The Town of Tisdale is looking for feedback on their 2026 budget. They have initiated a survey about the budget and what residents would like to see prioritized. "The purpose of the survey is to find out what our taxpayers believe should be the priority for the 2026 budget," Chief Administrative Officer Lovel...

Brandy Bloxom says the discovery of a beloved raven sculpture, amongst the ashes of where her home was stood, has provided her family with a feeling of renewed hope.Her home was among the over 200 homes at Denare Beach destroyed in June by a raging wildfire.In the aftermath, a non-profit organization helped residents f...

Council in Melfort has passed the city's 2025-2026 Economic Development Action Plan. The Governance and Priorities Committee was presented with a draft of the plan back in June, and community engagement followed in July to collect feedback on the proposed plan. "The Economic Development Action Plan is intended to ...

The Town of Tisdale's mayoral race should be clear later this week. Residents can still submit nomination forms at the Town Office at the RECplex through the end of the work day on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Those that have submitted nomination forms can still withdraw their nomination until 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9. At leas...

The Melfort Fire Department didn't let a power outage deter them from hosting their annual open house on Sunday. Fire Chief Leonard Whitney told northeastNOW they were happy with the turnout at the event, considering the power outage and cool weather. "Got more people than we expected, really," Whitney said. ...

The City of Melfort has adopted a Safe Public Spaces Bylaw. Council passed the bylaw at Monday night's meeting. Coincidentally, Melfort RCMP S/Sgt. Ryan Case was making a presentation at Monday's meeting to discuss the summer season at the detachment. Prior to the vote on the bylaw, Case was asked by Coun. Rick Fettis ...

Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls from five premiers for Ottawa to withdraw its legal argument calling for limits on the use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause.Fraser said it would be "unimaginable" for a federal government to steer clear of a case affecting Charter rights that will ha...

When Abbey Harty first climbed into a saddle at age five, she couldn't have imagined it would one day carry her all the way to a national crown."I started in 4-H and my passion for rodeo continued to grow and turn into, I guess, a dream come true," she said. The 22-year-old from Edam was named Miss Rodeo Cana...

Laughter rippled through the air as scooters and skateboards clattered across smooth curves and sunlit ramps Tuesday on Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM).Eleven-year-old Kahidan Whitford paused at the top of a berm, a grin spreading across his face."It feels good because we don't have to ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving the Keystone XL pipeline project with U.S. President Donald Trump as part of a larger pitch on linking energy cooperation and support for Canada's steel and aluminum sectors.A government source who was briefed on the discussions told The Canadian Press...

More details have emerged during the jury trial of Roderick Sutherland in an interview with police, where he voluntarily shared information about Megan Gallagher's death.According to the agreed statement of facts, Gallagher was killed in a garage on Weldon Avenue, where Sutherland was living between Sept. 20 and Sept. ...

An auction of Crown land has been stopped in its tracks this month, after the premier announced an indefinite extension of the pause on Crown land sales.In 2023, the provincial government announced a pause to the sale of vacant Crown land while the government's policy on its duty to consult with Indigenous peoples was ...

The Tisdale Trojans are four games into their 2025/26 regular season and sport a 3-1 record.While it's a small sample size, it is a good sign for a team that has had trouble starting on time the past two seasons, despite increasingly improved years with playoff berths and wins to show for it.During the 2024/25 campaign...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders know some hard conversations needed to be had after the win over the Ottawa Redblacks.While the Riders won the showdown 20-13, the CFL club felt like it was their own mistakes that allowed the game to be so close."Ottawa is a good team - they are a very physical bunch and make it diffi...

A pair of local goaltenders have been named to the SJHL Players of the Week list. The SGEU MVP of the Week is Kaden Kobelka of the Melfort Mustangs. The rookie backup helped Melfort earn two wins over the Battlefords North Stars this past week. He made 51 saves in the two wins, with a 0.96 goals-against-average, and .9...

The Nipawin Hawks have entered the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top 20 rankings. The Hawks are now ranked number 16 in the nation, after a hot start to the season. Nipawin is 4-1 out of the gate, including a 3-1 victory at home against Estevan on Friday. They will host the La Ronge Ice Wolves at the Centennial ...

A duo from southern Saskatchewan have taken home the big prize in this year's Vanity Cup at Tobin Lake. Josh Senger of Regina Beach and Winston Stockdale of Regina hauled in 57.33 points of walleye over the two-day event. This year's champions with tournament director Jim Chute. (Vanity Cup/Facebook)The duo earned the ...

The Tisdale Trojans earned a weekend sweep over the Notre Dame Hounds over the weekend. Tisdale started with a 5-1 victory in Wilcox on Saturday. Carter Hudyma scored a pair for the Trojans, with singles from Ethan Janzen, Preston Hoppe, and Camryn Aebig. Eleven Trojans had points in the game, and Jackson Dunn made 26 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Post secondary students wanting to pursue an education with an agriculture focus can now apply for a prestigious scholarship. There are four awards av...

Efficiently preserving feed to use during winter may be achieved in many ways and affects overall profitability. Livestock and Feed Extension Speciali...

Each year for the past decade, Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan has recognized someone who engages the public about agriculture. Sandra Hessdorfer, the...

MONTREAL - The Atikamekw Council of Manawan has launched legal action against the Quebec government over its inaction on repairs to the only road that links the Indigenous community to southern Quebec. The council says it has filed an application for a...

OTTAWA - The music industry is calling on the government to take action to address unauthorized use of music by generative AI systems. Representatives from music industry groups are appearing before the House of Commons heritage committee today. They s...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has tabled what it says is the first law in Canada to recover health care costs from companies that use "deceptive practices" to sell vaping products. Attorney General Niki Sharma says the legislation is mode...

VANCOUVER - Police agencies from across Canada have found a novel way to encourage the public to be on the lookout for the country's 25 most wanted criminals. Dozens of people wearing hoodies and balaclava-style masks printed with the suspects' faces ...

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington this week to advance negotiations on lifting or easing a growing list of tariffs. Trump's ever-shifting tariff agenda is hammering Canadian industries. Here's a ...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government has split its border security bill in two in the hope of seeing some measures pass swiftly while giving Canadians more time to evaluate other, more contentious ones. Bill C-12, introduced Wednesday, includes several meas...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico, originally scheduled for next week in Chicago, has been relocated to Florida amid the immigration crackdown in the city, a person familiar with the decision...

ATLANTA (AP) - A monthslong search for the only Louisiana inmate still on the run after an audacious May jailbreak ended Wednesday when authorities say they found him hiding in a crawl space beneath an Atlanta home, bringing the last of ...

LONDON (AP) - The assailant in last week's attack on a synagogue in the northwest of England that left two congregants dead pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, police said Wednesday. The attacker, Jihad Al-Shami...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 29-year-old man has been charged with sparking California's deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in its history, authorities said Wednesday. Federal officials said Jonathan Rinde...

BOSTON (AP) - Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband's infidelities and her own decades-long struggles with alcoholism and mental health, died on...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department's efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump, with lawyers for the former FBI director saying ...