Another Stellar Road Win
Mustangs blowout Bombers, shock Flin Flon faithful
What a road performance it was for the Melfort Mustangs on Friday night, as they went into Flin Flon and blew out the defending champion Bombers.A 6-1 victory for the Mustangs (a contest that was 6-0 through two periods) saw them hand Flin Flon their first regulation, regular-season home loss in nearly two years (last ...
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Alberta referendum expected to bring finality, but also more questions on separation
On Monday, Albertans vote on whether to stay in Canada or hold another binding referendum on quitting Canada.If the vote goes as polls suggest, a majority of Albertans will mark an X to stay in Confederation, and Premier Danielle Smith has said if that's so, she expects everyone to accept it and move on. Leaders of the...
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Another Stellar Road Win
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Riders look to end four-game losing streak in rematch against Alouettes
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Investigations
Police identify victim of Red Earth homicide
Saskatchewan RCMP continue to investigate a homicide on Red Earth Cree Nation after a 34-year-old man was found dead at a residence Thursday afternoon.Police have identified the victim as Billy Whitecap of Red Earth Cree Nation. His death is being investigated as a homicide, according to an RCMP update issued Friday, O...
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Station launched in October 1966
CJVR celebrates 60 years of radio in the northeast
A significant milestone for radio in the northeast. The region became home to a brand-new radio station, CJVR, 60 years ago this month. The station was launched in October of 1966 from its location on Main St. In Melfort, and has been there ever since to serve residents and businesses across northeast and east-central ...
Oct 16, 2026
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Meetings next week
Humboldt seeks input on future recreation facility
The Rec-Create Steering Committee is looking for input from residents and stakeholders in Humboldt about the city's future recreation and cultural facility. Two community focus group sessions will be held at the Uniplex next Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 25 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Leisure Servic...
Oct 16, 2026
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Plenty of local action
Regular season closing for high school football
The high school football regular season wraps up this week. The Melfort Comets will look to avenge their only loss of the season as they host undefeated Tisdale Friday afternoon. The Tornadoes beat Melfort 42-7 earlier this month. Nipawin welcomes La Ronge as the LP Miller Bears look to avoid going winless this season....
Oct 16, 2026
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Trojans lose Thursday night
Busy weekend for local AAA, PJHL, and AA teams
The Tisdale Trojans dropped a 4-0 decision on the road to the Saskatoon Contacts Thursday night. Kohen Morrow made 30 stops in net for Tisdale. The 2-5-1 Trojans will host Swift Current at the RECplex Saturday night at 7:30 and Sunday at 3:15. - In PJHL action, the Carrot River Outback Thunder host the Saskatoon Westle...
Oct 16, 2026
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Next Wednesday
Have your say at Coffee with Council in Melfort
Melfort residents will once again have a chance to chat with city representatives next week. Coffee with Council will be held in the Affinity Credit Union room at the Kerry Vickar Centre Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The get-together is a chance to talk with members of council in an informal setting, accordi...
Oct 15, 2026
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Saskatchewan
Crime
Cut Knife RCMP searching for wanted man, woman after armed robbery
Cut Knife RCMP are asking the public for their help in locating a pair of suspects wanted in connection to an armed robbery earlier this week.On Thursday at around 10 p.m., Mounties were called to Poundmaker Cree Nation for a report of a robbery. Investigation determined a man and woman threatened a victim with a firea...
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Riders Gameday
Riders look to end four-game losing streak in rematch against Alouettes
Time is running out for the Saskatchewan Roughriders to get things back on track.Saskatchewan is mired in a four-game slide with just two games left as they welcome the Montreal Alouettes to Mosaic Stadium today.Saskatchewan has yet to clinch a playoff spot but can do so with a win paired with a Winnipeg Blue Bombers o...
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A kilometre of tunnels
Exploring the tunnels beneath Saskatchewan's Legislative Building
Hollywood has done a lot for tunnels.They've been a way for prisoners to dig their way to freedom. Secret passages for spies. A shortcut nobody was supposed to find.Places where treasure hunters disappear into the darkness and emerge several minutes later, covered in dust, holding something they absolutely should not h...
