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'We've always known what we've had here': Humboldt Golf Club reflects on hosting successful Sask. Amateur
For the first time in its 114-year history, the Saskatchewan Men's Amateur Championships were held at the Humboldt Golf Club (HGC) this past week.Also at the course were the Women's Amateur Championships, marking the second time the event was in Humboldt, as it was previously hosted there in 2014.Almost 150 golfers fro...
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Clean Energy Products
Kinistin Saulteaux Nation receives over $845k to build EV charging system
By way of the Low Carbon Economy Fund's Indigenous Leadership Fund, the Government of Canada is supporting 13 Indigenous-led clean energy projects and that includes one in the northeast.Kinistin Saulteaux Nation is receiving over $845,000 for its Kizis-Pimibizaowgamik project to build a charging system to power communi...
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Smart meters
SaskPower installing smart meters in Melfort area
Homeowners in the Melfort area could soon see some activity around their properties. SaskPower is currently installing smart meters in the Melfort region. Spokesperson Joel Cherry told northeastNOW notices about the smart meter installations were sent out to residents recently, and they hope to have all of them install...
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Weekly Report
Multiple vehicle fires and motor vehicle collision in one week for Nipawin Fire Department
The Nipawin Fire Department had a fairly normal week when it comes to the workload they had, but the nature of their calls from Monday, July 14 through Friday, July 18th attracted a lot of attention.On Monday, the NFD responded to a two vehicle collision. Fire Chief Paul Cockell confirmed over the phone that nobody was...
Jul 19, 2025
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Missing since July 9
Melfort RCMP searching for missing 19-year-old
The Melfort RCMP are asking the public's assistance in locating a missing 19-year-old male from Melfort named Zachery Gerard.He's described as about 5'10, between 140-150 pounds, with hazel eyes, and has light brown hair that's currently in a buzz cut. He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie with a black shirt, black pa...
Jul 19, 2025
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Missing woman
Edmonton Police release new information, timeline about missing La Ronge woman
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has released new information regarding their investigation into a missing 24-year-old woman. Natanis Merasty was reported missing by her family to the RCMP on May 9.Later that same month, EPS took over the investigation and continues to work with its law enforcement counterparts in var...
Jul 18, 2025
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Saskatchewan

Provincial politics
Sask. government working with other provinces to strengthen trade
The Government of Saskatchewan is working with other provinces to improve cross-Canada trade.On Tuesday, Premier Scott Moe signed an agreement with Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, aiming to co-ordinate the transport and export of oil, gas and minerals from western Canada to refineries, sea...
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Court
Former Saskatoon Christian school director found guilty of assault with a weapon
The former director of Legacy Christian Academy has been found guilty of assault with a weapon.In a packed Saskatoon courtroom on Monday, Judge Lisa Watson delivered a lengthy decision, ruling that John Olubobokun is guilty of nine counts of assault with a weapon for paddling students who once attended the school."...
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one year later
Jasper mayor stands by critical wildfire report, expects no bad blood with province
The mayor of Jasper says he stands by a report commissioned by his town that criticizes Premier Danielle Smith's government response to a wildfire that destroyed a third of the Rocky Mountain community.Smith has demanded the report, issued last week, be retracted and that the town issue an apology."We don't doubt ...
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Upgrades
Local ANAVETS Unit 222 recieves $23K grant from province's Veterans Service Club Support Program
The local Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans (ANAVETS) Unit 222 received a big boost in funding on Monday. Provincial dignitaries Kevin Kasun, MLA for Prince Albert Carlton, and Alana Ross, Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport, along with members of the Unit and of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 2 in Prince Albert, ga...
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Correctional changes
Provincial government funds new program that assists women leaving jail
A new program that helps ensure women leaving custody or under community supervision have access to safe, affordable housing and various other supports they need to successfully reintegrate into the community, is receiving a big financial boost. The Government of Saskatchewan is investing $280,000 annually from 2025 to...
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Air quality
Air Quality Health Index explained as more wildfire smoke blankets Sask.
Warnings about wildfire smoke have many people turning to the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) for updates on local air conditions. But what exactly does the AQHI measure, and how does it connect to the smoke we see - and smell - drifting through the region?According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the AQHI is...
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Local Sports

