Environment

Harvest stretching into early March for some Saskatchewan farmers

It's not common for harvest to stretch into early March, but large quantities of crops left in the field have motivated farmers to get out and combine.Todd Lewis, a farmer south of Regina and the pres...

Mar 04, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

Harvest stretching into early March for some Saskatchewan farmers

It's not common for harvest to stretch into early March, but large quantities of crops left in the field have motivated farmers to get out and combine.Todd Lewis, a farmer south of Regina and the pres...

Mar 04, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

Harvest stretching into early March for some Saskatchewan farmers

It's not common for harvest to stretch into early March, but large quantities of crops left in the field have motivated farmers to get out and combine.Todd Lewis, a farmer south of Regina and the pres...

Mar 04, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

P.A. library to host seed sharing event Sunday

Prince Albert may be encased in a layer of snow and ice, but some P.A. gardeners are already looking ahead to warmer temperatures. This weekend they'll meet to exchange seeds, plan their gardens and l...

Feb 21, 2020 Tomato plants take root in a on a home gardener's tabletop. (Ron Quaroni/paNOW Staff)

FSIN not surprised by Scheer’s ‘check their privilege’ comment

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) calls a recent comment by Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer disturbing and offensive but not surprising.On Friday, Scheer spoke to media at the pa...

Feb 19, 2020 Bobby Cameron, chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. (CKOM)

La Ronge council stops redevelopment of Patterson Park

The redevelopment of Patterson Park will stop after La Ronge resident Heather Bernardin told council they were missing the mark when it came to planning. She made the comment at a regular council meet...

Feb 13, 2020 La Ronge Mayor Ron Woytowich said it could take months before a master plan is in place. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

P.A. and area not immune to radon issue

Saskatchewan has an issue with radon.A study published in Scientific Reports found Saskatchewan and Alberta have some of the highest reported levels of the gas in the world. The study was put together...

Feb 13, 2020 Diagram of how radon can enter a home. (Family Action Network)

Free fishing weekend coming up

The Family Day Long Weekend is coming up and those interested in dropping a line in one of the province's lakes can do so without a fishing licence. The free fishing event is from Feb. 15 to 17. Murra...

Feb 11, 2020 From Feb. 15-17 anyone who wants to fish on the province's lakes can do so without a fishing licence. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Gronlid man pleads guilty to wildlife trafficking charges

(submitted photo/Ministry of Environment)A Gronlid man recently pleaded guilty in Melfort Provincial Court to charges stemming from a lengthy wildlife trafficking investigation. Sixty-four-year-old Ra...

Feb 10, 2020 (submitted photo/Ministry of Environment)

Conservation officers seek public assistance involving poached moose near St. Brieux

A calf moose was shot from the roadway nearly seven miles east of St. Brieux.Humboldt conservation officers received information regarding the shot moose on Feb. 1 and discovered it shot and gutted wi...

Feb 07, 2020 A calf moose was illegally hunted near St. Brieux on Feb. 1 (Sasktips/Facebook).