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A lasting legacy
Weldon residents to build playground in honour of stabbing victim
Wiping away tears, Chelsey Erickson recalled how her friend Wes was all about the community and would have loved seeing the kids play on a new playground.Wes Petterson was among the people stabbed and killed by Miles Sanderson in September 2022. To pay tribute to the man well known in the small community of Weldon, a g...
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Public information meeting
Dog park, fire bylaws, heliport discussed at Nipawin info meeting
Residents of Nipawin have heard from the Town about the planned dog park in the community.The town had at least one letter sent to them expressing frustration at the lack of communication about the establishment of the dog park.Mayor Marlon Zacharias told northeastNOW a meeting was held this week to better communicate ...
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Bail granted
Bondy granted bail at hearing in Melfort
The man charged in a recent firearms trafficking investigation in the Hudson Bay area has been granted bail.Steven Bondy, 56, appeared in Melfort Provincial Court via video Thursday morning.Evidence heard at the bail hearing was placed under a publication ban.His attorney, Ron Piche, appeared by phone and argued his cl...
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Pedestrian injured
STARS responds after pedestrian hit by vehicle on James Smith Cree Nation
A pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital after being struck by a vehicle on the James Smith Cree Nation.The Kinistino Fire Department was called to the scene early Thursday morning.After they arrived, they administered first aid and set up a landing area for STARS Air Ambulance.Paramedics were on the scene to help t...
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Saskatchewan

WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
North Battleford completes the Great KD Domino Topple
Under the bright lights, hushed whispers filled the air with palpable excitement as the sea of blue and orange grew calmer with every tick of the 10,286 KD boxes as they fell to the floor."I'm ecstatic," said Dan Fox, school liaison with Living Sky School Division. "I'm happy for the kids who put in all ...
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Tragic events
RCMP says four deaths near Neudorf were result of murder-suicide
The RCMP revealed Thursday that its investigation into four deaths near Neudorf on Sunday has determined the incident was a murder-suicide.In an update, police said a 67-year-old man, a 58-year-old woman and their 30-year-old son were murdered. The Mounties said another son, aged 34, died as a result of self-inflicted ...
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Kraft Hockeyville
Wolseley looking for support in their quest to become Kraft Hockeyville
The town of Wolseley is hoping to become the first Saskatchewan community to be named Kraft Hockeyville.The winner of the annual Kraft Hockeyville contest wins $250,000 and a chance to host a National Hockey League (NHL) game."We are the sixth finalist that's come out of Saskatchewan, and no Saskatchewan team has ...
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SASK SCHOOLS
Sask. government promises graduations will go ahead despite labour spat with teachers
Saskatchewan's education minister says the province will make sure high school graduation ceremonies go ahead should teachers take job action.Jeremy Cockrill couldn't provide details on the plan but said the government is working with school boards to ensure students can walk the stage.The Saskatchewan Party government...
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TO TAX OR NOT TO TAX?
Economists hope to dispel myths as carbon tax increase approaches
It has its critics and its supporters, but who is right and who is wrong when it comes to the debate over the federal carbon tax?As of April 1, that levy will rise from $65 to $80 a tonne, representing an increase of 23 per cent. That increase will mean a rise in energy bills and an addition of roughly three cents a li...
Mar 27, 2024
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Time to vote
PBCN prepares for election
Members of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation head to the polls next month.The election for chief and council has been scheduled for April 9 and a list of candidates was released Monday by the electoral officer. They have however indicated the list is still subject to change and may have to do in part with a requirement all ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Canada

Trudeau won't say if he has spoken to Housefather since Gaza motion
OTTAWA - Quebec MP Anthony Housefather remains undecided on his future more than a week after a House of Commons motion on Israel and Gaza left him questioning whether he will remain in the Liberal party. And Prime Minister Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying if he has even been talking to Housefather to try and keep ...
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Four Saskatchewan family members died in murder-suicide, RCMP say
NEUDORF, SASK. - RCMP say four members of the same family found dead earlier this week in a rural Saskatchewan home were the victims of a murder-suicide. Mounties say a 67-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, along with their 30-year-old son, were killed on the property near Neudorf, about 130 kilometres east of Regin...
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B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'sacred covenant' to be signed on Easter
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Vancouver's Catholic Archbishop says a 'Sacred Covenant' agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 children at the site of a former residential school. Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Catholic archdiocese of Vancou...
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Quebec minister to order probe after complaint about QMJHL English-only playoff garb
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will ask the province's language watchdog to investigate after the leader of the Parti Québécois complained about a lack of French on a QMJHL team's playoff garb. On Wednesday night, PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon complained on X, formerly Twitter, about T-shir...
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Federal Court orders revisions to deal between Ottawa and Métis Nation of Alberta
EDMONTON - The Federal Court is ordering Ottawa to make changes to a self-government deal it struck with the Métis Nation of Alberta. The court says the deal too broadly defines who it applies to and was made without consulting two other Métis groups in the province. The decision strikes down offending ...
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Quebec firefighters who died in 2023 flood lacked training, equipment: safety board
MONTREAL - Quebec's workplace safety board says a lack of training and equipment contributed to the deaths of two firefighters during a flood northeast of Quebec City last May. The volunteer firefighters were using an amphibious vehicle equipped with tracks and an outboard motor in an attempt to reach residents of a ho...
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World News

Suspect charged with murder in a series of stabbings in a northern Illinois city
CHICAGO (AP) - A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State's Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the char...
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UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza to tackle crippling shortages in the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provi...
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Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea aimed at reining in its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place. Russia's vote sparked Western accusations that Mosc...
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Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies
Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyliss, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday th...
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Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor. Administrative leave is not disciplinary under...
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Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of th...
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