emergency
Former Sask. resident living in Los Angeles assisting wildfire evacuees
A former resident of La Ronge is using his experience of deal with wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan to assist Native Americans fleeing the fires raging in the greater Los Angeles area. Sparked by dry conditions and powerful winds moving at more than 100 kilometers per hour, wildfires have forced nearly 180,000 people...
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Woes at the Whit
Hawks can't solve Bombers in Flin Flon
The Nipawin Hawks struggles against the Bombers continued Wednesday in Flin Flon with a 9-2 loss at the Whitney Forum.Trying to snap a 16 game losing streak versus one of their Sher-Wood Division rivals, the first period was relatively even. The Bombers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first before Konnor Watson cut the...
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Northeast News
Truck hits ditch
Truck hits ditch south of Melfort
A truck hit the ditch near Melfort Thursday afternoon. Melfort RCMP members were directing traffic on Hwy. 41 as the vehicle was towed and removed from the ditch. Staff Sgt. Ryan Case said there were no injuries in the incident, as the truck lost control on some ice and hit the ditch. The Highway Hotline said pavement ...
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Coombs honoured by CJHL
Mustangs' goaltender named first star of the month by CJHL
A Melfort Mustang is a Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) standout for December. Kristian Coombs was named First Star of the Month by the CJHL. The 19-year-old Calgary product won all seven starts in December as the Mustangs were undefeated in the month. Coombs had a 1.57 goals against average and .931 save percentag...
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Trojans win
Trojans dump Yorkton to open 2025 portion of campaign
The Tisdale Trojans started 2025 with a victory on home ice. The Trojans dumped the Yorkton Kinsmen Maulers 4-1 at the RECPlex Wednesday night. Goals by Carter Geysen and Cooper Atkinson on the power play gave Tisdale a 2-0 lead midway through the first, with Yorkton narrowing the lead to 2-1 late in the first. A Justi...
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Pet licenses
Melfort, Tisdale residents reminded to renew pet licenses for 2025
Pet owners are being reminded to renew their licenses for 2025. Melfort pet parents can purchase dog and cat licenses at City Hall or online through the city's website. Director of Public Works Kalyna Cipywnyk told northeastNOW the cost to purchase a license depends on whether they have been spayed or neutered. "D...
Jan 08, 2025
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Federal unrest
Prince Albert MP says Liberals ignoring best interests of Canadians
Prince Albert's Member of Parliament (MP) says the federal liberal party is doing what's best for themselves and not what's in the best interest of Canada.Randy Hoback is weighing in on Prime Minister Trudeau's decision to prorogue parliament and also to step down as party leader after a leadership race. Hoback would h...
Jan 08, 2025
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Traffic safety grants
Melfort, Kelvington, Wadena among communities receiving traffic safety grant money
The city of Melfort is among the 79 communities that are receiving grant money from the provincial government to use toward traffic safety initiatives.Melfort is receiving $98,480 to use toward Phase 2 of pedestrian safety improvements in the Hatton Ave. school zone. The town of Kelvington will receive $36,260 for a sa...
Jan 08, 2025
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Saskatchewan
emergency
Former Sask. resident living in Los Angeles assisting wildfire evacuees
A former resident of La Ronge is using his experience of deal with wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan to assist Native Americans fleeing the fires raging in the greater Los Angeles area. Sparked by dry conditions and powerful winds moving at more than 100 kilometers per hour, wildfires have forced nearly 180,000 people...
3h ago
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Weather
Winter warm up in Saskatchewan leads to ice dam concerns
A Saskatchewan warm up has roofing companies warning residents about the potential of ice dams forming on the roof of their homes.Ice dams are formed after a freeze-thaw cycle. It can cause ice build up in eavestroughs, not allowing melting snow to pass through."You'll start seeing a lip of ice building up at the ...
