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RCMP body cameras aim to build trust, but expert says can be "problematic"
Police promote body-worn cameras as a way to gather evidence and improve public trust and transparency; however, a police studies expert believes that their use could be "problematic.""Subsequent studies have shown that despite body-worn cameras in the U.S., it hasn't significantly reduced the misbehavio...
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Bolstering the blueline
Hawks sign Saskatoon defenseman to Letter of Intent
The Nipawin Hawks have signed Saskatoon Contacts defenseman Barret Berger to a Letter of Intent for the 2025-26 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season and beyond.Berger, 17, already played two games for the Hawks as an affiliate player last year. Drafted by Nipawin in the first round of the 2023 SJHL draft, As...
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Tisdale council meeting
Tisdale looking to amend bylaw to allow for temporary work camps
The Town of Tisdale is looking at amending a zoning bylaw to allow for temporary work camps. At the council meeting on Monday, the town instructed CAO Lovely Magnaye to create a bylaw "to amend the Town of Tisdale's Zoning Bylaw to allow temporary work camps in the Industrial District as a discretionary use."...
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Nipawin snow removal
Town of Nipawin issues snow removal update after Alberta Clipper
The significant snowfall in Nipawin has led to the Town reminding residents of snow removal priorities. A news release stated that crews were mobilized and working to clear streets and sidewalks following the Alberta Clipper that blew through the area Thursday night. The Town said in the release that residents may expe...
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Weather issues
Snow, wind causing significant travel challenges across northeast
While some parts of the region didn't get the amount of snow that was in the forecast, that doesn't mean travel conditions weren't affected. A serious collision on Highway 41 south of Aberdeen briefly closed the road in both directions earlier this morning, but the Highway Hotline update revealed the highway is no long...
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Road conditions
P.A., Melfort highways snow covered; travel not recommended around Nipawin
Travel is not recommended on Hwy 55 and surrounding junctions near Nipawin.A snapshot of the Highway Hotline just before 9 p.m. Thursday showed conditions including swirling snow, snow drifts, ice and zero visibilty from Meath Park to Choiceland, Nipawin and Carrot River areas. Environment Canada issued a snowfall warn...
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Nipawin fire report
Nipawin Fire Department releases their 2024 annual report
The Nipawin Fire Department (NFD) has issued their 2024 annual fire report. The report was presented at the Town's Operations Standing Committee meeting on Thursday. The department responded to 179 calls during 2024, with alarm calls compiling 26 per cent of the incidents. That's down one per cent from 2023. There were...
Jan 16, 2025
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Mel-Bex Awards
Mel-Bex business awards gala in Melfort slated for March
A celebration of local businesses will return to Melfort in a couple of months. The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) will host the Mel-Bex Awards Gala at the Kerry Vickar Centre March 22. Chamber President Lloyd Muntain told northeastNOW there will be nine different categories for local businesses and...
Jan 15, 2025
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BODY-WORN CAMERAS
RCMP body cameras aim to build trust, but expert says can be "problematic"
Police promote body-worn cameras as a way to gather evidence and improve public trust and transparency; however, a police studies expert believes that their use could be "problematic.""Subsequent studies have shown that despite body-worn cameras in the U.S., it hasn't significantly reduced the misbehavio...
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Ready to Respond
Canada prepares counter-tariffs; Sask NDP says threat emphasizes need to focus on northern economy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is ready to retaliate if US president-elect Donald Trump slaps Canada with devastating new tariffsTrudeau says his government "will respond'' and "not hesitate to act'' if it faces a 25 per cent across-the-board tariff on imports from Canada when Trump returns to the ...
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Helping out
Ready to go: PA council OKs help for California wildfires
A recent appeal by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency to provincial fire departments to be ready to help fight the Los Angeles wildfires met with unanimous approval from Prince Albert city council. All councillors voted in favour of pre-approving the sending of up to four local firefighters to help out in the event ...
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Prairie Roots run deep - Music, Family and More with Matt Johner
Photo Credit: DMDS/Chris Henderson Matt Johner is a 22-year-old emerging country singer/songwriter whose authentic sound resonates with audienc...
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Raising eyebrows
Customs and Immigration Union questions Sask. border security plan
A few days after the Government of Saskatchewan unveiled its border security plan, the head of the Customs and Immigration Union - which represents workers at the border - was still scratching his head over it."There's a lot of uncertainty as to exactly what's going to be being done and who's going to be doing wha...
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Alberta Clipper
Alberta Clipper bringing snow, strong wind, difficult driving conditions
Get ready for some more unsettled weather over the next few days. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued several weather warnings across the province, including a snowfall warning for the northeast and northern areas, and a blowing snow advisory for North Battleford, Saskatoon, and west-central areas. Meteoro...
Jan 16, 2025
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Bolstering the blueline
Hawks sign Saskatoon defenseman to Letter of Intent
The Nipawin Hawks have signed Saskatoon Contacts defenseman Barret Berger to a Letter of Intent for the 2025-26 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season and beyond.Berger, 17, already played two games for the Hawks as an affiliate player last year. Drafted by Nipawin in the first round of the 2023 SJHL draft, As...
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Two weekends in a row
Mustangs travel to Yorkton for first time this season
The Melfort Mustangs are heading to Yorkton tonight for their first visit to Westland Arena this season.Melfort hosted the Terriers last Saturday for the two club's first meeting of the season, with the Mustangs winning 5-1.The Stangs enter Friday night's contest on a two-game winning streak, having won 19 of their las...
