Aliyah Marko-Omene

Reporter

Aliyah Marko-Omene is a reporter for CBC Saskatchewan. She has previously worked for CBC and Toronto Star in Toronto. You can reach her at aliyah.marko@cbc.ca.

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Regina Provincial Correctional Centre officer charged in drug trafficking investigation

RCMP have charged an officer from Regina Provincial Correctional Centre after an investigation into suspected drug trafficking into the facility.

RCMP arrest man, say he shot an officer in the Muskowekwan First Nation area

RCMP say the officer was transported to hospital with “non-life threatening” injuries after responding to a report of an armed individual at a home in Muskowekwan First Nation, about 140 kilometres northwest from Regina, early Thursday morning.

SHA to spend $6.2M on 77 new health-care positions across rural and remote Sask. communities

The Saskatchewan Health Authority and the provincial government have announced 77 new and enhanced permanent full-time health-care positions across 30 rural and remote communities in the province.

Saskatoon law firm decides against class-action suit for residents who lost homes to wildfires

After nearly two weeks of legal analysis, law firm Procido LLP has decided against taking on a class-action suit against the province for residents who their lost homes to Saskatchewan wildfires.

Burning cash: Sask. insurance agencies dealing with glut of wildfire insurance claims

Insurance experts discuss the uptick of wildfire insurance claims and the importance of people knowing about their insurance policy.

Porter Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Regina because of smoke smell in cabin

A Porter Airlines flight from Hamilton, Ont., to Vancouver made an emergency landing at Regina International Airport on Tuesday night.

'It's like a ghost town': Waskesiu businesses take hit after wildfire pre-emergency alert

Some business owners say the emergency alert for the Waskesiu area in northern Saskatchewan was blown out of proportion by media, causing panic and hurting local businesses.

'Keep the doors open': As ERs close, doctor speaks out on the challenges of practising in rural Sask.

The senior lead physician of a Saskatchewan Medical Association program that provides help for rural doctors is sharing his experience of the challenges they face, after a number of temporary rural emergency room closures forced by a shortage of medical professionals in the province. 

Wildfire enters Beauval, Sask.; some structures already lost

The northern Saskatchewan communities of Beauval and Patuanak have been evacuated as wildfires rip through the area.

ER closures forced by shortage of doctors, nurses raise fears in rural Sask.

Residents in some rural Saskatchewan communities say closures forced by a shortage of doctors and nurses have left them without access to emergency room services, forcing residents to travel long distances in critical moments.