19 and laid one charge.RCMP received 43 complaints of social gatherings of more than 10 people, eight c...

Apr 24, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)