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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...
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Melfort parade
Melfort parade entertains large crowd
It's a sure sign summer is in full swing - the Melfort Parade was held in the city on Friday. The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce organized this year's parade with the theme 'Back to the Future.'(Cam Lee/northeastNOW)Warm, dry weather greeted parade-goers as the event wound down Bemister Ave. E., Brunswick S...
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Back Alley Tour
Melfort Northern Lights Woodcarvers part of Back Alley Tour
The Back Alley Tour in Melfort was in full swing on Thursday. The ninth annual event features artists from the northeast and beyond displaying a wide variety of artwork. Artists at the show in the alley behind Northern Lights Gallery work in many different mediums, including metal, canvas, and crystal. One of the most ...
Jul 17, 2025
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Port of Churchill
Northeast Sask. leaders look to be part of bigger business growth
Two leaders from northeastern Saskatchewan say their communities are ready to be part of the business growth that will come with the expansion of the Port of Churchill and an increased focus on movement of goods within Canada. Mayor Marlon Zacharias in Nipawin and Chief Marcel Head of Shoal Lake Cree Nation represent c...
Jul 17, 2025
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Sentencing
Conditional sentence order for man charged after ramming police vehicle
A man who was charged after a stolen truck hit a police vehicle in Hudson Bay has received his sentence. James Whitehead, 22, received a conditional sentence order, which means he will not be incarcerated but will serve his sentence in the community under strict conditions. His co-accused, 30-year-old Sabrina Kelly, re...
Jul 17, 2025
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Fatal collision near Melfort
Melfort man dies in crash west of the city
Melfort RCMP were called to the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 41 late Tuesday morning. Investigators determined a semi-truck and trailer and a pickup truck collided. The lone occupant of the truck, a 20-year-old man from Melfort, was declared dead at the scene. No name has been released. The driver of the...
Jul 17, 2025
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Saskatchewan

provincial politics
Cockrill responds to NDP separatist criticism following Unified Grassroots town hall meeting
Saskatchewan Health Minister and Battlefords MLA Jeremy Cockrill is pushing back against criticism from the provincial NDP, who called on him and another cabinet ministers to denounce recent separatist themed town hall meetings held in the province. The NDP issued a statement this week pointing to events organized by U...
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Class action lawsuit
Wildfire class action would take decades, law firm declines to pursue
A class action lawsuit against the government of Saskatchewan over its wildfire response this year will not go ahead according to the firm who was exploring the idea. Procido Law, based in Saskatoon, sent its potential claimants notification on July 18, meeting its self-imposed deadline. "After our preliminary eva...
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Pedestrian Collision
Big River RCMP investigating province's seventh fatal crash in seven days
Big River RCMP are investigating the province's latest fatal collision after a pedestrian was killed on Big River First Nation earlier in the week. This is the seventh fatal crash in Saskatchewan in the last seven days. RCMP first received a report of the collision around 10:40 p.m. Wednesday. Officers, along with loca...
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Weekend weather
Smoky conditions and rain expected in many areas this weekend
Smoke and showers are the two big stories for much of Saskatchewan as the weekend approaches. Crawford Luke of Environment and Climate Change Canada told northeastNOW that areas including the northeast can expect the smoke from wildfires to increase as Friday progresses. "Definitely looks like it's going to get wo...
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Wildfires
Wildfire impacted residents wonder why Premier Scott Moe hasn't visited yet
It's been about a month and a half since the Wolf Fire tore through the Denare Beach area in northeastern Saskatchewan.Resident Linda Lowe, who lost her home in the fire and is now living in a camper, wonders why Premier Scott Moe hasn't personally taken the time to come to the community to not only see the devastation...
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Potash
Jansen potash mine delayed, BHP cites rising costs
Less than a year after reporting that construction was ahead of schedule, BHP now says its Jansen potash project near Humboldt will face major delay and a significant cost increase.According to BHP's 2025 operational review, the project's first stage, originally scheduled for completion in 2026, has been pushed to mid-...
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Local Sports