On the Map
'We've always known what we've had here': Humboldt Golf Club reflects on hosting successful Sask. Amateur
For the first time in its 114-year history, the Saskatchewan Men's Amateur Championships were held at the Humboldt Golf Club (HGC) this past week.Also at the course were the Women's Amateur Championships, marking the second time the event was in Humboldt, as it was previously hosted there in 2014.Almost 150 golfers fro...
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U15 AA baseball provincials
Lumsden beats Weyburn in U15 Baseball provincial final
With a stacked field of teams coming into the tournament, the hosting Prince Albert Royals were in tough at the U15 AA Tier 1 Provincials. Ultimately Prince Albert would fall short in the semi-finals, setting up a rematch of the Regina Baseball AA League finals as the Lumsden Cubs met the Weyburn Beavers in the final. ...
Jul 21, 2025
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Week 7 Recap
Trevor Harris solid as Roughriders bounce back to tame Lions
The Saskatchewan Roughriders entered the week with their eyes set on starting a new win streak, after a sub-par effort ended in a Week 6 home loss to the Calgary Stampeders.It didn't take long for the green and white to get the ball rolling in Vancouver as the Riders were able to tame the BC Lions, claiming a 33-27 vic...
Jul 20, 2025
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Week 7
Roughriders look to recapture roar against the Lions
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading into the Lion's den to try and get back into the win column.Saskatchewan will take on the B.C. Lions at B.C. Place on Saturday. Kickoff for the game is set for 5 p.m. The Green Zone pregame show begins at 3 p.m.Saskatchewan is coming off of its first loss of the season - a 24-10...
Jul 19, 2025
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Day 3
Humboldt local leads Men's Amateur, mid-am and women's championships on homestretch
Three of the four titles at the 2025 Saskatchewan Amateur Golf Championships are just hours away from being handed out at the Humboldt Golf Club (HGC).The women's championships (amateur and mid-amateur) and the men's mid-am are roughly halfway through their third and final round.Meanwhile, the men's amateur has nearly ...
Jul 17, 2025
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Walleye Championship
Hawks raise nearly $40k at 14th annual fishing tournament
The Nipawin Hawks held their annual fishing tournament this past weekend, raising nearly $40,000 for their organization.The 14th annual Tobin Lake Walleye Championship is one of the club's biggest fundraisers of the year."It is one of our major fundraisers, so it's fairly important that we keep it going. Somewhere...
Jul 17, 2025
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Canada

First Nations call off talks on forestry bill, say Quebec disrespecting rights
MONTREAL - First Nations in Quebec are suspending consultations with the government on its planned forestry reform because they say the province is not respecting their rights. The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador says in an open letter that Quebec's minister of natural resources has failed to recognize the st...
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Federal privacy watchdog discontinues investigation into student data breach
The federal privacy watchdog says it has discontinued the investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada, citing its satisfaction with the company's response and commitment to added security measures. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the probe was launched...
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Ottawa silent on replacements as special ambassador positions open up
OTTAWA - The Carney government is not saying whether it will keep appointing ambassadors on themes championed by the Trudeau cabinet, now that terms are lapsing for Ottawa's envoys on climate and women in security. But a prominent observer of the foreign service says it's likely Ottawa will fill these roles by autumn. ...
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Crime
Crime severity index dropped four per cent last year, Statistics Canada says
The national statistics agency says the volume and severity of police-reported crime in Canada decreased four per cent last year, after three annual increases in a row.Statistics Canada says non-violent crime had a significant effect on the decline in the overall crime severity index in 2024.The non-violent crime sever...
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Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thinks authorities should be looking for a "better way" than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. Smith says there should be a new approach because most of the flock at Universal Ostrich Fa...
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Quebec woman who joined ISIL pleads guilty to supporting terror group
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who travelled to Syria to join Islamic State and marry one of its fighters has pleaded guilty to one count of participating in the activities of a terrorist group. The Crown and lawyers for Oumaima Chouay made joint submissions for the sentence that was delivered on Monday in Quebec court - on...
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World

Interpol takes anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson off its most-wanted list
PARIS (AP) - Interpol said Tuesday it was removing a most-wanted designation for anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson, who is sought by Japan over an encounter with a whaling ship and who was jailed for several months last year in Greenland. Watson, 74, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, whose hi...
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Federal judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal judge on Monday sentenced an ex-Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the 2020 deadly Breonna Taylor raid, declining a Justice Department recommendation that he be given no prison time. Brett Hankison, who fired 10 shots during the raid...
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Pentagon to withdraw 700 Marines from Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Seven hundred Marines sent to Los Angeles will leave the city, the Pentagon said Monday. The Marines were sent to the city in June alongside 4,000 National Guard soldiers in response to protests over the Trump administration's ongoing immigration raids around the city. They primarily guarded federal ...
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Trump administration released FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family's opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate's family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination. The release involves an estimated 200,000 pages of records that had been und...
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Appeals court orders new trial for man convicted in 1979 Etan Patz case
NEW YORK (AP) - The man convicted of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 was awarded a new trial Monday as a federal appeals court overturned the guilty verdict in one of the nation's most notorious missing child cases. Pedro Hernandez has been serving 25 years to life in prison since his 2017 conviction. He had been ...
Jul 21, 2025
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Father arrested in New York in death of 9-year-old daughter he had reported missing
LATHAM, N.Y. (AP) - A Canadian man whose 9-year-old daughter was found dead after he reported that she had been abducted while they were vacationing in upstate New York was charged Monday with murder. Luciano Frattolin is charged with murder and concealing of a corpse in the death of his daughter, Melina Frattolin, New...
Jul 21, 2025
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