budget talks
Premier Moe hints at 'challenges' in upcoming provincial budget
Premier Scott Moe didn't give any numbers, but did suggest his provincial government may table a 2026-27 budget in a couple of weeks that's in the red.Speaking to guest host Taylor McPherson on The Evan Bray Show, Moe answered a question about the recent $650 million in extra spending by talking about the upcoming budg...
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Indigenous Storytelling Month
Listen: Wesakejack and the Chickadees
Theresa Thorsen is a Cree-Métis from Muskoday First Nation located within Treaty Six territory. As part of Indigenous Storytelling Month in Saskatchewan, Thorsen shared the story of Wesakejack and the Chickadees."The intention of the audio recording of this story and other stories is to validate oral tradit...
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International incident
Sask. residents vacationing in Mexico making best of a bad situation
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Commemoration and celebration
Black History Month in Melfort brings cultures together
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Commemoration and celebration
Black History Month in Melfort brings cultures together
A Black History Month event brought art, food, discussion, and connection to the Historic Post Office (HPO) in Melfort on the weekend. The event was put together by We Collaborate Inc., FLK Law Firm, House of Monyq, and the Association of Nigerians in Northern Saskatchewan. This year's theme was 'The Global Marketplace...
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About 40 cm fell last week
Snow removal continues in Humboldt
Last week's dump of snow kept city crews in Humboldt busy. Director of Public Works Peter Bergquist told northeastNOW crews and private contractors have done well to remove the snow. "Estimates are around 40 cm (16") of snow," Bergquist said. Bergquist said they were fortunate in that the wind wasn't as ...
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Potential playoff spot on the line
Trojans face must-win in regular season finale tonight
It all comes down to this. The Tisdale Trojans face the Prince Albert Mintos tonight in their final regular season game, rescheduled after last week's storm. The Trojans are two points back of the Saskatoon Contacts for the final playoff spot. The Contacts failed to clinch that spot after a 3-2 loss to Notre Dame to cl...
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No injuries
Vehicle fire near Melfort Sunday night
The Melfort Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire just outside of the city Sunday night. Crews were called out to the fire just northwest of Melfort at around 8:30 p.m. The vehicle was in the middle of the road and fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. All occupants were able to exit the vehicle and get sh...
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Maintaining Ground
Mustangs win eighth straight with tight win over La Ronge
The Melfort Mustangs picked up their eighth win in a row Saturday night in La Ronge, narrowly defeating the host Ice Wolves 5-3.Melfort gave up the first goal in the opening frame, before responding with two in the second to make it 2-1.The start of the third was then hectic, to say the least, as three goals were score...
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Community support
Telemiracle week begins
Kinsmen Telemiracle is celebrating its 50th anniversary and leading up to the big show that runs February 28 to March 1, this week has been proclaimed Telemiracle Week. "Year after year, Saskatchewan people show their generosity through TeleMiracle," Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission ...
Feb 22, 2026
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International incident
Sask. residents vacationing in Mexico making best of a bad situation
Hunker down and keep a low profile.Those are the instructions that have been provided to Saskatoon's Darwin and Vanessa Gardiner who are at a resort outside Puerto Vallarta, one of several regions in Mexico subjected to retaliatory violence after the killing of a cartel leader on Sunday.Darwin recalled how he and a num...
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budget talks
Premier Moe hints at 'challenges' in upcoming provincial budget
Premier Scott Moe didn't give any numbers, but did suggest his provincial government may table a 2026-27 budget in a couple of weeks that's in the red.Speaking to guest host Taylor McPherson on The Evan Bray Show, Moe answered a question about the recent $650 million in extra spending by talking about the upcoming budg...
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Confederation of Indigenous Workers
New Coalition Brings Vital Support for Indigenous Workers
An Indigenous-led organization for Indigenous workers is strengthening workplace safety for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities.A coalition of Indigenous-led organizations announced in January a unified initiative to advance occupational health, research, safety, and compensation rights for Indigenous wo...
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Indigenous Storytelling Month
Listen: Wesakejack and the Chickadees
Theresa Thorsen is a Cree-Métis from Muskoday First Nation located within Treaty Six territory. As part of Indigenous Storytelling Month in Saskatchewan, Thorsen shared the story of Wesakejack and the Chickadees."The intention of the audio recording of this story and other stories is to validate oral tradit...
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Four years of war
Canadian support for Ukraine hasn't waned, museum CEO says
While it's been nearly four years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian-Canadians continue to feel supported.Executive director and CEO of the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Jen Budney, is a fourth generation Ukrainian-Canadian, with her grandparents coming over from the Ternopil region in the early 1900s. She's t...
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Olympic men's hockey final
Team Canada loses to U.S. in overtime gold-medal game
It was a devastating outcome for Team Canada. The U.S. Olympic hockey team scored in overtime to come out victorious in the gold-medal men's hockey final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.Jack Hughes scored the winning goal to end the game 2-1. More details to come...The Canadians and the Americans renewed their rivalry afte...
Feb 22, 2026
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Maintaining Ground
Mustangs win eighth straight with tight win over La Ronge
The Melfort Mustangs picked up their eighth win in a row Saturday night in La Ronge, narrowly defeating the host Ice Wolves 5-3.Melfort gave up the first goal in the opening frame, before responding with two in the second to make it 2-1.The start of the third was then hectic, to say the least, as three goals were score...
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'It really just feels amazing': Host district River West wins 30 medals at 2026 Sask. Winter Games
As the final cheers echoed through the arena and the ceremonial flame was extinguished Saturday, Meadow Lake gold medalists Grant Fillion and Denzara Crawford stood among hundreds of competitors reflecting on a week that felt both overwhelming and unforgettable.Competing on home soil for Team Rivers West, the two teena...
