Tag Archives: People
A floral predicament: Saskatchewan residents encouraged to avoid picking wildflowers
Summertime in Saskatchewan, everything is green and growing.With all the lush and vibrant wildflowers growing in provincial green spaces and ditches, who can be blamed for wanting to pick a floral cen...
Jul 23, 2019 The Western red lily is a protected flower under the Provincial Emblems and Honours Act. (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
Lt.-Gov. Mirasty 'overwhelmed' by support after accepting historic appointment
When Russell Mirasty graduated from Churchill Community High School in 1975, he had no idea he would one day become Saskatchewan's 23rd lieutenant-governor. "It's a real honour," Mirasty, who is a Lac...
Jul 22, 2019 Lt.-Gov. Russell Mirasty stands along the shore of Lac La Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Waskesiu Children's Festival draws large crowd
Families came out to enjoy the summer weather and participate in a variety of activities, as the Waskesiu Children's Festival took place on Saturday.The event featured a variety of family themed activ...
Jul 20, 2019 Face painting was one of many activities available (Submitted photo/Tyrelle Audette)
CRA program to help poor file taxes yields noticeable bump in people helped
OTTAWA - A federal program designed to help low-income Canadians file their taxes has boosted the number of returns it's handled in the year since the government increased its funding.The extra money ...
Jul 20, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)
S2DIO hosts first Fit Crawl
It was a morning of fun and fitness in Prince Albert, as The S2DIO held the city's first fitness crawl - a fitness inspired take on the traditional pub crawl."We have six businesses involved in total ...
Jul 20, 2019 More than a dozen participants came out to show support for the first ever fit crawl in P.A. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Graysen Cameron looks to defy the odds with Humboldt Broncos comeback
Graysen Cameron's focus 16 months ago was on helping the Humboldt Broncos to a playoff series win.Now, on the heels of a life-changing journey, playing the game he loves once again is his prime object...
Jul 19, 2019 Ahead of an attempted comeback to the Humboldt Broncos, Graysen Cameron says he's in the best shape of his life. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
P.A.'s Klughart wins Sask Am's and Mid-Am's
When Danny Klughart won both the 108th SK Amateur / 33rd SK Mid-Amateur Men's championships at the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club, he thought about conversations he had with his father Garry. Before ...
Jul 19, 2019 Danny Klughart won the Sask Am and Mid-Am's in Saskatoon Friday morning. Submitted photo/Golf Saskatchewan
Big River RCMP prepare for Ness Creek weekend
Campers and music lovers are ready for a fun-filled weekend in the Big River area.Ness Creek 2019 is an annual music festival held at Ness Creek site near Big River and attracts thousands of music lov...
Jul 19, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
A public memorial will he held for Sailor Dan
The people of Saskatoon will be able to get together and say goodbye to Sailor Dan.A memorial service will be held next Wednesday, July 24th for the local legend.It's going to start at 6:00 p.m. in Ki...
Jul 19, 2019 Dan Hicks, better known as Sailor Dan, died on July 9, 2019 in Saskatoon. (submitted)
A birthday to remember: North Battleford woman celebrates 90 years by skydiving
Plummeting eight-thousand feet with nothing but a parachute and skydiving instructor latched to their back is no ordinary way for one to celebrate their 90 birthday. Then again, North Battleford's Wil...
Jul 19, 2019 North Battleford's Wilda O'Brien celebrated turning 90 by skydiving over Saskatoon. (Skydive Saskatoon)
