Saskatchewan

Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau's handling of blockade crisis: poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians weren't happy with Justin Trudeau's handling of the natural-gas pipeline dispute in British Columbia that led to nationwide ra...

Mar 04, 2020

Saskatchewan exports dropped by 3% in 2019

China's restrictions on Canadian products - most notably canola - affected Saskatchewan's bottom line in 2019.According to Statistics Canada data released Tuesday, Saskatchewan's exports to China drop...

Mar 03, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

‘We’re chomping at the bit': Interim Wexit leader, waiting for party status

Wexit Saskatchewan hopes to become the sixth official political party in the province.The party, which advocates for prairie provinces and B.C. to separate from Canada, gained traction following Prime...

Mar 03, 2020 (Wexit Saskatchewan/Facebook)

Local veterinarians speak on stress after report on mental health

Veterinarians in Central Saskatchewan say sleep deprivation, long working hours, and stressful working conditions can make their job difficult at times.A recent study published in the Journal of Ameri...

Mar 03, 2020 Dr. Peter Surkan (left) of Park Range Veterinary Services in Prince Albert said being a veterinarian can be a stressful job. (submitted photo/Brenda Smith)

Sask. man recounts deadly Nashville tornado

A man from Saskatchewan who lives in Nashville full-time is coming to terms with a tornado that ripped through his city Tuesday morning and killed at least 19 people statewide in Tennessee."It is comp...

Mar 03, 2020 Nashville city officials brief the media Tuesday. (City of Nashville)

Travellers coming through customs at Saskatoon airport getting extra screening

If you have travelled outside of Canada in the past few weeks, you've likely noticed something a bit different at the Saskatoon airport upon your return.CJ Dushinski, the vice-president of business de...

Mar 03, 2020

Excessive speed leads to crack cocaine seizure

Maidstone RCMP made a major drug seizure after pulling over a speeding vehicle on Feb. 27. Officers stopped an eastbound vehicle on Highway 16 for travelling 174 km/h in a 110 km/h zone. After speakin...

Mar 02, 2020 The seizure police made Feb. 27. (submitted photo/RCMP)

Western separatist group applies for provincial party status

There are five political parties in Saskatchewan, but the sixth one could be added in time for the next provincial election.The Saskatchewan branch of the western separatist movement, Wexit, announced...

Mar 02, 2020 Members of Wexit Saskatchewan encourage supporters to sign a petition necessary to register as a provincial political party on Nov. 24, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)

Two decades after death, Schmirler’s legacy a merger of winning and motherhood

Sara England is accustomed to people she doesn't know telling her they held her when she was a baby.The 22-year-old knows that's how they connect to her mother still revered by the Canadian curling co...

Mar 02, 2020 Team Canada skip Sandra Schmirler waves to family in the crowd as third Jan Betker centre and second Joan McCusker, right, look on prior to the first draw of the Canadian women's curling championships in Regina, Saturday, Feb.22, 1998. Schmirler died 20 years ago Monday from cancer at age 36. Her legacy encompasses a gold standard every Canadian women's team strives to match in competition. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Stoody

Budget on the brains of lawmakers as legislature’s spring session gets underway

When asked about the spring session ahead of time, the first and only thing Premier Scott Moe wanted to talk about was the upcoming budget.It's the final legislative session and final budget before th...

Mar 02, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)