Feb 22, 2026
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Home-and-home
Mustangs up to sixth with dominant win over La Ronge
The Melfort Mustangs are now in sixth place in the SJHL standings following their dominant win over the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Friday night.Melfort has won seven games in a row to get to this point, as they jumped from ninth to sixth, paired with losses from a handful of other teams.The Mustangs were shot out of a cann...
Feb 21, 2026
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A Little Redemption in Mind
Mustangs host Ice Wolves in search of seventh straight win
The Melfort Mustangs will look to continue their hot streak Friday night as they welcome the visiting La Ronge Ice Wolves.Melfort enters this evening's contest on a six-game win streak, as they've brought themselves right back in the thick of things."I think we just got to play the same way we've been playing, and...
Feb 20, 2026
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Tisdale looks to claim playoff spot
Trojans, Wolfpack in action this weekend
A crucial weekend for the Tisdale Trojans as they try to grab a playoff spot in the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League (SMAAAHL). The Trojans are in Estevan Friday and Saturday night, with puck drop at 7:30 for both games. Tisdale has 36 points with three games remaining - the two against Estevan and a makeup game at ...
Feb 20, 2026
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LOCAL TALENT
'We're entwined and entangled': Meadow Lake teacher behind medal design for 2026 Sask. Winter Games
As athletes step onto the podium at the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games, the medals placed around their necks carry more than victories.They carry a piece of Meadow Lake, designed by a local woman whose artwork is now part of the province's sporting history.Sara Cydejko, a teacher at Jonas Samson Middle School, created ...
Feb 19, 2026
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It’s a Co-op Thing
Building, Feeding, Fuelling, Growing and Helping Keep Our Communities Safe
At Prairie North Co-op (PNC) we often say that we are proud to serve our members with products and services that help build, feed, fuel and grow the communities in which we live and do business. Now we can add "help keep our members and communities safe' through our commitment to a strong safety culture to that li...
Aug 26, 2025
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Guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a hug...
Jul 23, 2025
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Innovation at Work
Prairie North Co-op Retrofit Serves Rural Members
At Prairie North Co-operative, the vision is to be the trusted first choice in the community. Sometimes achieving that vision requires thinking outside the box and taking an innovative approach to problem solving. In 2019, the Prairie North Co-op Agro Fuel team began to offer a number of bulk oil products to its rural ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Bunge ends partnership with Canadian Foodgrains Bank
A change in policy will have a significant impact on a faith-based agricultural organization. Bunge's 10-year partnership with Canadian Foodgrains Ban...
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Trump says 10 per cent global tariff coming after Supreme Court ruling
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he will sign an executive order imposing a 10 per cent global tariff - and lashed out at Supreme Court justice...
Feb 20, 2026
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Saskatchewan announces 2026 crop insurance coverage for farmers and ranchers
Saskatchewan Crop Insurance prices in 2026 will be higher than last year for a few crops, but most crops will be lower. Crop insurance for the 2026 cr...
Feb 20, 2026
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Canada
'We need to act,' health minister says as Canada seeks feedback on men's health
OTTAWA - Health Minister Marjorie Michel says Canada needs to take action on men's health, as she launched the first step toward a national strategy today. The federal government is seeking feedback from people across the country, starting March 2. M...
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OpenAI safety reps summoned to Ottawa after B.C. shooting incident, minister says
OTTAWA - Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he has called representatives of OpenAI to Ottawa to discuss safety concerns after a report emerged about the Tumbler Ridge shooter's engagement with the AI platform ChatGPT. The Wall Street J...
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Carney travelling to India, Australia, Japan on 9-day trade mission
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to India, Australia and Japan later this week and next, his office announced today. Carney, whose government is looking to reduce Canada's reliance on trade with the United States, will head to the Indo...
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Canadian tourist says streets of Puerto Vallarta quiet after day of violence
HALIFAX - Marc Edge says the streets of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, are eerily quiet a day after fire and violence engulfed the popular tourist destination on Sunday. The communications professor from Vancouver says he saw billowing clouds of black smok...
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Kendamil baby formula sold at Costco recalled due to concerns about toxin
TORONTO - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a baby formula sold online and at Costco is being recalled due to concerns of a toxin that can cause food poisoning. The federal agency says the one-kilogram containers of Kendamil brand infant formula...
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Complainant in Stronach trial breaks into tears as she describes alleged sex assault
TORONTO - Frank Stronach turned into a "different person" inside his hotel suite, growing more aggressive the more she pleaded with him to stop, a woman tearfully told the billionaire businessman's sexual assault trial Monday. The woman, who is the fif...
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World
Police in Britain arrest former ambassador Mandelson in probe into Epstein ties
LONDON (AP) - British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. It came days after a friendship with Epstein landed the former Pri...
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Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump classified documents case
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Monday permanently barred the release of a report by special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump's hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. U.S. Distr...
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State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats and their family members to leave Lebanon, a State Department official said Monday, as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike. ...
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Dutch king swears in new coalition government led by youngest premier Rob Jetten
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in a new minority Dutch coalition government Monday led by the Netherlands' youngest-ever prime minister, who will have to use all his bridge-building skills to pass laws and see out a ful...
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International Criminal Court opens hearings into former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court told judges on Monday that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte encouraged death squads to carry out extrajudicial killings using fear and financial rewards. ...
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At least 73 people died in the attempt to capture a Mexican cartel leader and its violent aftermath
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) - At least 73 people died in Mexico's attempt to capture the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the violent aftermath of his death, authorities said Monday as much of the country feared another wave of vi...
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