Category Archives: Saskatchewan
P.A.lawyers react to free cannabis pardon process
There's a varied reaction from some in Prince Albert's legal community to the federal government's move to offer a free pardon process for people convicted in the past of simple pot possession.One law...
Aug 06, 2019 (File photo:Tyler Marr/paNOW staff)
P.A. company gives big boost to Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
A generous gift from a Prince Albert company will make a substantial difference for Saskatchewan Children.According to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF) website, B&B Construc...
Aug 02, 2019 From left, Russell Clunie Jr., Jayson Clunie, Ken Burkosky and Gord Broda of B&B Construction Group. (submitted photo/Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation)
Update: Man involved in Lloydminster carjacking arrested
Update: RCMP have arrested and charged Stonechild and his friends. With help from the RCMP Air Support Unit, a police dog and members of the Elk Point detachment, the suspects were caught. After attem...
Aug 02, 2019 Ryan Chad Stonechild is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. (supplied/RCMP)
Saskatchewan leads nation in schools climate change curriculum
A new study found Saskatchewan schools have the most comprehensive curriculum in the nation for teaching about climate change. It dispels an assumption that a province that is politically conservative...
Aug 01, 2019 A well operated by BlackPearl Resources on the Onion Lake Cree Nation. (YouTube/BlackPearl Resources)
‘He wanted to talk:’ Saskatchewan woman recalls finding Mountie killer in field
SPIRITWOOD, Sask. - For a Saskatchewan woman who discovered a fugitive Mountie killer hiding in her family's hayfield more than a decade ago, the intense search for two young murder suspects in northe...
Aug 01, 2019 (Submitted photo/Canadian Press)
Sask. elder, leader Tony Cote passes away at 84
A well respected leader and elder in Saskatchewan has died.Tony Cote passed away Wednesday at the age of 84."We lost a great man today," said Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cam...
Aug 01, 2019 Elder Tony Cote at a ceremony in Regina in 2011 (Regina Police/Facebook)
Sleep impaired drivers a danger on the road
Sleep is an important part of human health, but SGI is advising drivers not to catch up on it while behind the wheel of vehicle.SGI is warning motorists of the dangers related to driving tired."Drivin...
Jul 31, 2019 SGI wants drivers to stop counting sheep while operating a vehicle. (71983988 © Anyaberkut dreamstime.com)
Fired Saskatoon cop found not guilty of arrest assault
A former Saskatoon cop is looking to get his job back after a judge cleared him of assault on Tuesday.Cheers erupted in the courtroom after Justice Richard Danyliuk found Jarrett Gelowitz not guilty o...
Jul 31, 2019 Jarrett Gelowitz arrives for Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench. (Global News)
Attorneys general meet to discuss federal carbon tax appeal
The attorneys general of Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick met Tuesday morning in Saskatoon to discuss a Supreme Court of Canada challenge of the federal carbon tax.Saskatchewan's attor...
Jul 30, 2019 Alberta's Doug Schweitzer (l to r), New Brunswick's Andrea Anderson-Mason, Saskatchewan's Don Morgan and Ontario's Doug Downey address the media after meeting about the federal carbon tax on July 30, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
RCMP getting air support from military in hunt for homicide suspects
The RCMP are getting some help from the Canadian military as they continue the hunt for two young homicide suspects in northern Manitoba.Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tweeted last night that th...
Jul 27, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)