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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waiting in the wings
Drae McCray ready to shine if called upon for Roughriders
Drae McCray might get his chance to electrify the CFL this week.The Saskatchewan Roughriders' kick returner is expected to step into the lineup with veteran returner Mario Alford dealing with a hip injury and not practicing.Head coach Corey Mace confirmed Alford underwent imaging this week and said, "(this is) pro...
Jul 17, 2025
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Provincial Golf
Sask Amateur Championships reaching midway point as Day 2 fully underway
Every golfer at this year's Saskatchewan Amateur Championships has now at least teed off for Day 2 of the event at the Humboldt Golf Club.Round 2 began Wednesday morning as early as 7 a.m., with the final tee times scheduled for 3 p.m.Nearly 150 competitors are divided between the Men's and Women's Amateur and Mid-Amat...
Jul 16, 2025
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Basketball and Beyond
Honouring Michael Linklater: Indigenous basketball icon and youth advocate
A standing ovation echoed through the SaskTel Centre on July 5 as the Province of Saskatchewan made a historic announcement, recognizing the day officially as Michael Linklater Day. The honour celebrates the extraordinary impact that Michael Linklater, a basketball legend, community leader, and proud member of Thunderc...
Jul 15, 2025
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2025 Saskatchewan Amateur Golf Championships
Local kid to compete as first-ever amateur on home course
The 2025 Saskatchewan Amateur Golf Championships began Tuesday morning at the Humboldt Golf Club (HGC), and a local teen is looking to make his mark.Humboldt's Tryce Wallin will be competing in the event, his first time ever in the Sask. Am tournament.At just 16 years old, Wallin will be one of the youngest members in ...
Jul 15, 2025
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Canada

Google kills ad fee implemented in response to digital services tax
OTTAWA - Google is eliminating a surcharge on ads it previously implemented in response to Ottawa's now-defunct digital services tax. A year ago, Google said it would put in place a 2.5 per cent surcharge for ads displayed in Canada in response to the tax, effective October 2024. A Google spokesperson says the company ...
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Photo Gallery: The week in news photos
Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by editors. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 18, 2025. The Canadian Press
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Yukon prepares for vote on possible switch to ranked-ballot elections
The last time Yukon residents voted in a territorial plebiscite it was about allowing the sale of alcohol, this time the vote will be on the equally dizzying question of electoral reform. More than a century since that 1920 plebiscite, the vote that is expected to be part of this year's territorial election could see t...
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Photo Gallery: The Weeknd's Tour-Opening Show in Vancouver
The Weeknd donned a mask amid a post-apocalyptic themed concert to open his world tour in Vancouver on Tuesday. "After Hours Til Dawn," a stadium tour featuring the Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, will see eight Canadian and 13 U.S. dates from now until it wraps on September 3 with the final show in ...
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CP NewsAlert: Federal official say forecast suggests high risk of wildfires in August
OTTAWA - Federal officials say the 2025 wildfire season is one of the worst on record for Canada, with a high risk of more fires in August. More than 5.5 million hectares of land have burned so far this year, more than double the 10-year average for mid-July. There are 561 fires burning, including 69 that are considere...
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CP NewsAlert: Toronto Boxing Day killer granted full parole 7 months before shooting
MONTRÉAL - The man convicted in the 2005 Toronto Boxing Day murder of a 15-year-old was granted full parole in January after being assessed as having a 76 per cent chance of recidivism. Seven months after getting parole, 43-year-old Jeremiah Valentine faces one count of first-degree murder in the killing of Abde...
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World

US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria
MAZRAA, Syria (AP) - U.S. Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said early Saturday that Israel and Syria had agreed to a ceasefire, following Israel's intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and Bedouin tribes and armed groups from the Druze minority. The announcement came as clashes continued between...
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Justice Department asks court to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department asked a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein's case amid a firestorm over the Trump administration's handling of records related to the wealthy financier. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche filed a motion urging the court to release the t...
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Scottie Scheffler with a 64 sets a daunting target at the British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) - The rain pounded Royal Portrush right when Scottie Scheffler poured in a birdie putt on his first hole Friday in the British Open. No matter. Nothing stopped the world's No. 1 player on his way to a 7-under 64 to build a one-shot lead going into the weekend. Scheffler made eight birdie...
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Minnesota lawmaker convicted of felony burglary for breaking into estranged stepmother's home
A Minnesota state senator was convicted of burglary Friday for breaking into her estranged stepmother's home, allegedly in search of her father's ashes and other mementos. The jury found Nicole Mitchell, 51, guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools. The Democrat from the St. Paul suburb of Woodb...
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Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that also frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela released 10 jailed Americans Friday in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The resolution represents a diplomatic achievement for Venezuelan President Nicolá...
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Three people are dead in a possible training accident in Los Angeles, official tells the AP
An explosion early Friday killed three people and is being investigated at least preliminarily as a possible training accident, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the matter who was not authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Los Angeles Coun...
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