National
Hearing for Alberta separation referendum question to be held in court
A special court proceeding on a proposed Alberta separation referendum question is scheduled to get underway today in Edmonton.Alberta's chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, referred the proposed question to the court last week, asking a judge to determine whether it violates the Constitution, including treaty righ...
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fire update
Rainfall limiting intensity and growth of northern wildfires
Recent rainfall on the Buhl fire has helped to keep its intensity low and growth minimal. That's according to provincial wildfire update released on Aug. 6, which stated as of Tuesday evening the pre-evacuation alert for Prince Albert National Park, including the Waskesiu Lake townsite, has been lifted. "This deci...
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Politics
Carney to meet with three Métis groups on major projects bill Thursday
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Rooted In Agriculture
Growing Community . . . One Acre at a Time
fire update
Rainfall limiting intensity and growth of northern wildfires
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Northern half of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario are under air quality warnings
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Northeast News
New website
Town of Tisdale debuts new, more modern website
The Town of Tisdale's website has undergone a much-needed refresh. The new website was launched late last month, and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Lovely Magnaye told northeastNOW the update is very exciting. "The new website represents a fresh, modern face for the Town of Tisdale," Magnaye explained. &q...
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Lake Lenore incidents
Incidents in Lake Lenore area under investigation
Humboldt RCMP are looking for the suspects in a couple of cases in the area late last month. Both incidents took place July 28. The first case was a theft of fuel and damage to a truck at a business in Lake Lenore. (Submitted/Humboldt RCMP)The second incident involved damage to a grain auger and theft of fuel. Video su...
Aug 06, 2025
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Community Engagement
SaskPower gathering input on proposed Beatty to Jansen power line
SaskPower has been touring around the northeast this past week and will do so again next week as they seek input on their planned power line from the Beatty to Jansen area.So far, the Crown corporation held information meetings in St. Gregor, Lake Lenore and Melfort to discuss next steps."The line will help reinfo...
Aug 06, 2025
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EMS Sale
Naicam and District Ambulance sells operations to Duck Mountain Ambulance Care
A local emergency medical services operation has been sold. Naicam and District Ambulance has announced the sale of its operation to Duck Mountain Ambulance Care Ltd. A news release from the Town of Naicam stated the decision to transfer ownership "reflects a mutual dedication to enhancing service levels, investin...
Aug 05, 2025
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Vehicle fire
Driver escapes vehicle fire in Nipawin
A truck fire had the Nipawin Fire Department (NFD) on their toes. Crews were dispatched to a vehicle fire on Highway 55 on the eastern edge of Nipawin Monday morning. The pickup truck was fully on fire by the time crews arrived. (NIpawin Fire Department/Facebook)The driver escaped the truck with some of his possessions...
Aug 05, 2025
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Heritage Building
Hudson Bay teahouse demolished, 1,600+ teacups in search of new home
A very historic building in Hudson Bay recently had to be taken down, due to its age.After extensive consultation and consideration, the Hudson Bay Heritage Park (HBHP) had its teahouse demolished as it was structurally unsafe and beyond repair.The building was home to many artifacts, including over 1,800 teacups."...
Aug 02, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Crime
18-year-old driver facing charges after 13-year-old passenger killed in Regina crash
An 18-year-old man is facing criminal charges after a crash that left a 13-year-old passenger dead last week in Regina.According to the Regina Police Service, officers were called to the intersection of Sixth Avenue North and Smith Street at around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday."When they arrived, they found a vehicle tha...
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POLICING
Manhunt underway for man wanted with serious charges, outstanding warrants: RCMP
Mounties in Cut Knife are asking the public to report sightings of a man wanted in connection with several serious charges and outstanding warrants in multiple Saskatchewan communities. Creighton Bull-Frank, 27, is wanted on charges including forcible confinement, uttering threats, theft of a motor vehicle and firearms...
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Politics
Carney to meet with three Métis groups on major projects bill Thursday
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet today with three provincial Métis groups to discuss his government's major projects legislation.The legislation allows cabinet to quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects that are deemed to be in the national interest by sidestepping environmental prot...