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League All-Stars
Several Mustangs named to SJ/MJ Showcase rosters
The Melfort Mustangs will be well represented at the 2025 SJHL/MJHL Showcase later this month in Winnipeg.The rosters for the three teams were announced on Thursday and nine Mustangs were selected amongst the 60 players chosen.Eight of Melfort's skaters will play together on one of two 20U teams, while the other will s...
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home turf
Riders release schedule, opening and closing 2025 CFL season at home
The wait is over - the Saskatchewan Roughriders have released their schedule for the upcoming 2025 CFL season.The Green and White will play its first preseason game in Winnipeg on May 24, taking on Saskatchewan's arch rivals, the Blue Bombers, with a 2 p.m. start. The second preseason match - also against Winnipeg - wi...
Jan 16, 2025
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One-sided matchup
Mustangs complete season sweep of Klippers
The Melfort Mustangs won their fourth and final meeting against the Kindersley Klippers on Wednesday night, officially completing the 2024-25 season series sweep.Melfort secured the 4-1 victory at home, as Madden Mulawka made his first appearance since Nov. 29, backstopping the team to a win, while improving to a perso...
Jan 16, 2025
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Mustangs Alum
Duguay named CCHA Rookie of the Week
A Melfort Mustang alum has been recognized for his recent performance in NCAA Division I hockey.Ryan Duguay has been named the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Rookie of the Week.Duguay had his first career hat trick this past Friday, before adding another goal on Saturday, all against a ranked opponent.&qu...
Jan 15, 2025
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Digital Farming
Managing resources and visualizing ROI with data and digital farming
With the completion of planting, optimizing seed investment is top of mind for farmers. But how do we know that the decisions made on the farm are making a difference to the bottom line? It all starts with data, and with digital agriculture technology, farmers are now able to make better, more informed decisions when f...
Aug 07, 2024
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Nursing
Studying Nursing with the University of Saskatchewan
"Staying in my home community of Prince Albert and studying at the beautiful new University of Saskatchewan (USask) Prince Albert Campus were two reasons I chose USask in PA," said Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) student Justine Capilitan.Since 2012, USask College of Nursing has been offering the BSN pro...
May 08, 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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Indigenous-led canola crushing educational program
Yorkton, Sask. is home to two canola crushing plants that have created demand for skilled labour. A new program will help students build the skills th...
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$15 million assigned to 53 crop research projects on the Prairies
The first annual SaskCrops Forum at the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon, Sask. was the chosen venue to announce $9.4 million in funding for cr...
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Paynton farmer receives Pulse Promoter Award
The pulse industry is celebrating the achievements of trailblazer Vicki Dutton, with the presentation of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) Pulse Pr...
Jan 16, 2025
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Canada
Liberal leadership race: A look at the potential candidates
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates must declare by Jan. 23 and pay a $350,000 fee to enter the race. The winner will be named on March 9. Here's a quick look at who's in and who's out. Who's in Chandra Arya Arya...
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Supreme Court to decide next week whether to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada will announce next week whether it will hear a challenge to Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21. The groups seeking leave to appeal say they have been informed the country's highest court is expected to publish its decision on Thursday. In 2024 the Quebec Court of Appeal uph...
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Group says disability benefit at risk unless Ottawa moves quickly on regulations
OTTAWA - An organization advocating for people with disabilities says the new federal disability benefit could be delayed beyond the promised July 1 payment date because the government still hasn't approved the regulations. March of Dimes Canada is launching a campaign today urging Persons with Disabilities Minister Ka...
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Saint John police review up in the air a year after two men exonerated in murder case
FREDERICTON - More than a year after the Saint John, N.B., police chief announced a review of his officers' conduct in the case of two men wrongfully convicted of murder, there is no sign of the promised report. On Jan. 12, 2024, Chief Robert Bruce said he had ordered a "comprehensive review" of the investiga...
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Ahead of U.S. TikTok ban, Canadians flock to Chinese 'RedNote' app
OTTAWA - With TikTok facing an imminent ban in the United States, many Canadian users are moving to rival Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu - also known as RedNote - pushing it to the top of download charts in Canada. The ban is being driven by security concerns about TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. C...
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Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre applies to enter Quebec Liberal leadership race
QUÉBEC - Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre has officially applied to enter the race to lead the Quebec Liberal Party. Coderre announced last June that he would run for the leadership, but has struggled to get ahead of media reports that he owes roughly $400,000 to the federal and provincial tax agencies. He sa...
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World
Blinken tells AP he's worried Trump administration may abandon key Biden foreign policy initiatives
WASHINGTON (AP) - Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will press forward with key points in President Joe Biden's foreign policy, including on the Middle East and Ukraine. But in an wide-ranging interview Friday on his last workday as Amer...
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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires that erupted last week have collectively burned almost 4 square miles of highly dense parts of Los Angeles, more than d...
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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires that erupted last week have collectively burned almost 4 square miles of highly dense parts of Los Angeles, more than d...
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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is expected to succeed JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, AP sources say
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to select his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. That's according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity before an announcement planned for Friday a...
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Trump's swearing-in will move inside the Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather, according to a person familiar with the matter. Inaugural planners are discussing the possibility of moving Trump's swearing-in inside due to the extreme temper...
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Trump and Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentanyl and TikTok
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump heads back to the White House. He has vowed to impose tariffs and other measures on the United States' biggest rival. Despite that, Xi congratulated Trump on h...
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