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Province releases budget estimates
A future deficit may be possible for Saskatchewan given the global economic uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Today's 2020-21 budget includes some elements associated with major projects in our r...
Mar 18, 2020 Saskatchewan Minister of Finance Donna Harpauer. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)
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)
Province announces 8 new presumptive cases of COVID-19; total now 16
Saskatchewan's cases of COVID-19 have doubled.The province announced Wednesday that it has eight new presumptive cases, bringing the total number of cases in Saskatchewan to 16.Two cases are confirmed...
Mar 18, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, speaks with media on March 12, 2020 at the Saskatchewan Legislature. (Evan Radford/980)
North Battleford Giant Tiger set to close
The retail landscape will undergo a significant change in Saskatchewan, as the North West Company (NWC) is selling 34 of its 46 Giant Tiger locations in Western Canada.Its North Battleford store, whic...
Mar 18, 2020 Giant Tiger's North Battleford location is set to close in the near future. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Trudeau promises $82B in economic supports in COVID-19 fight
OTTAWA - The federal government will deploy up to $82 billion in direct spending and deferred taxes to help every Canadian get through the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesd...
Mar 18, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Alleged drug trafficker denied bail
A woman who was on the run from police for nearly five months, was back in front of a judge Wednesday asking to be released.Jordana Napope, 21, is facing multiple drugs and weapons related charges in ...
Mar 18, 2020 Prince Albert Provincial Court. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
COVID-19 pandemic prompts call for remote council meetings
Amid concerns of COVID-19, two Prince Albert city councillors are calling on P.A. to conduct meetings remotely or postpone them.Only five of eight councillors, plus the mayor, attended Monday night's ...
Mar 18, 2020 Coun. Dennis Nowoselsky sits alone on the left side of the council chamber. His regular neighbours, Coun. Charlene Miller, Coun. Evert Botha and Coun. Dennis Ogrodnick did not attend Monday's city council meeting. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
WHL cancels rest of regular season, leaves door open for playoffs
The Western Hockey League announced on Wednesday they have canceled the rest of the regular season due to COVID-19. WHL commissioner Ron Robison did say this cancellation does not include the playoffs...
Mar 18, 2020 Hockey isn't returning to the Art Hauser Centre anytime soon. File photo/paNOW Staff
Doping tests around the world wind down because of virus
DSSELDORF, Germany - Although anti-doping organizations around the world are dialling back on testing because of the coronavirus outbreak, Olympic athletes can still expect a knock on the door. The In...
Mar 18, 2020
SaskPower helping customers affected by COVID-19
SaskPower announced Wednesday that it's suspending active collections and will stop disconnecting residential customers for non-payment.The moves are being done to assist customers who are affected by...
Mar 18, 2020 (CJME News Staff)
