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With Fajardo’s status questionable, Riders could turn to backups
Halloween is a night of scares and treats, but Rider Nation got a fright Thursday with the status of starting quarterback Cody Fajardo now in question.According to Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach ...
Oct 31, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
SUMA calls for province to share funds from cannabis sales
The group that lobbies the provincial government on behalf of cities towns and villages wants to see some changes on the revenue front in regards to the cannabis excise tax.Gordon Barnhart, president ...
Oct 31, 2019 The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association is calling on the provincial government to share cannabis excise tax revenue. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Women's recovery centre in B.C. faces eviction as farm rules enforced
VICTORIA - A farm home in the Fraser Valley that provides addiction treatment and life-skills recovery help for women has received an eviction notice after the pastoral property al...
Oct 31, 2019
Meng's lawyers still say RCMP shared phone details with FBI despite affidavits
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou maintain there is an "air of reality" to allegations the RCMP shared details of her electronic devices with the Federal Bureau of Investigation de...
Oct 31, 2019
Wanted man arrested by La Ronge RCMP
According to a media release from the La Ronge RCMP, Sanderson was located and now faces 13 more criminal charges.He is charged with assaulting a police officer, disarming a police officer, resisting ...
Oct 31, 2019 RCMP are searching for John Riley Sanderson. (submitted photo/RCMP)
Local communities weigh in on issuing proclamations
The city of Yorkton has raised some eyebrows after recently announcing that they will no longer be approving proclamations of any kind.The decision was made, according to the city, due to divisions in...
Oct 31, 2019 Mayor
Rick Lang says the City of Melfort approves all proclamations. (Aaron
Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Picking up after Halloween
As little ghouls and goblins prepare to descend on Prince Albert tonight, the city's sanitation manager is encouraging them to leave nothing but spooky footprints behind on the snowy streets. "Act res...
Oct 31, 2019 Plastic candy wrappers are not recyclable and must be put in the garbage. (107673110 © Viktoriya Kuzmenkova)
BATC eyes development, growth of Indigenous tourism in region
As interest in Indigenous tourism grows across Canada and around the globe, an agency in the Battlefords is looking to share the rich stories of the region.After securing funding from the federal gove...
Oct 31, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Mirasty retires as SMVS librarian after 40 years
Edna Mirasty spent 40 years working as a librarian for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) and this Halloween marked her final day on the job.She first began working at Kitaski School as the secretar...
Oct 31, 2019 Edna Mirasty is a Lac La Ronge Indian Band member born and raised in La Ronge. (Senator Myles Venne School/Facebook)
Redblacks look to break 10-game losing streak in final contest of dismal season
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are getting set to suit up one more time before closing out the most disappointing season in franchise history. The Redblacks (3-14) enter Friday's game ag...
Oct 31, 2019