Saskatchewan

Free fishing weekend coming up

The Family Day Long Weekend is coming up and those interested in dropping a line in one of the province's lakes can do so without a fishing licence. The free fishing event is from Feb. 15 to 17. Murra...

Feb 11, 2020 From Feb. 15-17 anyone who wants to fish on the province's lakes can do so without a fishing licence. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Provincial Snowmobile Festival set for end of February in Melfort

The 2020 Provincial Snowmobile Festival will be hosted by the Melfort and District Trail Riders (MDTR) on Feb. 28 and 29.The group is expecting between 250 and 270 snowmobile riders will attend.MDTR P...

Feb 11, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW staff)

SaskTel sent 30,000 copyright notices in past year

In the past year, tens of thousands of people in Saskatchewan were caught downloading Dexter and pirating Paranormal Activity.SaskTel said it sent out about 30,000 copyright infringement notices in th...

Feb 11, 2020

Raise a fork to food and the people who produce it

Canada's Agriculture Day Tuesday serves as a reminder to consumers that good food is grown close to home.Canadian consumers are only one step removed from the people who produce most of the food that ...

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SaskTel sent 30,000 copyright notices in past year

In the past year, tens of thousands of people in Saskatchewan were caught downloading Dexter and pirating Paranormal Activity.SaskTel said it sent out about 30,000 copyright infringement notices in th...

Feb 11, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Sask. teachers hold job sanctions vote after contract negotiations reach stalemate

The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation is holding a sanctions vote across the province this week to find a path forward after continued contract negotiation failures with the provincial government.The ...

Feb 10, 2020

College of Physicians and Surgeons penalizes former Humboldt, Saskatoon doctor

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) has penalized a physician who once worked in Humboldt and Saskatoon for not meeting industry requirements when prescribing marijuana and f...

Police investigating after car drives into crowd at Indigenous protest in Regina

Regina police are investigating after a vehicle drove through a group of Wet'suwet'en supporters on Saturday.Videos circulating on social media show a blue car driving through the crowd blocking the A...

Feb 09, 2020 (Global News)

Prairie Women on Snowmobiles’ 20th trek raises nearly $100,000

After six days of sledding, Prairie Women on Snowmobiles raised $98,273.10 for breast cancer research and equipment.For 20 years, the non-profit organization's annual event takes 10 female snowmobile ...

Feb 09, 2020 Over $60,000 went to the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan following Prairie Women on Snowmobiles' 20th trek.(Facebook/Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan)

Province celebrates French immersion growth, while Regina school division sees issues

This past week, the province praised and celebrated the growth of French immersion education programs in Saskatchewan - but that growth is posing some problems for some divisions, like Regina Public S...

Feb 09, 2020