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fire update
Rainfall limiting intensity and growth of northern wildfires
Recent rainfall on the Buhl fire has helped to keep its intensity low and growth minimal. That's according to provincial wildfire update released on Aug. 6, which stated as of Tuesday evening the pre-evacuation alert for Prince Albert National Park, including the Waskesiu Lake townsite, has been lifted. "This deci...
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Northern half of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario are under air quality warnings
The north-central part of the Prairies remains under a series of air-quality warnings. Environment Canada says wildfire smoke is contributing to the region's very poor air quality and could cause reduced visibility today. The warnings stretch through much of Saskatchewan and most of Manitoba, and into northwestern Onta...
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TRADE CONCERNS
Saskatchewan welcomes Ottawa's $1.2B lumber aid as industry braces for tariffs
Forestry leaders in Saskatchewan and across the country say new federal support for the softwood lumber sector is a welcomed relief, but uncertainty around U.S. tariffs continues to cast a long shadow over one of Canada's most important export industries.Prime Minister Mark Carney's government unveiled a $1.2-billion s...
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Local Sports
Riders improve to 7-1
Triumph in Montreal: Riders win big over Als
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have been searching for a dominating performance in 2025 - and appeared to find one in Montreal.In a game that the Riders led from the opening drive all throughout, Saskatchewan defeated the Montreal Alouettes 34-6 at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on Saturday night.It was the first win f...
Aug 03, 2025
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Go Riders Go!
Riders put Sam Emilus on six-game injured list, Tommy Nield to start
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' receiver room will have its depth tested over the next few weeks.Wide receiver Sam Emilus has been placed on the six-game injured list after suffering a knee injury in the team's 21-18 win over the Edmonton Elks."He's the heartbeat of our team, especially in our room," wide recei...
Aug 02, 2025
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Hockey for All
Humboldt Broncos to hold new girls' summer hockey school
The Humboldt Broncos will be hosting their first-ever girls' summer hockey school later this month.The club has always hosted a summer hockey school, however, this will be the first year they will host an additional, girls-only portion."We used to do a female one when I was in Battlefords, and it always had a pret...
Aug 01, 2025
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New Voice
Broncos hire Humboldt native as new play-by-play
The Humboldt Broncos will have a new but familiar radio voice for the upcoming season.Hometown play-by-play guy, Blaine Weyland, will soon be calling the team's games, both at home and on the road.Weyland comes with plenty of experience, now finding his way back home for the team that's always had a special place in hi...
Jul 31, 2025
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Payton Collins back along the Riders' offensive line
The man known as "Clifford the Big Red Dog" is back along the Saskatchewan Roughriders' offensive line.Payton Collins, the red-haired rookie in the group, is back after suffering a knee injury in a Week 1 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. He has been taking the first-team reps at left tackle this week at practic...
Jul 30, 2025
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Remembering a legend
Canadian wrestling promoter mourns death of Hulk Hogan
The news of Hulk Hogan's passing rocked the world last week, and one of the people who was inspired most by the wrestling icon is a man well-known to fans in Saskatchewan.Canadian Wrestling's Elite's (CWE) Danny Duggan believes the wrestling business wouldn't be what it is today without the likes of Hogan. "He def...
Jul 30, 2025
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Northeast Profiles
Guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
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...
Jul 23, 2025
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Innovation at Work
Prairie North Co-op Retrofit Serves Rural Members
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 ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Rooted In Agriculture
Growing Community . . . One Acre at a Time
The Prairie North Co-operative of today has a rich history that is rooted in agriculture. It was originally established in 1914 as the Melfort Grain Growers Co-operative Trading Association. Hampered by a lack of access to markets, area farmers decided to experiment with a purchasing co-operative to buy basic supplies ...
Jun 10, 2025
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farmnewsNOW
AgriStability program enhanced to better support B.C. farmers who lose crops
The provincial and federal governments have made changes to the program that provides financial support to B.C. farmers experiencing unexpected losses...
