Environment

Cree names given to star and exoplanet

The Cree language has been linked to astrology for thousands of years, using the sun, the stars and the moon as navigational guides. But now, Cree names for a star and its exoplanet will be used in ev...

Mar 18, 2020 A star and its exoplanet have been renamed in Cree as part of a naming contest. (ID 125461858 © Vitalij Kopa | Dreamstime.com)

Feds bullish on nuclear: Minister visits Sask. north

"Show me a credible plan that doesn't involve nuclear." That's the strong endorsement for Saskatchewan's uranium sector from federal Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan who has just wrapped a...

Mar 10, 2020

A snowy weekend briefly gives way to warmer conditions

The volatile spring weather continues across the region over the coming week.This comes after last week, which saw daytime highs of around 6 degrees Celsius morph into a spring storm that brought heav...

Mar 09, 2020 Snow moved through the region on the weekend, leaving many to dig out. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Below normal spring runoff expected across most of Sask.

A wide swath of the province can expect below normal runoff this spring.The Water Security Agency (WSA) has released the March spring runoff outlook.Areas including Melfort, Tisdale, Nipawin, Hudson B...

Mar 05, 2020 (File photo/paNOW 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)

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)

Petition launched to link tri-communities with walking and bike path

Safety and environmental sustainability are the two main reasons a new local group is launching a petition for the construction of a walking and bike path linking the tri-communities. "The idea would ...

Feb 06, 2020 The petition could be presented in the Saskatchewan Legislature in March. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)