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Unifor launches ‘brand-wide boycott’ on Co-op as refinery labour dispute heats up

As the labour dispute over pensions at Regina's Co-op refinery heats up, the union that represents roughly 730 of the plant's workers is announcing a boycott campaign against the company."If Co-op wan...

Dec 15, 2019 A labour dispute continues between Unifor Local 594 and the Co-op refinery. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)

P.A. hosts NSTA Fur Table

Trappers from all over the North were in Prince Albert on Saturday for the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association (NSTA) Fur Table.Five buyers were on location looking to make purchases and organi...

Dec 14, 2019 A potential buyer takes a look at a few skins at the NSTA Fur Table in Prince Albert. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

What'sHappeningNOW Dec. 14, 2019

News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with La Ronge reporter Derek Cornet about legal action the widow of a murdered man is now taking against a local social service agency.

Dec 14, 2019

CCHS Christmas Toy Drive aims to spread holiday cheer

Tri-community residents are encouraged to participate in the Churchill Community High School Christmas Toy Drive. "We just want to try to spread a little bit of Christmas cheer and help those in need,...

Dec 13, 2019 These hampers are located at businesses in Air Ronge and La Ronge. (submitted photo/Joslynn Thedorf)

‘You were everything to me’: Kindersley family, community grieve after separated couple murder-suicide

A woman who was killed in a murder-suicide in Kindersley on Thursday is being remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and co-worker by family and the larger community.Elsie Gartner, 64, a health wo...

Dec 13, 2019 Elsie Gartner is seen in a photo dated 2014. (Elsie Gartner/Facebook)

Saskatchewan residents to see power bills rise; SaskPower warns about phone scam

Saskatchewan residents will be paying more for power in the new year.The carbon tax is set to increase Jan. 1 from $20 a tonne to $30. SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry explained what the increase wi...

Dec 13, 2019 The Crown-owned power company says bills are set to climb and warning residents about a phone scam. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Volleyball Tournament for Youth in Ile a la Crosse

Get ready for a Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament Friday December 27 at Rossignol High School Gym in Ile a la Crosse.This event is open to anyone in Grade 9 and up. Players will be picked from a hat.See the...

Dec 13, 2019

‘We owe it to our children:’ FSIN rolls out draft child welfare legislation, stress need for funding

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is rolling out drafted child welfare legislation across Canada, but there's one thing standing in the way.A lack of funding, even with the passing...

Dec 12, 2019 (L-R) Raymond Shingoose, Director of Child Family Services for Yorkton Treaty Council, FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron, and Second Vice Chief David Pratt at the FSIN press conference on December 11, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

CP rail responsible for cost and cleanup of train derailment

More than 100 responders were on the ground dealing with Monday's train derailment near Guernsey.Dale Kristoff is an environmental protection officer and hazardous materials co-ordinator with the Sask...

Dec 12, 2019 Huge flames and thick black smoke pour into the sky after a CPR train derailed near Plunkett on Dec. 9, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)

2020 Poker Rally

The Amachewespimawin Stanley Mission 2020 Poker Rally is Northern Saskatchewan Largest and Most Challenging Snowmobile Poker Rally will be January 25.See the poster for details.

Dec 12, 2019