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SGI shines spotlight on school zone speeders
Some drivers in Saskatchewan learned their lesson the hard way when it came to school zone speed limits.According to SGI, police officers around the province handed out 1,424 tickets for speeding in s...
Oct 24, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Sask. Party shuts down emergency debate on education
The Saskatchewan NDP believes there's a crisis happening in the province's schools, but when its education critic tried to start an emergency debate on the subject after the first Question Period of t...
Oct 24, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
The Manny Show gets a sequel: Riders again turn to veteran receiver
The Manny Show is getting renewed for at least one more episode in 2019.Saskatchewan Roughriders slotback Emmanuel Arceneaux will once again be added to the starting lineup as the CFL team takes on th...
Oct 24, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux during a drill at practice (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Living Sky School Division sees enrolment decline in several North Battleford schools
Student enrolment has declined in many of Living Sky School Division's schools, particularly in North Battleford.As of Sept. 30, figures show enrolment at 5,392, a drop of 71 students compared to the ...
Oct 24, 2019 Living Sky School Division board trustees and staff shown at Wednesday's board meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
New LED lights for Little Red trail
Evening skis at Little Red River Park this winter will be a little brighter and much more environmentally-friendly.The 101 halogen lights along the River Trail and around the lodge have been replaced ...
Oct 24, 2019 Mike Horn (left), chief organizer of the Pine Needle Mountain Bike Festival, presents Deputy Mayor Don Cody with a cheque. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Students and community stage "peaceful protest," after allegations school janitor told not to speak Cree
Over 100 people, representing a number of communities from across the region, travelled to the small hamlet of Timber Bay on Montreal Lake on Wednesday, to show their support for a woman who was alleg...
Oct 24, 2019 (Submitted photo)
Melfort MLA weighs in on start of legislative session
Melfort MLA Todd Goudy is glad to be back to work in Regina.Goudy told northeastNOW while he loves spending time in the constituency, it's nice to return to the capital to get down to work, as the fal...
Oct 24, 2019 Todd Gaudy. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Distraught father appeals for judge to make matters right
The sound of a pin dropping could have been heard Thursday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court, when an emotionally charged father stood up and spoke to the judge.Stewart Brazeau's daughter Sara...
Oct 24, 2019 Stewart Brazeau was not shy on Thursday about speaking up in court. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Province investigates high copper, lead levels in water at Saskatchewan Hospital
Recent water testing at the Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford (SHNB) has shown signs of irregularities and inconsistency that "indicate levels of copper or lead may be higher than desirable.""The...
Oct 24, 2019
Onion Lake man charged with murder in death of Makwa Sahgaiehcan man
A man from Onion Lake is charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 32-year-old from the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation. RCMP in Onion Lake were called to a home on the First Nation early on ...
Oct 24, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)