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Forestry layoffs
NDP calls for action on Big River mill layoffs; province points to worker support
Layoffs at the Big River sawmill are prompting calls for provincial action from Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP and a union representative, while the government said it has repeatedly deployed support teams to help affected workers.Speaking at a press conference in Prince Albert Friday, NDP Northern Affairs Shadow Minist...
Oct 16, 2026
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Final Show
'Goodbye to a good friend': Snowbirds' final show to be livestreamed today
OTTAWA - Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds aerial aerobatics team are set to perform their final air show Friday in Moose Jaw, Sask., before their decades-old Tutor jets head into retirement.The RCAF is set to livestream the annual season home closer online at noon in Saskatchewan (2 p.m. ET) on its Fac...
Oct 16, 2026
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Investigation complete
RCMP won't say if Jayden Dalke was impaired in fatal crash
We won't know from the RCMP whether Jayden Dalke was impaired when he killed a man in a collision in July. The investigation has wrapped up and confirms what was largely already known.The Saskatchewan RCMP has issued what it is calling a "final update" in relation to the collision on Highway 11, between Regin...
Oct 16, 2026
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Local Sports
Another Stellar Road Win
Mustangs blowout Bombers, shock Flin Flon faithful
What a road performance it was for the Melfort Mustangs on Friday night, as they went into Flin Flon and blew out the defending champion Bombers.A 6-1 victory for the Mustangs (a contest that was 6-0 through two periods) saw them hand Flin Flon their first regulation, regular-season home loss in nearly two years (last ...
4h ago
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Riders Gameday
Riders look to end four-game losing streak in rematch against Alouettes
Time is running out for the Saskatchewan Roughriders to get things back on track.Saskatchewan is mired in a four-game slide with just two games left as they welcome the Montreal Alouettes to Mosaic Stadium today.Saskatchewan has yet to clinch a playoff spot but can do so with a win paired with a Winnipeg Blue Bombers o...
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Up North To Flin Flon
Mustangs travel to defending champs for first time this season
The Melfort Mustangs are hitting the road up north Friday night for a clash with a division rival.Melfort will take on the Flin Flon Bombers, marking the first meeting of the season with the defending champs."When you see Flin Flon on the schedule, it can be a little bit intimidating. Obviously, the Whitney Forum ...
Oct 16, 2026
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Investigation complete
RCMP won't say if Jayden Dalke was impaired in fatal crash
We won't know from the RCMP whether Jayden Dalke was impaired when he killed a man in a collision in July. The investigation has wrapped up and confirms what was largely already known.The Saskatchewan RCMP has issued what it is calling a "final update" in relation to the collision on Highway 11, between Regin...
Oct 16, 2026
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Plenty of local action
Regular season closing for high school football
The high school football regular season wraps up this week. The Melfort Comets will look to avenge their only loss of the season as they host undefeated Tisdale Friday afternoon. The Tornadoes beat Melfort 42-7 earlier this month. Nipawin welcomes La Ronge as the LP Miller Bears look to avoid going winless this season....
Oct 16, 2026
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Trojans lose Thursday night
Busy weekend for local AAA, PJHL, and AA teams
The Tisdale Trojans dropped a 4-0 decision on the road to the Saskatoon Contacts Thursday night. Kohen Morrow made 30 stops in net for Tisdale. The 2-5-1 Trojans will host Swift Current at the RECplex Saturday night at 7:30 and Sunday at 3:15. - In PJHL action, the Carrot River Outback Thunder host the Saskatoon Westle...
Oct 16, 2026
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Northeast Profiles
Promoting music and culture
Submission for Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Awards 2026 are now open
The SIMA Awards are back for 2026, and this year promises to be more exciting than ever. As a platform dedicated to celebrating Indigenous talent, the awards recognize the contributions of Indigenous artists across various genres. Whether you're a seasoned musician or just starting out, this is your chance to shine.The...
