Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Sask. Parks facing lost spring from coronavirus
The delay of camping season in Saskatchewan Provincial Parks has resulted in more cancelled weekend plans in the spring, but regional parks face the same obstacle.According to last week's statement fr...
Apr 06, 2020 Campers hoping to use the spring to get over social isolation from COVID-19 should expect further delays as regional parks wait to make a decision and provincial parks have officially postponed the season's start. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Four new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 81 recoveries
There are four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total patient number to 253. There are 169 active cases, which may be overestimated based on recovery information available...
Apr 06, 2020 Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)
Humboldt Broncos bus crash anniversary recognition plans change due to COVID-19
The City of Humboldt is still recognizing the second anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, despite the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.The City has announced that they and t...
Apr 06, 2020 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs take ownership, open Nipawin’s first cannabis store
It took nearly a year and a half after its initial targeted opening date, but Nipawin's first cannabis store opened on Saturday.FN Cannabis Co. is on First Ave W is also the first cannabis store owned...
Apr 05, 2020 The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs opened their first cannabis store in Nipawin, under an Indigenous themed brand (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
‘Quite a shock:’ COVID-19 patient recounts experience at Christopher Lake snowmobile rally
Marg Clair never imagined helping out at a local snowmobile rally would lead to a close encounter with a global pandemic.Clair, 70, was one of the volunteers working the Lakeland Snowmobile Club Wilde...
Apr 05, 2020 Two people going for a snowmobile ride. File photo/CKOM Staff
18 more COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, four more in the North
Saskatchewan is reporting 18 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total up to 249. Of those, four new cases are in the North region-bringing its total up to 47. The Far North did ...
Apr 05, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab gives an update on COVID-19 results in the province. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)
Humboldt Broncos families to quietly mark anniversary of Saskatchewan bus crash
The second anniversary of a devastating Saskatchewan bus crash will be a quiet one for the still-mourning families as the COVID-19 crisis holds the country in its grip. Sixteen peo...
Apr 05, 2020
COVID-19 prompts slowdown at diamond exploration project
The legal dispute between Rio Tinto and its partners Star Diamond Corp., at the huge diamond exploration project east of Prince Albert has not stopped operations. However, the COVID-19 situation has r...
Apr 04, 2020 This aerial image shows the construction of the Bulk Sampling Plant where the huge bags of kimberlite samples (in top of image) are being processed to get an idea of the quantity and quality of diamonds in the sample. (Star Diamond Corp.)
Class action lawsuit filed against insurers refusing to pay business interruption insurance
A Regina business owner is at the centre of a national class action lawsuit filed Friday against indemnity insurers refusing to cover losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.Thomas Siarkos, owner of Memor...
Apr 04, 2020
'Always new expenses:' Lawsuits filed as anniversary of Broncos bus crash nears
It's been almost two years since the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan and with the solemn anniversary comes a closing legal window that has seen several lawsuits filed in court.Sixtee...
Apr 04, 2020 (The Canadian Press)