Easter Sunday
Pope Francis emerges from convalescence on Easter, delights crowd with popemobile tour
Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless thousands of people in St. Peter's Square and treat them to a surprise popemobile romp through the piazza, drawing wild cheers and applause as he continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia."Viva il Papa!" (Long live t...
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Need the split
Mustangs lose Game 1 of SJHL Finals
Twenty-four hours ago, the Melfort Mustangs hadn't trailed a playoff series in two years, hadn't trailed in a postseason game this year, and hadn't lost at home in the playoffs this season... that was 24 hours ago, though.Last night, the Melfort Mustangs lost Game 1 of the SJHL Finals to a very pesky Weyburn Red Wings ...
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Clean-up for spring
Nipawin homeowners, landlords asked to clean properties after snow melt
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WILD MUSHROOMS
'Know the dangerous ones': Sask. mushroom picker shares safety tips ahead of foraging season
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UPDATE: Missing woman on Red Pheasant Cree Nation found deceased
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Northeast News
Clean-up for spring
Nipawin homeowners, landlords asked to clean properties after snow melt
The Town of Nipawin is reminding homeowners and landlords to clean up their property now that spring has arrived. The Town issued a news release discussing spring clean-up now that the snow has melted. "We'd like to take this opportunity to kindly remind all property owners and landowners that maintaining a clean ...
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Grass fire caution
Humboldt Fire Department urges caution regarding grass fires
The Humboldt Fire Department is reminding everyone to be mindful of starting grass fires. They said in a social media post that the risk of grass fires is quite high this time of year. "Dry grass, warmer temps, and strong winds create the perfect storm for fast-moving wildfires this time of year," the post re...
Apr 19, 2025
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ER closure
ER services in Tisdale to be disrupted
There is another service disruption coming to the Tisdale Hospital. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said in a news release that Emergency Room services at the hospital will be unavailable from Sunday, Apr. 20 at 8 am to Tuesday, Apr. 22 at 8 am. The notice did not indicate why the services are unavailable.It marks th...
Apr 18, 2025
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MMIWG2S+ Walk
MMIWG walk in Melfort in May
Remembering those that have been lost and recognizing the challenges that remain.The third annual Missing & Murdered Indigenous Walk will return to Melfort May 2. Perry Opoonechaw with the Marguerite Riel Centre in Melfort said the walk will be similar to those in years past, and he hopes many people come out to ta...
Apr 18, 2025
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Pair honoured
Terry, Jellicoe honoured at SUMA convention
A pair of long-time local council members were honoured at this week's Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention in Saskatoon. Al Jellicoe of Tisdale and Melfort's Doug Terry both received an Honourary Service Award at the convention. The awards are given to elected officials in the province with ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Fire in Melfort
Crews in Melfort battle second dumpster fire in same spot five months later
The Melfort Fire Department was called to another dumpster fire behind Northland Plaza along Saskatchewan Drive. The call came out after 8 p.m. Thursday night. The fire was contained to the garbage bin, though crews checked the roof to ensure there were no sparks. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)Fire Chief Leonard Whitney ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Crime
RCMP searching for truck after firearm pointed at rural homeowner
Battlefords RCMP are actively searching for a white pickup truck and its driver after they pointed a firearm at a homeowner on Easter Sunday. Police said the incident happened at around 11 a.m. in the RM of Roundhill, near Range Road 3143 north of Highway 750. Reports say an early 1990s Mazda B Series truck with runnin...
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WILDLIFE
Return of bald eagles to Saskatchewan signals healthy ecosystem
The skies over Saskatchewan are once again dotted with the sweeping silhouettes of bald eagles, as spring and summer draw the birds back to the province from America - an encouraging sign that local ecosystems are thriving."What drives a lot of birds to migrate back in the summer is that food is really, really ple...
Apr 19, 2025
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Crime
Two arrested after trying to shoot police during traffic stop
A man and a woman are in police custody after one of them tried to shoot an officer during a traffic stop. It happened on Tuesday morning when Battlefords RCMP first received a report of a man with a firearm on Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation. Investigation found that the man had damaged an SUV par...
Apr 17, 2025
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Canada Votes 2025
Tariffs on the campaign trail
Tariffs have been top of mind for people across the country for months now, so it only makes sense that it would be a top issue as people head to the federal election polls.In Saskatchewan, tariffs are already having an effect.The tariff on Canadian steel going into the U.S. has raised concerns for steel workers in Reg...
Apr 17, 2025
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2025 FEDERAL ELECTION
Candidates clash on carbon tax, trade and tariffs at Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake forum
With less than two weeks to go before the 2025 federal election, voters in the Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake riding got a closer look at their choices during a candidates' forum hosted by the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce Wednesday night.It took place at the Lloydminster Exhibition Centre and featured Darrell...
Apr 17, 2025
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Sask. health minister, NDP battle over claims about Regina's NICU
The provincial government says reports of specific problems in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Regina General Hospital aren't true.The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) claimed there was a shortage of ventilators in the unit, and told Global News that mothers and babies were having to be moved out of th...
Apr 16, 2025
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Need the split
Mustangs lose Game 1 of SJHL Finals
Twenty-four hours ago, the Melfort Mustangs hadn't trailed a playoff series in two years, hadn't trailed in a postseason game this year, and hadn't lost at home in the playoffs this season... that was 24 hours ago, though.Last night, the Melfort Mustangs lost Game 1 of the SJHL Finals to a very pesky Weyburn Red Wings ...
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Girls Sports Opportunities
222's Fastpitch hosting local camp this weekend
The 222's Fastpitch program will be in Melfort this weekend to host a two-day camp for aspiring girls' softball players.222's, which is run by two Melfort locals, always makes sure to return to its roots."It's one of those things where, because we're both from Melfort, we try and do stuff back here all the time, a...
