Saskatchewan

NDP’s Ryan Meili looking to 2020 election and beyond

It may be almost a year away that voters in Saskatchewan will go to the polls, but NDP leader Ryan Meili is looking at the provincial election as one of his biggest challenges of 2020.Meili is excited...

Jan 05, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili speaks to the media before the 2019 throne speech on Oct. 23, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

'Truly sorry:' Poet linked to killer of Indigenous woman cancels Regina lecture

A celebrated Canadian poet has cancelled a lecture about Indigenous justice issues at the University of Regina following outrage over his working relationship and friendship with the killer of a local...

Jan 05, 2020

Crutwell sled dog race family affair for some

A longtime tradition continues in Crutwell this weekend.The community's annual dog sled races kicked off early Saturday afternoon, starting with single dog races with younger mushers. At noon, some of...

Jan 04, 2020 The Crutwell sled races kicked off with the single dog races Saturday. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

More electric vehicle charging stations coming to Saskatchewan

Some drivers of electric vehicles are going to have more charging options along the Yellowhead Highway.Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is planning to install super charging stations at locations i...

Jan 03, 2020 More Tesla super charging stations like this one in Swift Current are coming to Saskatchewan. (Twitter/Zee @ Road Trip Tesla)

Saskatchewan to see sudden warm temperatures over weekend

Warm air blowing in from the Pacific is bringing an early January warm spell to Saskatchewan, says Environment Canada's David Phillips."Across Alberta, Saskatchewan, we see this balmy kind of conditio...

Jan 03, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)

‘Open wound:’ Talk by poet who worked with Indigenous woman’s killer to go ahead

REGINA - The University of Regina is being urged to cancel a lecture by a celebrated Canadian poet who has worked with an Indigenous woman's killer, but the school says doing so would go against its p...

Jan 03, 2020 (File photo/Canadian Press)

RCMP warn western Sask. communities after string of break-ins

The RCMP have put out a crime watch advisory after a string of break-ins in multiple communities west of Saskatoon.According to Biggar's RCMP Detachment Commander Dereck Crozier, the spree has hit Uni...

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

Police looking for inmate who escaped in La Ronge

Police are searching for an inmate who escaped custody in La Ronge, Sask. John Riley Sanderson, 32, was set to appear at La Ronge Provincial Court today. Roughly around 12 p.m., he escaped custody whe...

Jan 02, 2020 John Riley Sanderson. (submitted photo/RCMP)

New insurance act took effect New Year’s Day

A new set of insurance regulations came into effect on Wednesday.The Insurance Act replaces the 40-year-old Saskatchewan Insurance Act.Jan Seibel, the director of the real estate and insurance divisio...

Jan 02, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

JPCH welcomes Saskatoon’s new year's baby boy

Saskatoon's first baby of 2020 is a boy, born at 12:13 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2020.Baby Lincoln Joseph was born to parents Elainn and Shaun Guinan at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH), with everyon...

Jan 01, 2020 Saskatoon's new year's baby boy, Lincoln Joseph, was born at 12:13 a.m. on January 1, 2020 to parents Elainn and Shaun Guinan. (Saskatchewan Health Authority)