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Eyes on the prize
P.A.'s Zablocki and team finish group stage perfect at U18 women's hockey worlds
Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki scored twice and Marilou Grenier made 20 saves as Canada blanked Czechia 5-0 Tuesday at the world women's under-18 hockey championship. Canada finished the preliminary round in the top spot in Group B with nine points from three regulation wins and will face Japan in Thursday's quarterf...
Jan 08, 2025
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Education
Sask. NDP slams government over decline in teaching positions
Student enrolment has steadily increased over the past five years, and the Saskatchewan NDP is raising the alarm over the lack of teachers to accommodate the growing number of students.Citing numbers from the provincial government, the NDP said the total number of classroom and distance-learning teachers in the provinc...
Jan 08, 2025
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Politics
Sask. leaders react to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation
Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister and Liberal Party leader - following a leadership contest - on Jan. 6, 2025.Leaders around Canada and the world have spoke out about Trudeau's announcement, leaders in Saskatchewan now weigh in.In a statement, Premier Scott Moe said, "I reiterate my call f...
Jan 08, 2025
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Show of support
Traditions remain but fewer Ukrainian-Canadians celebrate Christmas in January
Like many Ukrainian Canadians, Sonya Jahn's family grew up observing Jan. 7 as Christmas Day. It was a longstanding tradition for her family in Prince Albert like many others with Ukrainian heritage, but now, times have changed. "We are all wanting to support and stand strong with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people,...
Jan 07, 2025
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Upgrading
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Local Sports
Woes at the Whit
Hawks can't solve Bombers in Flin Flon
The Nipawin Hawks struggles against the Bombers continued Wednesday in Flin Flon with a 9-2 loss at the Whitney Forum.Trying to snap a 16 game losing streak versus one of their Sher-Wood Division rivals, the first period was relatively even. The Bombers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first before Konnor Watson cut the...
5h ago
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Coombs honoured by CJHL
Mustangs' goaltender named first star of the month by CJHL
A Melfort Mustang is a Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) standout for December. Kristian Coombs was named First Star of the Month by the CJHL. The 19-year-old Calgary product won all seven starts in December as the Mustangs were undefeated in the month. Coombs had a 1.57 goals against average and .931 save percentag...
7h ago
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Trojans win
Trojans dump Yorkton to open 2025 portion of campaign
The Tisdale Trojans started 2025 with a victory on home ice. The Trojans dumped the Yorkton Kinsmen Maulers 4-1 at the RECPlex Wednesday night. Goals by Carter Geysen and Cooper Atkinson on the power play gave Tisdale a 2-0 lead midway through the first, with Yorkton narrowing the lead to 2-1 late in the first. A Justi...
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Manitoba Bound
Hawks make final trek to Flin Flon
The Hawks will make their fourth and final trip to Flin Flon during this Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season Wednesday with Nipawin looking for their first win in Manitoba since 2022.On Sunday afternoon at the Centennial Arena, the Hawks clawed out a point in an overtime loss against the Battlefords North S...
Jan 08, 2025
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Eyes on the prize
P.A.'s Zablocki and team finish group stage perfect at U18 women's hockey worlds
Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki scored twice and Marilou Grenier made 20 saves as Canada blanked Czechia 5-0 Tuesday at the world women's under-18 hockey championship. Canada finished the preliminary round in the top spot in Group B with nine points from three regulation wins and will face Japan in Thursday's quarterf...
Jan 08, 2025
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Win Streak Over
Mustangs fall one win shy of history
The Melfort Mustangs had their 17-game win streak snapped on Tuesday night in Battlefords.Melfort fell 3-1 to the North Stars, as they came up just one win short of the SJHL modern-era record for most consecutive victories."Battleford came out and played a desperate game. When a team comes out ready to play from p...
Jan 08, 2025
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Northeast Profiles
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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Nursing
Studying Nursing with the University of Saskatchewan
"Staying in my home community of Prince Albert and studying at the beautiful new University of Saskatchewan (USask) Prince Albert Campus were two reasons I chose USask in PA," said Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) student Justine Capilitan.Since 2012, USask College of Nursing has been offering the BSN pro...