Apr 19, 2025
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Seeing Double
Mustangs back in the finals, set for matchup with Red Wings
The Melfort Mustangs are back in the SJHL Finals, and it all begins on Saturday.After Melfort swept their second-round opponent, the Yorkton Terriers, last Wednesday, they began awaiting their finals match.With the Weyburn Red Wings' overtime win over the Flin Flon Bombers on Monday, the final two teams were set, as th...
Apr 19, 2025
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Continuing to build
Hawks announce defenseman recruit
The Hawks have recently signed a goaltender and a forward to Letters of Intent for next year's Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season, now Nipawin has added a defenseman to the roster.The club announced Thursday that they have signed 2007-born rearguard Clayton Nesbitt from Calgary. Nipawin Associate General M...
Apr 19, 2025
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Letter of Intent
Nipawin adds forward from Chicago to roster for next season
The Nipawin Hawks have added another player to their roster for the 2025-26 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season. The club announced this week that they signed 2007-born forward Tiernan Ryan from the Chicago Mission U18 AAA program to a Letter of Intent.Ryan, 17, scored 23 goals and added 12 assists this pas...
Apr 17, 2025
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Sports Heroes
Rotary Melfort holds sports gala to honour local legends
Rotary Melfort held a gala over the weekend to recognize some of the very best sports figures that have come from the area.The banquet was also used as a massive fundraiser for the local club, with all of the proceeds set to funnel back into local projects."The event went so well, it was overwhelming. The number o...
Apr 17, 2025
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Fill Your Tanks
Farming Waits for No One: be ready when the ground is with Co-op® Premium Diesel
Diesel technology is constantly evolving, and to ensure our members and customers continue experiencing industry leading performance, protection, and power, we closely monitor our Co-op® Premium Diesel formulation and adjust when necessary. Due to a powerful package of additives that was added in 2021, Co-op® P...
Mar 14, 2025
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Co-op® Premium Diesel
Seasonal Diesel: Is it really a thing?
It actually is, let's break it down. Co-op® Premium Diesel is a seasonally adjusted diesel fuel blend that's designed to perform well in cold weather. While other fuel providers have moved to a single diesel blend that's available year-round, Co-op is proud to continue offering winter and summer blends of Co-op®...
Jan 31, 2025
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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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farmnewsNOW
Farmers optimistic heading into spring seeding, agriculture minister says
It's a busy season for farmers across the province as they gear up for spring seeding.Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison said seeding wi...
Apr 17, 2025
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U.S. farmers and consumers would suffer if there was a seed oil ban
The American Soybean Association has released a seed oil study that showed a ban would not bode well for of the soy industry and U.S. consumers. The W...
Apr 17, 2025
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Tariffs on the campaign trail
Tariffs have been top of mind for people across the country for months now, so it only makes sense that it would be a top issue as people head to the ...
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Canada
Some emergency departments installing AI weapons detection amid rising violence
TORONTO - London Health Sciences Centre is the latest Canadian hospital to install a weapons detection system in its emergency department as health-care workers across the country continue to grapple with increasing violence. The southwestern Ontario health-care network started using one of the artificial intelligence-...
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Pope Francis apologized for residential schools on historic Canadian visit
On a warm July day in 2022, thousands of dignitaries, Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors travelled from across Canada to powwow grounds in central Alberta. For some, the journey took days. For others, decades. They had all come to hear Pope Francis apologize for the Catholic Church's role in residentia...
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Canadians remember Pope Francis for historic apology for residential schools
TORONTO - Pope Francis will be remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more responsive to its rank and file. The Vatican says the pontiff died Monday at age 88. Francis was the global leader of Canada's m...
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In the news today: Advance polls open for final day before election
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Advance polls open for final day before election Canadians hoping to vote early in the upcoming federal election have until the end of the day to visit an advance polling station as the campaign enters its final week. Today is the...
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Advance polls open for last day as election campaign heads into final week
OTTAWA - Canadians hoping to vote early in the upcoming federal election have until the end of the day to visit an advance polling station as the campaign enters its final week. Today is the fourth and final day that advance polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. before the general election date of April 28. And unti...
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'Overwhelming': Saskatoon drugs crisis far reaching with deaths and hundreds of calls
SASKATOON - The black concrete walls outside Saskatoon's only safe consumption site show the wake left by the city's drug crisis. The names of those who've died, most from drug poisoning, are scrawled on the Prairie Harm Reduction building. Kim Randall, the director of support services, points to the name of a woman wh...
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World
Canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, postponed after the death of Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death Monday of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced. Acutis was to be canonized next Sunday, on the occasion of the Jubilee celebration for adolescents. The canonization Mass was to be held at St. Peter's Squ...
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Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children. He was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1969 and led the religious order in Argentina during the country'...
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'Who am I to judge?' Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a combination of his native Spanish with the Italian that he spoke as pope. Some of his memorable quotes: A simple, initial greeting "Brothers and sisters, good evening!" ...
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Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in others such as abortion, and made inroads with Muslims and believers who long felt marginalized. Where Francis, who died on Monday, stood on key issues: Abortion Francis upheld ch...
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Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death
LYON, France (AP) - Tributes to Pope Francis instantly poured in from around the world from presidents to people of all walks of like on Monday after the Vatican announced the pontiff's death at age 88. President Emmanuel Macron of France, a country that is largely Roman Catholic, focused on the pope's impact on the ch...
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From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to Mario Jose Bergoglio, an accountant from Italy, and Regina María Sívori, the daughter of ...
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