Author Archives: Teena Monteleone

Politicians are taking notice as more people begin eating locally. A recently introduced parliamentary bill wants to declare the Friday prior to Thanksgiving, national local food day. This is an idea ...

Tough year for high value crops Saskatchewan's fruit and vegetable sectors are still accessing their losses, but 2010 has been a difficult year. Fruit producers in central and northern regions of the ...

More than 720 support staff at Saskatchewan's four SIAST campuses are prepared to go on strike. The S-G-E-U members have voted 78 per cent in favour of strike action. The professional services st...

Sarah Mills CJME Unemployment has risen in Saskatchewan but the bad weather earlier this fall may have played a role in the increase. That is what the government is arguing as a reason for September&#...

Dianne Bankay CKOM RCMP officers are investigating a jewelry heist in Swift Current. A store in a shopping mall was robbed on Sept. 30 between noon and one o'clock. Sgt. Paul Dawson of the RCMP s...

Natalie Geddes CKOM Homes are being built at a feverish pace across Saskatchewan, according to the latest numbers from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). So far this year, there have ...

By Nigel Maxwell paNOW staff You may want to savour every bite of your pumpkin pie this weekend. The wet summer has affected the pumpkin patch in Saskatchewan. Suppliers say pumpkins could be scarce i...

It's a weekend full of dancing and music. Starting tonight is the three day Northern Lights Casino Thanksgiving Powwow. Cynthia Ross, powwow president, said there will be more than 600 dancers hitting...

By Angela Hill paNOW staff A group of organic farmers is looking forward to self-sufficiency. For the first year, in the three since they came into existence, the Muskoday Organic Growers Co-operative...

By Angela Hill and Brent Bosker paNOW Staff Edith Dreaver is working hard to get the Muskoday Cree Nation Elder's Lodge back to its original condition. The lodge, located on the first nation about 25 ...