Category Archives: Saskatchewan
No deaths or injuries reported after train derails near Guernsey
There weren't any injuries or deaths reported after a 31-car train derailment near Guernsey on Thursday.Marlo Pritchard, the president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, said the train comprise...
Feb 06, 2020 The fire was still burning in the afternoon after a train derailed near Guernsey on Feb. 6, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Ambulances plan for fuel restrictions at Co-op cardlocks
Ambulances are not exempt from Co-op fuel restrictions, but some are stocking up on extra gas cards for cardlock stations to make sure they don't run out in case of an emergency.Kelly Prime manages Mi...
Feb 06, 2020 (file photo/CJME News Staff)
Not Guilty: Split Senate acquits Trump of impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the cou...
Feb 05, 2020 In this image from video, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts arrives for the vote in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 5, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)
La Ronge homicide suspect arrested in P.A.
After evading police for weeks, one of the accused in the Sheena Billette homicide investigation was arrested yesterday.Members of the Prince Albert Police Service arrested Charlie Napthalie Charles, ...
Feb 05, 2020 Police issued this photo of Charlie Napthalie Charles when they requested the public to supply any information on his whereabouts. (Supplied photo/RCMP)
Police investigating after six Co-op refinery managers’ homes paintballed
The Regina Police Service is investigating cases of mischief in the city that involve the vandalism of homes or a locked vehicle.The incidents happened Monday and Tuesday nights. A police spokesperson...
Feb 05, 2020 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Province could soon start financing pipelines; new committee struck
Citing their economic importance to the province and a shaky political climate, the provincial government could soon start helping out with financing for pipeline projects.Evaluating the projects will...
Feb 04, 2020 Trade and Export Minister Jeremy Harrison. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Former MP Jim Pankiw charged with drunken disturbance aboard airplane
A controversial political figure in Saskatchewan is accused of causing a scene and delaying a flight recently on board a plane in Ontario.Police in Hamilton said they were contacted at 9:30 p.m. on Ja...
Feb 04, 2020
Province says 75 per cent of inmates in Sask. jails are Indigenous
New information from the Ministry of Corrections and Policing show that three-quarters of people incarcerated in Saskatchewan correctional facilities are Indigenous.Although the government recently re...
Feb 04, 2020 Saskatoon Tribal Council chief Mark Arcand says more action is needed to address the high number of indigenous people in Saskatchewan jails. (650 CKOM)
Police investigating after body found on Thunderchild First Nation
Members of the Turtleford RCMP detachment are investigating after a deceased man was located in an open field on the Thunderchild First Nation. Police received the complaint on Feb. 2 around 6 p.m.The...
Feb 04, 2020 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Moe uses SUMA keynote speech to preview provincial budget
Taking to the podium as the keynote speaker for the annual Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention on Monday, Premier Scott Moe announced that municipal revenue sharing is set ...
Feb 04, 2020 Premier Scott Moe speaks with reporters during a scrum at the 2020 SUMA convention in Regina, Sask. on Feb. 3, 2020. (980 CJME)