Tag Archives: Community
Get holiday mail out the door soon, says Canada Post
All those holiday gifts need somebody to deliver them and chances are it's Canada Post getting them to their destination."We see volumes increase drastically this time of year," Bob Vibert, the manage...
Dec 07, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News)
Auditor calls for action to combat suicides in northwest Sask.
Saskatchewan's auditor has laid out a number of areas she believes the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has to improve to address the risk of suicide in northwest Saskatchewan.In her 2019 report, w...
Dec 05, 2019 Provincial auditor Judy Ferguson (centre) delivers her 2019 report on Dec. 5, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
First Nations communities calling for government support for suicide problems
Chiefs and council members from Saskatchewan First Nations communities gathered for a media conference at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) office in Saskatoon on Thursday.Among th...
Nov 29, 2019 Makwa Sahgaiehcan Chief Ron Mitsuing (left), FSIN Vice-Chief David Pratt (middle) and Fond du Lac Chief Louis Mercredi (right) gathered at the FSIN office in Saskatoon to address the growing suicide concerns in Saskatchewan First Nations communities on Nov. 28, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Warman man brings home black widow spider after grocery shopping trip
Calvin Bruneau arrived home from a grocery shopping trip with a little more than he asked for last week.Bruneau emptied his groceries to find a black widow spider at his Warman house after shopping at...
Nov 09, 2019 A photo of the eight-legged critter that Calvin Bruneau discovered after a grocery shopping trip. (Amanda Bruneau/Facebook)
Region sees slight uptick in jobs
There's slightly better news on the job scene for the Prince Albert and North region - which includes The Battlefords and Melfort - as well as signs of continued improvement on the provincial front.Ac...
Nov 08, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Sask. donors raise $750,000 in children's hospital radiothon
Broadcasters from across Saskatchewan, including the full team from the family of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, helped raise a substantial sum of money for the new state-of-the-art children's faci...
Nov 07, 2019 On-air personalities of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group across the province lent their voices to the cause at the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)
P.A. teacher gets up close look at third world farming practices
Danica Beaulac, a Grade 1 teacher at St. Anne school spent part of her summer in Ethiopia, and is now using the information she learned in her classroom.Beaulac was part of an International Food Secur...
Nov 07, 2019 Danica Beaulac taking some notes during her trip to Ethiopia last summer. (submitted photo/Danica Beaulac)
Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor regains movement in legs
Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki was all smiles Wednesday as he celebrated another milestone in his long recovery.For the first time since the crash left him partially paralyzed,...
Nov 07, 2019 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki moves his legs following spinal surgery in Thailand. (Twitter)
Province-wide radiothon for Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
Radio stations across the province are joining forces to help celebrate the opening of the first-ever dedicated children's and maternal hospital in Saskatchewan this week. The Jim Pattison Broadcast G...
Nov 05, 2019 Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Agribition, Saskatchewan Roughriders announce multi-year partnership
Saskatchewan's love of football and agriculture is coming together in a new partnership.The Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) and the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Saturday they're teaming up ahe...
Nov 03, 2019 L-R: Craig Reynolds, president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Chris Lees, president of Canadian Western Agribition, and Chris Lane, CEO of Canadian Western Agribition pose for a photo in their new Agribition-themed Rider jerseys on Nov. 2, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)