Industry

North Battleford Giant Tiger set to close

The retail landscape will undergo a significant change in Saskatchewan, as the North West Company (NWC) is selling 34 of its 46 Giant Tiger locations in Western Canada.Its North Battleford store, whic...

Mar 18, 2020 Giant Tiger's North Battleford location is set to close in the near future. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW Staff)

SaskPower helping customers affected by COVID-19

SaskPower announced Wednesday that it's suspending active collections and will stop disconnecting residential customers for non-payment.The moves are being done to assist customers who are affected by...

Mar 18, 2020 (CJME News Staff)

Guernsey looking for answers after multiple derailments, oil fires

After dealing with two derailments over the span of two months, residents in Guernsey are on edge when a train rolls through town.They don't have any answers as to why two separate trains derailed in ...

Feb 21, 2020 A view of the derailment on the eastern outskirts of Guernsey on Feb. 6, 2020. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)

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)

‘The boycott is going to ramp up’: Barricades back up at refinery

Tensions are on the rise as the dispute between Unifor and Federated Co-operatives Limited enters day 58.Despite the two groups meeting Friday to resume bargaining talks, Scott Doherty, Executive Assi...

Feb 01, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Vanscoy mine reopening brings excitement to workers and village

On Thursday, Nutrien announced that the Vanscoy potash mine will resume operations in March.The news provided lots of excitement for the members of the United Steelworkers Union who have been out of w...

Jan 31, 2020 Robin's Nest Cafe is expecting business to pick back up after shortly after the reopening of Vanscoy's potash mine in March. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)

Saskatchewan sets daily record for natural gas consumption: SaskEnergy

It's no secret that Saskatchewan is cold right now, but we can now start calling it 'historically cold.'In a media release Thursday, SaskEnergy said the province set a daily record Wednesday of 1.56 P...

Jan 16, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Media reacts to federal subsidies for newspapers

A newly administered federal program aims to buoy the struggling newspaper industry. But not everyone is happy about how it's being rolled out, and even some who support the measure have reservations ...

Jan 07, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Local rural municipalities welcome bridge inspection program

Local rural municipalities are welcoming a province-wide bridge inspection program.Originally reported by the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is cur...

Jan 07, 2020 The Rural Municipality of Garden River has over 20 bridges in its boundaries. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Trapper snares cougar near Makwa

A licensed trapper near Makwa trapped a cougar in a power snare according to Saskatchewan Conservation officers. Glen Kurjata, a Conservation Officer Service inspector in Meadow Lake, said the protect...

Jan 06, 2020 This Facebook post shows a person posing with the cougar. The Conservation office said numerous people had been photographed with the animal and they could not confirm if the person in this image was the trapper.