May 08, 2024
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Time to vote
PBCN prepares for election
Members of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation head to the polls next month.The election for chief and council has been scheduled for April 9 and a list of candidates was released Monday by the electoral officer. They have however indicated the list is still subject to change and may have to do in part with a requirement all ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Flax as part of a intercropping system
While intercropping, or planting more than one crop together, might be common practice in some types of agriculture, it is not the norm in mainstream ...
3h ago
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Protein Industries Canada leadership changes
Protein Industries Canada (PIC) has announced Robert Hunter will be the organization's new Chief Executive Officer. Following a national search, Hunte...
Jan 07, 2025
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Canada Grains Council welcomes decision on GM corn
Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) panel ruling determined the restrictions Mexico placed on genetically modified (GM) corn were not scient...
Jan 06, 2025
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Canada
Liberals will remove 'fraudulent' memberships, as some register their pets to vote
OTTAWA - A federal Liberal spokesman says the party can and will remove "fraudulent profiles" from its list of electors eligible to vote for its next leader. Parker Lund's comment comes after multiple people posted online about creating fake profiles using fake names or their pet names and listing their addre...
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CRTC to hold hearing on impact of global streamers on Canadian broadcasting
OTTAWA - The CRTC is looking at how the Canadian broadcasting system can survive the shift away from traditional TV to international streamers. The regulator is opening a public consultation on market dynamics and plans to hold a hearing in Gatineau, Que. in May. Its consultation document says the Canadian broadcast in...
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Poilievre says the next Canadian election will be about the carbon price
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his focus in the next federal election will be on ending the carbon price, even with the threat of tariffs from the incoming Trump administration. Poilievre says the carbon price is essentially a tariff on Canadians imposed by their own government. Speaking to reporter...
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U.S. Capitol rioter arrested in B.C. ski resort after claiming political asylum
WHISTLER, B.C. - An American man convicted for his part in the riot on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been arrested in the ski resort of Whistler, B.C. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a statement that Antony Vo, described as "a fugitive from U.S. justice," was arrested on Monday without incident. Vo...
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Ukrainian-Canadians urge ongoing support for country amid political shifts
OTTAWA - The Liberal party's political upheaval and Donald Trump's return to the White House have Ukrainian-Canadians hoping Ottawa's support for Ukraine remains firm. "We think that Canada is at its best when we have a cross-party, all-party consensus on Ukraine," said Ihor Michalchyshyn, executive director ...
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Tariffs
U.S. steel, plastics among items Canada may target with retaliatory tariffs
Canada is looking to target American steel, ceramics and plastics with retaliatory tariffs in response to an escalating trade dispute with the incoming Trump administration.A senior government official says the list is not final and that Ottawa has made no decisions yet on retaliation.Incoming U.S. president Donald Tru...
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World
Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel's report on Trump Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turned down a emergency challenge from Trump and his co-defendants in...
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Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel's report on Trump Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump over the objections of the president-elect. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday turned down a challenge from Trump and hi...
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NFL moves Vikings-Rams playoff game to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The NFL has moved the Rams' wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The game will be played Monday night at State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, in suburban Glendale, Arizona. The league announced t...
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NFL moves Vikings-Rams playoff game to Arizona after days of devastating wildfire in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The NFL has moved the Rams' wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The playoff game will be played Monday night at State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, in suburban Glendale, Arizona. The league ann...
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The Biden administration succeeds in temporarily blocking a plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has succeeded in temporarily blocking a plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that would spare him the risk of the death penalty for al-Qaida's Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. The decision by a three-judge panel of the District of Columbia ...
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Judge releases woman who stabbed a classmate to please Slender Man from a psychiatric hospital
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man is set to be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge ordered Thursday. Morgan Geyser has spent nearly seven years at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. She has p...
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