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Update: Over $1 million raised during Jim Pattison Children's Hospital radiothon
Editor's note: This story was updated at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday to include the total amount of funds raised and comment from the JPCH Foundation.Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) Radiothon presented by CIBC Wood Gundy raised $1,010,204 for children and families, providing critical care for Saskatchewan's 'Little ...
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American politics
Current and former Saskies weigh in on Trump's election victory
With the final results from the American election trickling in, people from and currently living in Saskatchewan are weighing in.David Garrett lived in Prince Albert for 10 years before recently moving back to Pennsylvania, which was considered one of the deciding states. He noted voter pride was at an all time high an...
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Humboldt mayoral candidate
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Northeast News
Humboldt mayoral candidate
Rob Muench hopes experience as mayor, councillor entices voters in Humboldt mayoral race
A former mayor and long-time member of Humboldt city council is hoping to return as mayor once again. Rob Muench was mayor of the city from 2016 to 2020 and has been a councillor for 14 years in total, including the past four-year term. Muench told northeastNOW that he's been out talking to people in the community befo...
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Nipawin mayoral candidate
Skowronski seeking to improve crime and homelessness in Nipawin mayoral run
Crime and safety are the top priorities for Nipawin mayoral candidate Kerry Skowronski. The local business owner and former councillor told northeastNOW she would like to lobby the provincial government for more funding to create more opportunities for rehabilitation, and private programs she said have greater success ...
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Municipal election forum
Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce hosting municipal candidate forum
Melfort's municipal election candidates will be front-and-centre at an all-candidates forum this week. The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) is hosting Melfort's City Council Public Forum Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Kerry Vickar Centre. "Melfort citizens are encouraged to come out with thei...
Nov 05, 2024
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Humboldt mayoral candidate
Humboldt mayoral candidate looking to boost council's role in city's decision making
A candidate for mayor in Humboldt is concerned about council's role in the city's direction. Andrew Breker is involved with residential real estate rentals in Humboldt. He told northeastNOW that in his opinion, and those of several other local contractors, the city was run more by management than by elected officials. ...
Nov 05, 2024
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Theft in Melfort
RCMP investigating theft of skid steer from business in Melfort
Melfort RCMP are looking for your help to solve a recent theft. A John Deere skid steer parked behind a business on Saskatchewan Drive was stolen by a male suspect just before 11 pm on Oct. 31. The suspect was able to start the 2007 John Deere 320 skid steer and drive it to the west, then turned around and drove it eas...
Nov 05, 2024
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Virtual physician program
Hudson Bay implements virtual physician program
The Hudson Bay Health Care Facility has implemented the virtual physician program.The Saskatchewan Health Authority said in a news release the program helps provide residents of Hudson Bay and area with stable access to emergency room (ER) services. The program is "a temporary measure that helps sustain and suppor...
Nov 05, 2024
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Saskatchewan
warrant issued
Former Sask. Mountie, convicted of breach of trust, now accused of voyeurism and accessing child porn
A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer, who just over three years ago received a conditional discharge for accessing a sensitive image of an adult female inmate, is facing new charges related to voyeurism and child pornography.Wade Chitrena was not present when his case was discussed Wednesday afternoon at Prince Albert Pr...
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American politics
Current and former Saskies weigh in on Trump's election victory
With the final results from the American election trickling in, people from and currently living in Saskatchewan are weighing in.David Garrett lived in Prince Albert for 10 years before recently moving back to Pennsylvania, which was considered one of the deciding states. He noted voter pride was at an all time high an...
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Sask. doctor explains typhoid fever after possible Martensville exposure
A Saskatoon doctor is shedding some more light on what exactly typhoid fever is and how it could've possibly ended up at the Domino's Pizza in Martensville.Dr. Joseph Blondeau, head of clinical microbiology at Royal University Hospital and the provincial lead for clinical microbiology with the Saskatchewan Health Autho...
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Update: Over $1 million raised during Jim Pattison Children's Hospital radiothon
Editor's note: This story was updated at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday to include the total amount of funds raised and comment from the JPCH Foundation.Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) Radiothon presented by CIBC Wood Gundy raised $1,010,204 for children and families, providing critical care for Saskatchewan's 'Little ...
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Bank fraud
Three years in jail for Wakaw bank fraudster
Stealing almost $750,000 from elderly clients of the Conexus Credit Union branch in Wakaw has landed a woman in jail for the next three years. Crown Prosecutor Jennifer Souter said given the magnitude of the theft, time in jail was the only appropriate sentence for Brenda Venne. "The Crown is happy that justice wa...
Nov 05, 2024
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Highway Hotline changes aim to make information clearer, more concise
As winter approaches in Saskatchewan, Highway Hotline would like to remind users of some terminology changes announced in September.Dan Palmer with the Ministry of Highways says the changes were enacted to provide clearer and more concise road information to help drivers make more informed decisions.Palmer also said it...
Nov 05, 2024
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Local Sports
Rider Trevor Harris grateful for West final opportunity
Saskatachewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris has done some reflecting this season.Harris is preparing to lead the team into the CFL West Divisional final on Saturday, but things looked quite different a year ago.In 2023, Harris saw his campaign come to an end early due to a tibial plateau fracture and had the pi...
Nov 05, 2024
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Making Moves
Hawks add B.C. U18 leading scorer; pick up defenceman from Alberta
The Nipawin Hawks are currently on a 10-day break but that hasn't stopped the work for General Manager Tad Kozun.The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club added Aiden Bruce from the Humboldt Broncos for a player development fee and a conditional draft pick. The 18-year-old committed to Humboldt after leading th...
