Saskatchewan

Investigation after death at Onion Lake RCMP

A 19-year-old man from Lloydminster was pronounced dead yesterday after he was found unconscious in the cell area at the Onion Lake RCMP detachment.According to a media release from the Saskatchewan R...

Oct 13, 2019 (File photo/JPBG Staff)

La Loche RCMP need assistance finding missing man

La Loche RCMP are asking the public for assistance in locating 49-year-old Bert Brian Herman.According to a media release Saturday evening, Herman was reported missing on Oct. 11 at 10:30 p.m. and was...

Oct 13, 2019 Bert Brian Herman (Submitted photo/La Loche RCMP)

Premier, Sask. trade delegation stuck in Japan by powerful typhoon

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and part of a trade delegation to Asia are caught up in Typhoon Hagibis.Japanese meteorologists expect the typhoon to be the worst to hit the country in six decades with...

Oct 12, 2019 Premier Scott Moe (centre) in Japan as part of a trade delegation in Oct. 2019. (Scott Moe/Twitter)

Gobble up some turkey this Thanksgiving weekend

Many families will enjoy turkey at the table or in the field as part of their Thanksgiving meal over the holiday weekend.Chances are that bird was raised on a Saskatchewan turkey farm.There are 11 tur...

Oct 12, 2019 ID 99357295 © Alexey Lutsenko Dreamstime.com

Cool temperatures and sunshine forecast for Thanksgiving weekend

If you're planning to spend any time outdoors this Thanksgiving, Environment Canada's senior climatologist forecasts sunshine with cool temperatures."I think if there's a place I'd rather be on Thanks...

Oct 12, 2019 (File photo/CJME News Staff)

Another month of national employment surge, mixed bag regionally: StatsCan

After a surge in employment in August, the nation's economy once again added scores of new jobs in September.Statistics Canada's monthly labour force survey showed employment rose by 53,700, driven by...

Oct 11, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)

Water Security Agency, Unifor local reach deal

A tentative agreement has been reached between Unifor and one of the Saskatchewan Crowns that was hit by a strike on Friday.On Thursday afternoon, the provincial government announced a deal had been r...

Oct 10, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

Advance polls open Friday

For people who won't be able to cast their ballot in the federal election on Oct. 21, there are other options.One of those is advance polling stations. They open on Friday and will stay open through t...

Lisa Brady Oct 10, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Climate change threatens extinction for most birds, especially in Canada: report

Climate change threatens extinction for two-thirds of bird species across North America, including almost all of those filling the forests and tundra of northern Canada, says an extensive report....

Oct 10, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Changes in the works for distracted driving fines

It seems many drivers in Saskatchewan aren't getting the message when it comes to distracted driving and staying off their cellphones in their vehicles.According to SGI, distracted driving is the No. ...

Oct 09, 2019 Saskatoon traffic officers pull over distracted drivers near 38th Street and Idylwyld Drive on March 7, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)