Kelly Provost

Journalist

Kelly Provost is a newsreader and reporter with CBC News in Saskatoon. He covers sports, northern and land-based topics among general news. He has also worked as a news director in northern Saskatchewan, covering Indigenous issues for over 20 years. Email him at kelly.provost@cbc.ca.

Latest from Kelly Provost

Peepeekisis Cree Nation woman who stood between armed man and his wife awarded posthumous bravery medal

The late Sandra Desnomie was awarded the Medal of Bravery in Ottawa on Thursday for intervening in a domestic dispute at a Peepeekisis Cree Nation clinic in 2018.

World-ranked NHL '94 gamers ready for another shot at 16-bit glory

A venue in Toronto will be hosting this weekend's world championship for world-class players of the classic hockey video game NHL '94.

Saskatoon tribal chief says Sask. government needs to be held accountable for 'underfunding' shelters

As city council gets ready to debate a proposed location for a downtown emergency shelter, Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand says inadequate funding is leading to unsafe staff-to-client ratios at all shelters in the city.

Sask. hockey player, 90, honoured for co-founding seniors league that's 'the envy of any league in Canada'

Stan Halliwell, a co-founder of Saskatoon's 60+ hockey league, was honoured after a game Wednesday with a surprise 90th birthday celebration and a ceremony recognizing his work as a league pioneer.

Sask. drivers who stunt or street race now face new licence suspensions, longer impoundments

Police in Saskatchewan can now enforce new rules on stunting, street racing and excessive speeding. Drivers will now lose their licence for a week and their vehicle for a month.

Ontario-based sports betting ads continue to be shown on TVs across Canada. For now, it's the networks' call

Canadian TV networks continue to broadcast ads for sports betting platforms in markets where the websites aren't regulated. A coalition of lottery and gaming corporations across the country is pushing for change.

Compassion, safety concerns raised at Saskatoon city hall during emotional public meeting about shelter

There were tears at a public meeting at Saskatoon city hall on Wednesday during discussion about an emergency shelter's impact in Fairhaven, and about a recent report from police and the fire department about crime in the area.

Man who stopped collecting after his Gretzky memorabilia was stolen says Connor Bedard brought him back

Aron Gratias says he lost the drive to continue collecting after the theft of his large Wayne Gretzky memorabilia collection near Shellbrook, Sask., over two years ago. But he recently got back into it because of rookie NHL star Connor Bedard.

'We need to help Mother Nature out a little bit': Sask. RMs introduce coyote bounties

Citing concerns from livestock producers and families in the area, the RM of Weyburn is one of the Saskatchewan rural municipalities that have introduced bounty programs for coyotes in the past week.

Cold snap in Sask. should ease by weekend, but below-normal temps could last well into spring

Most of Saskatchewan is expected to get relief from the current cold snap by the weekend, but an Environment Canada meteorologist says below-normal temperatures are expected to last for the next four weeks and into the spring.