Jul 29, 2025
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Battery operated grain auger introduced at Ag in Motion
The outdoor farm show Ag in Motion is known for showcasing and introducing new innovations in the agricultural industry. This year was no exception wi...
Jul 25, 2025
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Most of Saskatchewan crop at normal stage of development
The latest Saskatchewan crop report shows rain that fell over the weekend through wide sections of the province proved helpful. But not all benefited,...
Jul 24, 2025
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Canada
Quebec minister disappointed after race considered in reduced sentence for Black man
A Quebec minister says he is disappointed a judge gave a Black man a reduced sentence for a drug trafficking crime due to his race. Christopher Skeete made the comments after the judge in a Longueuil court, on the south shore of Montreal, concluded the man deserved leniency due to systemic racism. The judge based her d...
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Climate change major driver of surging algae levels in Canada's lakes: study
TORONTO - A study of dozens of Canadian lakes suggests global warming is the major driver of surging algae levels, raising questions about the health of a sizable chunk of Earth's freshwater as temperatures continue to climb. Average algae levels have spiked seven-fold since around the 1960s compared to the previous ce...
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New Ontario measles cases down to single digits for the first time since January
TORONTO - Health officials in Ontario are reporting that the number of new measles cases are down to the single digits for the first time since January. That's based on weekly data release by Public Health Ontario, which shows eight measles cases reported over the past week, bringing the province's total to 2,360 infec...
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Ontario First Nation asks for halt to Ring of Fire mining development
TORONTO - An Ontario First Nation that has worked toward road access to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire on its traditional territory is now asking the courts to prevent the provincial and federal governments from mineral development in the region. Marten Falls First Nation, located about 400 kilometres northeast of Thund...
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National
Hearing for Alberta separation referendum question to be held in court
A special court proceeding on a proposed Alberta separation referendum question is scheduled to get underway today in Edmonton.Alberta's chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, referred the proposed question to the court last week, asking a judge to determine whether it violates the Constitution, including treaty righ...
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Family 'heartbroken' after B.C. mother and baby killed by falling tree
COMOX - The family of a young mother and her five-month-old son killed by a falling tree at a Vancouver Island campground a week ago say they are "heartbroken" by the tragedy. In a statement provided through the Comox Valley RCMP, the family thanks emergency responders and others on the beach at Cumberland La...
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World
Senior FBI official who resisted Trump administration demands has been pushed out, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior FBI official who served as acting director in the first weeks of the Trump administration and resisted demands to turn over the names of agents who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, investigations is being forced out of the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to...
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Scherzer vs. Kershaw: A rare showdown between 3,000-strikeout pitchers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Max Scherzer vs. Clayton Kershaw sounds like an enticing postseason matchup in October. Fans won't have to wait that long. The likely Hall of Famers square off Friday in a rare contest between the most recent members of baseball's 3,000-strikeout club. "You probably aren't going to see that very...
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More Ukrainians now want a negotiated end to the war with Russia, new Gallup poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Kremlin said Thursday that a meeting in the coming days between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed on. Putin's foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said the two sides are working on setting it up, and that a venue for the meeting has been agreed on and...
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Army sergeant shot 5 soldiers before he was tackled and arrested at Fort Stewart, officials say
FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) - A sergeant shot five soldiers Wednesday at one the country's largest Army bases before he was quickly tackled by other Fort Stewart troops, forcing a brief lockdown, officials said. Few details were immediately available about what led to the gunfire, but officials said the shooter was Sgt. Quo...
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Trump could meet in person with Putin as soon as next week, White House official says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump could meet in person with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as next week as he seeks to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, a White House official said Wednesday. The official cautioned that a meeting has not been scheduled yet and no location has been determined. Th...
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Man accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers indicted on federal hate crimes charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum has been indicted on federal hate crimes charges, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. The indictment, filed in federal court in Washington, charges Elias Rodriguez with nine ...
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