Nov 05, 2024
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High School Football
Comets, Tornadoes will tangle in provincial final
A Highway 3 battle for all the marbles.The Melfort Comets and Tisdale Tornadoes will square off in the 4A 9-man high school football final. The Comets advanced after a 63-42 victory over Lumsden in Melfort on Saturday. Melfort enters Saturday's final undefeated on the season. The Tornadoes beat Delisle 38-37 in a thril...
Nov 04, 2024
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Trojans weekend
Tisdale Trojans earn one point after losses this weekend
The Tisdale Trojans fell twice to the Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors on the weekend. The Trojans started with a 3-2 shootout loss at home on Saturday. Jacob Tait and Carter Geysen scored for Tisdale, who had 42 saves from Jackson Dunn in the loss. On Sunday, Tisdale fell 4-1 at the RECPlex. Sean Shiels had the lone goal for...
Nov 04, 2024
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Riders
Riders beat Lions, punch ticket to West Final
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading to Winnipeg.Saskatchewan defended its home turf in the CFL West Division semifinal, defeating the B.C. Lions 28-19 in front of 26, 135 spectators at Mosaic Stadium."It's fun. I had a good time out there. It's what it's supposed to be. People get stressed out and grip the ba...
Nov 03, 2024
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Riders
Riders, Lions ready to clash in CFL West semifinal
It's that time of the year every CFL player strives to reach - win or go home time.The playoffs get underway on Saturday as the Saskatchewan Roughriders host the B.C. Lions at Mosaic Stadium. Kickoff for the game is set for 4:30 p.m.Riders defensive back Marcus Sayles has been waiting for this opportunity since early t...
Nov 02, 2024
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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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Changes to Copyright Act a step closer to final approval
A pair of bills related to interoperability of farm equipment and right-to-repair have been passed in the Senate. Grain Growers of Canada Executive Di...
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Inaugural chair of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan receives award
Each year, the Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan Champion Award recognizes an individual who has engaged consumers in agriculture and worked to build pu...
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Farmer, researcher new lead of Do More Ag
Canada's leading voice and champion for mental health in agriculture has named its newest Executive Director. Merle Massie will lead the Do More Agric...
Nov 05, 2024
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Canada
B.C. court allows police to apply to dispose of evidence at serial killer's property
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court says it has jurisdiction to order the disposal of thousands of pieces of evidence seized from Robert Pickton's pig farm decades ago, whether it was used in his murder trial or not. The court says in a ruling issued online today that the RCMP can apply to dispose of some 15,000 pieces ...
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A look at potential fresh faces around Premier David Eby's next B.C. cabinet table
British Columbia Premier David Eby's new cabinet will be sworn in on Nov. 18, and it will have to feature a significant number of new ministers after last month's election saw several incumbents defeated while others didn't run. Eby will also have to figure out how the cabinet will represent rural regions, given that t...
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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ottawa orders TikTok's Canadian arm to be dissolved
OTTAWA - The government says it's ordering the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada, the Canadian arm of the app's owner ByteDance, after a national security review. It says the move will not block Canadians' access to the TikTok app. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Ontario man with indeterminate prison sentence dies at 47 of 'natural causes' in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Correctional Service of Canada says Angel Jones, who was serving an indeterminate sentence in a British Columbia prison for biting a woman's nose off, has died of natural causes at the age of 47. Jones was declared a dangerous offender by an Ontario court in 2007 and jailed indefinitely for the c...
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'Should never have ended like that': Inuk man killed by police in Quebec's Far North
MONTREAL - A remote northern Quebec community is demanding justice after a man was shot and killed and his twin brother seriously injured by police responding to a drunk driving call. Joshua Papigatuk was killed and his twin, Garnet, is recovering in a Montreal hospital following an altercation with the Nunavik Police ...
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No talks scheduled in standoff between employers, union in B.C. port lockout
VANCOUVER - British Columbia port employers say they may be "required to reassess" their position on a current offer to more than 700 unionized workers as a lockout shuts down most shipping on the West Coast. The BC Maritime Employers Association says there has been no engagement with International Longshore ...
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World
Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump's agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of unified GOP governance in Washington or a flip to Democrats as a last line of resistance to a Trump second-term White House agenda. A few individual seats, or even a single one,...
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Republican Jen Kiggans keeps House seat in Virginia while 7th District race remains a close contest
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans won her bid for reelection Wednesday in Virginia's 2nd District race, defeating her Democratic challenger in a victory for Republicans aiming to keep the congressional seat in their battle to control the House. Democrats had backed candidate Missy Cotter Smasal in ho...
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Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan's open Senate seat, defeating the GOP's Mike Rogers
DETROIT (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, giving Democrats a bittersweet victory in a swing state that also backed Republican President-elect Donald Trump in his successful bid to return to the White House. Slotkin, a third-term representative, defeated former Republic...
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Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Smith charged Trump last y...
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Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department protocol that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Smith charged Trump last...
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GOP candidate concedes race to Democratic US Rep Don Davis in NC's 1st Congressional District
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Republican candidate Laurie Buckhout conceded the race for North Carolina's only toss-up congressional district on Wednesday following a tight, closely watched race against incumbent first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis. Buckhout issued a statement announcing her loss and congratulating Davis....
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