BREAKING NEWS: Pope Francis dies at age 88

Northeast News

Fence destroyed
Town of Creighton and RCMP seek suspect after fence destroyed
The Town of Creighton and the RCMP are looking for information on the destruction of a fence. Early last Friday morning, witnesses reported a lifted truck crashed into the fencing at Red Mountain.The fence was extensively damaged, and the truck also likely received damage in the collision. Anyone with information on th...
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Moving forward
Prelim dates confirmed for Constant murder case
A man accused of murdering his mother, appeared by video but said nothing when his case took its next step towards trial.Preliminary inquiry hearing dates for Everett Constant have been set for Oct 27 to 31, 2025 at provincial court. The case that dates back to May 4, 2024, was spoken to Tuesday morning.On the day of t...
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Theft suspect
Humboldt theft suspect sought
Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP are looking for the suspect in a recent theft. The theft happened in the 1900 block of Eighth Avenue in Humboldt March 26. No other details have been released. Anyone with information can contact 310-RCMP or Crime Stoppers. - Cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com
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Housing help
Prince Albert one of eight communities invited to apply for infrastructure money to boost housing builds
Prince Albert is one of eight Saskatchewan communities that have been invited to apply for federal/provincial infrastructure funding to boost home building. The city will join Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Moosomin, La Ronge, Radisson, Outlook and Humboldt in the application process for Canada Housing Infrastructure Fu...
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Ice mesh at EPA?
Humboldt Council to vote on white ice mesh installation at EPA
The City of Humboldt could have a new product to use ahead of the next hockey season at the Elgar Petersen Arena (EPA). At a meeting last week, the executive committee recommended the purchase of a reusable white ice mesh to replace the traditional painted white ice. The cost for the mesh is expected to be $42,000 plus...
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Grass fire near Nipawin
Grass fire in Nipawin area has fire department issuing caution
A grass fire near Nipawin has the fire department cautioning residents to be careful due to the dry conditions. The Nipawin Fire Department was called just before 9 p.m. on Sunday to a grass fire in the RM of Nipawin. "Just a reminder to everyone, even though there's still snow on the ground in several places, the...
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Saskatchewan

RAILWAY CLAIM
Ottawa settles 93-year-old land dispute with Flying Dust First Nation
Nearly a century after land was taken for a railway line, Flying Dust First Nation reached a $30-million settlement with Ottawa - including $10,000 for every band member - in what the chief calls a long-overdue step toward reconciliation.The agreement was finalized in March 2025, when the Minister of Crown-Indigenous R...
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Advance poll turnout breaks record with 7.3M ballots cast, Elections Canada says
Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast their ballots early in advance polls this year.The agency says that, over four days of polling between Friday and Monday, 7.3 million people voted.That's up 25 per cent from early voting figures in the 2021 federal election.Elections Canada says it made adjustment...
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Tariffs causing concern for Sask. farmers as federal election approaches
Global trade and tariffs are some of the key issues Saskatchewan agricultural producers are paying attention to ahead of the 2025 federal election.Farmers are looking for certainty and stability as Canada is currently embroiled in a trade war with both China and the U.S."Everyone's talking about tariffs. There's t...
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Respected leaders
'We were blessed': Lawrence Joseph passes away at 79
Kevin Joseph said his father's last words were 'thank you'.Lawrence Joseph, a lifelong Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and a former Prine Albert city councillor, passed away Sunday at the age of 79.After one last date with his wife, Joseph requested to have Easter dinner with his family.&...
Apr 22, 2025
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Treaty rights
Additional 317 acres of mineral rights up for transfer to Sturgeon Lake First Nation
As part of an ongoing requirement to meet treaty obligations, Saskatchewan will transfer an additional 128 hectares (317 acres) of mineral rights to Sturgeon Lake First Nation via the federal government. The new parcel of land is part of a larger transfer of over 5,000 acres of minerals between the government and the F...
Apr 21, 2025
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Tick season
Spring means ticks are out. Here are some tips on how to avoid getting bitten
With the spring season comes more people looking to spend time outdoors and the Saskatchewan Health Authority says it's a good time to be on the lookout for ticks.David Torr, SHA medical officer, said there's "quite a number" of ticks already out and about in the province.Torr says Lyme disease is the biggest...
Apr 21, 2025
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Local Sports