Jun 30, 2026
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Summer adventures
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word.
Ask someone from Calgary or Vancouver what you do in Kelowna and you'll get the same answer: wine tours. Fair enough. The Okanagan earned that reputation. But spend a summer day here with one of the region's local guides and you'll come home with a different story.You might spend a morning rappelling down a canyon wall...
Jun 15, 2026
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Ram Monsters and Mayhem
Monster trucks roar back to Prince Albert after decades-long absence
Monster trucks are set to return to Prince Albert for the first time in more than 30 years this summer.Lake Country Co-op presents Ram Monsters and Mayhem, scheduled for Aug. 15 and 16 at the Prince Albert Exhibition Grounds, marking a rare stop for the high-octane motorsports show in northern Saskatchewan. Promoter Ro...
May 4, 2026
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farmnewsNOW
Mossbank farmer recognized for engaging with consumers on agriculture
Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel has spent much of her career helping people better understand modern agriculture and the role farmers play in the food system. Th...
Oct 16, 2026
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FarmCash program administration to change hands
Alberta Grains will no longer be administering the FarmCash advance payments program (APP). The Board of Directors made the decision after conducting ...
Oct 16, 2026
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Wet and damp weather holding back Saskatchewan harvest
The Saskatchewan harvest in the province is now about 93 per cent complete. There was some good weather in the early part of last week that helped pro...
Oct 15, 2026
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Canada
Expert says bus model involved in deadly Calgary crash considered 'extremely safe'
CALGARY - An expert on low-carbon transportation says the roughly 1,000 compressed natural gas buses running in Canada are still considered "extremely safe" after one such bus was involved in a deadly crash in Calgary that claimed the lives of three pe...
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More than one in four Montreal-area adults experienced poverty over eight years
MONTREAL - More than one in four adults in Greater Montreal experienced poverty at some point between 2016 and 2023, according to a new study suggesting poverty is more widespread than annual statistics indicate. The study, conducted by Quebec's Instit...
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Bank of Canada's Macklem warns global resilience 'under strain'
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is warning that persistently high global energy prices will drive up the outlook for inflation at home. While Macklem said global resilience is being tested after a series of shocks, he also expressed some confidenc...
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Rallies planned in final weekend before Alberta separation referendum
EDMONTON - It's all over but the rallies in the final weekend before Albertans vote on their place in Confederation. On Monday, voters go to the polls to decide if Alberta should stay in Canada or if it's time for a second, binding referendum on leavin...
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Alberta referendum expected to bring finality, but also more questions on separation
On Monday, Albertans vote on whether to stay in Canada or hold another binding referendum on quitting Canada. If the vote goes as polls suggest, a majority of Albertans will mark an X to stay in Confederation, and Premier Danielle Smith has said if tha...
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Separation, immigration, the Constitution: A look at Alberta's referendum questions
EDMONTON - Here are the 10 questions Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is sending to a provincewide referendum on Monday. Question 1: Do you support the government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigra...
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World
Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast
MIAMI (AP) - Trudy strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moved toward Mexico 's southwestern and west-central Pacific coast on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning was in effect from Manzanillo in ...
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Pope returns to Vatican days after surgery; surgeon says he should be fit for Latin America tour
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday days after lung cancer surgery, as his surgeon said there are "no clinical reasons" to prevent his planned trip to Latin America next month. "The Holy Father has put his...
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A fire guts a Bangladeshi beach resort, killing 10 people
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A fire gutted a beach resort in southeastern Bangladesh on Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring four, an official said. The fire broke out at Tuptup Resto and Resort at Inani in Cox's Bazar district, a popular...
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Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest. Trump personally signe...
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California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution, US warns
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month's midterm election, warning that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at ...
Oct 16, 2026
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Coastal homes burn as hot winds fuel California fires
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A fast-moving fire fueled by high winds burned at least six homes in Southern California on Friday, engulfing expensive coastal properties and prompting thousands to evacuate. Black smoke - visible from miles away...
Oct 16, 2026
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