Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan teachers to implement sanctions starting Thursday

The province's teachers are to begin withholding services starting Thursday.It's the latest step in the labour dispute between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) and the provincial government...

Mar 09, 2020 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)

APAS president reflects on canola ban one year later

One of Todd Lewis' personal beliefs has been borne out over the past 12 months."As I've said all along," begins Lewis, the president of the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan, "politics and food d...

Mar 09, 2020 (file photo/CJME News Staff)

A snowy weekend briefly gives way to warmer conditions

The volatile spring weather continues across the region over the coming week.This comes after last week, which saw daytime highs of around 6 degrees Celsius morph into a spring storm that brought heav...

Mar 09, 2020 Snow moved through the region on the weekend, leaving many to dig out. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Tim Hortons is scrapping Roll Up The Rim cups due to the coronavirus

TORONTO - Tim Hortons says it is getting rid of Roll Up The Rim cups due to the novel coronavirus and is moving much of the annual contest to its app. The coffee-and-doughnut chain is removing al...

Mar 08, 2020

Cruise ship carrying 237 Canadians has reported 21 cases of COVID-19 so far

A cruise ship carrying 237 Canadians that is being held in the waters off San Francisco has 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19.Princess Cruises issued a statement late Friday saying the first phase of hea...

Mar 08, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)

Canada funds development of COVID-19 'lab-in-a-box'

OTTAWA - Canadian researchers are developing a "lab-in-a-box" that could make it cheaper and faster to diagnose cases of the novel coronavirus, particularly in remote areas of the world.The project re...

Mar 07, 2020

Carlton High School artist set for historic first in P.A.

For some, the thought of their kids punching holes in and painting and drawing all over their bedroom walls might raise their blood pressure. But a Carlton Comprehensive Public High School student is ...

Mar 07, 2020 Carlton High's Maria Hirsi will become the first Indigenous high school female to get the John V. Hicks gallery all to herself. (Submitted/Maria Hirsi)

All over the place: David Ayres’ newfound fame leads to whirlwind tour of advocacy

Seas of autographs, selfies and media requests - that's been the norm for David Ayres the last two weeks.The 42-year-old operations manager at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto gained internation...

Mar 07, 2020 David Ayres, the now famous emergency back up goaltender from Toronto, signs the wall at Wendel Clark's Classic Bar and Grill as part of a stop in Saskatoon on March 6, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)

Snowfall warnings blanket central Sask.

Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings across central Saskatchewan as a storm system moves through over the weekend.Snow is expected to start falling Saturday morning and continue into Sunday...

Mar 07, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

'Somebody out there knows what happened': Dylan Chretien's mother makes plea for information

It's been a little more than three months since Brenda Chretien's son's body was found north of Prince Albert, and she is no closer to finding out who was responsible.Dylan Chretien, 30, was reported ...

Mar 06, 2020 The last photo Brenda Chretien has with her and her son Dylan Chretien. (Submitted photo/ Brenda Chretien)