Trojans signings
Trojans sign three defenseman following spring camp
The Tisdale Trojans have announced the signing of a trio of defensemen. They have inked blueliner Easton Bley, a 2009-born defenseman from Saskatoon who played with his hometown Riverkings last season. (Tisdale Trojans/Facebook)Bley had 18 points and 34 penalty minutes in 33 games last season. "Easton is a big, so...
Apr 21, 2025
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All Square
Mustangs win Game 2, even Finals 1-1
The SJHL Finals are all square after Sunday night.The Melfort Mustangs responded well in Game 2, following a Game 1 defeat, earning a 3-0 shutout win over the Weyburn Red Wings to even the series 1-1."We came out and played exactly how we wanted to, just played our identity, played hard, and it showed tonight,&quo...
Apr 21, 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 ...
Apr 20, 2025
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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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Canada

The pope was a friend, and they talked sports: TRC commissioner remembers Francis
Wilton Littlechild remembers closing his eyes before Pope Francis lead his first mass at the Vatican more than a decade ago. He wanted to clearly hear every word. As the pope's voice grew louder, Littlechild, a residential school survivor and former commissioner for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, sa...
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Quebec coroner calls for tougher drunk driving penalties in line with rest of country
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner says that if the province's penalties for drunk driving had been in line with the rest of the country, a driver who slammed into a motorcyclist in 2020 would not have been on the road when the fatal accident occurred. Coroner Geneviève Thériault says the man who was behind the ...
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White House cites drop in people caught at Canada-U.S. border as tariffs continue
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says there have been "successes" at the Canada-U.S. border - but is offering no new hints about what might convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop his tariffs on Canada. Leavitt says there has been a significant drop in the number of people illega...
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Which dignitaries and leaders are attending funeral of Pope Francis?
The Prime Minister's Office hasn't confirmed whether Mark Carney will attend Saturday's funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, with the announcement about Canadian representation at the event still to come. Here are some of the dignitaries already confirmed to attend the funeral in St. Peter's Square. - Prince William...
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Quebec declares end to measles outbreak after no cases reported for 32 days
QUÉBEC - Quebec's Health Department has declared an end to the measles outbreak in the province. A spokeswoman said today the department determined the outbreak was over after no new cases were reported over the weekend. Marie-Christine Patry says an outbreak can be considered over if 32 days pass without a new ...
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In the news today: Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis Canada's newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon. Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of th...
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World

Jury convicts California judge of second-degree murder in wife's death, prosecutor's office says
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Jurors have convicted a Southern California judge of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his wife while the couple argued and watched television at home, a prosecutor's office says. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, was on trial for the 2023 death of his wife Sheryl...
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Lori Vallow Daybell convicted in Arizona of conspiring to kill her estranged husband in 2019
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona jury has found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, meaning the mother with doomsday religious beliefs faces another life sentence after she was already convicted in Idaho in the killings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival. Prosecutors said s...
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Jury finds The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury concluded Tuesday that The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for an error in a 2017 editorial that she says damaged her reputation. The jury deliberated a little over two hours before reaching its verdict after lawyers for Palin and the newspaper delivered closing argume...
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Brazil Supreme Court accepts charges against more Bolsonaro allies in alleged coup plot
SAO PAULO (AP) - A panel of Brazil's Supreme Court justices on Tuesday unanimously accepted charges against six more key allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro over allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his 2022 election defeat to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Last month, the panel un...
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What do 'expert level' talks signal for the progress of the Iran-US nuclear negotiations?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program will move to what's known as the "expert level" - a sign analysts say shows that the talks are moving forward rapidly. However, experts not involved in the talks who spoke with Th...
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Many feared dead in gun attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Many people are feared to have died after gunmen indiscriminately fired at tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Police have described the incident as a "terror attack" and blamed militants fighting against Indian rule. "This attack is much larger than a...
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