The incumbent in the Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek constituency is looking forward to the next three weeks as the federal election quickly approaches. Kelly Block has been a Member of Parliament (MP) in the area for the past 17 years. She told northeastNOW that constituents are engaged in the campaign. "They have defi...

Melfort RCMP are investigating the theft of a truck stolen from outside a business on Broadway Ave. S. Police were called about the incident on Friday, and their investigation determined a blue truck approached the business at about 11 p.m. on Thursday. A green truck that was parked there was stolen, and neither that t...

Spring temperatures have finally started making their way to Saskatchewan. The lower-than-normal temperatures will soon be a thing of the past, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Meteorologist Justin Shelley said temperatures will increase significantly as the week progresses. "We'll move into a m...

Crews from two different fire departments responded to a shop fire just west of Melfort on Sunday. The Melfort Fire Department (MFD) was called to the fire just after 11 a.m. Flames had burst through the roof of a shop by the time crews arrived, and they began to attack the blaze. (Melfort Fire and Rescue/Facebook)Kini...

The Humboldt Broncos Memorial Committee has issued an update on a pair of projects that will honour the 2017-18 team ahead of Sunday's seventh anniversary of the tragic bus crash. The committee issued a news release on Friday to let the public know about the progress of the two projects. They stated in the release they...

The Melfort Fire Department responded to a chimney fire east of the city last week. They were called to the scene in the early morning hours last Friday. When crews arrived, the home was full of smoke, with flames shooting out of the exterior walls. (Melfort Fire and Rescue/Facebook)Firefighters began to attack the ext...

In the quiet prairie town of Unity, a young athlete is preparing for an extraordinary journey.Sebastian Lauinger, a student at Unity Composite High School, is heading to Walvis Bay, Namibia, to represent Canada at the Africa Genesis Archery (AGA) World Tournament, set to take place from July 24 to 26.The prestigious co...

Anyone with investments whether personal or for their children, may be feeling a bit more on edge. That's because recent market uncertainty has resulted in big drops for some portfolios. Cole Kachur is a Saskatchewan wealth management advisor and noted a downturn in stock prices was expected this year. "It's come ...

NEW YORK (AP) - The losses are only worsening for financial markets worldwide as worries rise Monday about whether President Donald Trump's trade war will torpedo the global economy.The S&P 500 was down 3.8% in early trading, coming off its worst week since COVID began crashing the global economy in March 2020. The...

Two new cancer medications have been approved for use in Saskatchewan.The provincial government announced the expansion of the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency's oncology drug formulary in a new release this week, adding the drugs Capivasertib and Relugolix - which are used to treat breast and prostate cancer - while also ap...

People in Saskatchewan, Canada and the United States paid tribute on Sunday to the 16 players and staff who died in the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash.The Broncos were on their way to an SJHL playoff game in Nipawin on April 6, 2018 when their bus was hit by a semi driven by trucker Jaskirat Singh Sidhu that had ran t...

Seasonal campsite bookings in provincial parks will begin on April 7 while nightly, Camp-Easy yurt and group campsites will have a staggered launch from April 8 to 15, Sask. Parks says.Reservations will begin at 7 a.m. daily.Camping fees for some sites will also increase for 2025, with the Saskatchewan government depar...

Roughly 80 of the provinces best fencers were in Prince Albert over the weekend as the city hosted the Saskatchewan Provincial Fencing Tournament for the first time ever. The event was hosted by the Prince Albert Northern Knights Fencing Club and was held in the gymnasium at the Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse. The tournamen...

The Melfort Mustangs grabbed a 2-0 series lead Saturday night in Round 2 against the Yorkton Terriers.Melfort shut out Yorkton 3-0, staying perfect at the Palace this postseason."You got to be happy heading to Yorkton up 2-0, but honestly, I don't think we were quite at our best tonight. We weren't moving our feet...

The Melfort Mustangs have a chance at a 2-0 series lead tonight following a very dominant Game 1 performance over the Yorkton Terriers.Melfort controlled virtually every aspect of Game 1 en route to a 6-1 victory."We dominated and it's good to see, I'm proud to see so many different guys scoring, that just talks a...

The Melfort Mustangs will host the Yorkton Terriers tonight for their Round 2 playoff series.Just four teams remain now in the SJHL playoffs as the winner of this series will play in the league finals."Back to it here, practiced here this week and getting excited to start off this weekend," said Mustangs' cap...

The Humboldt Broncos Memorial Committee has issued an update on a pair of projects that will honour the 2017-18 team ahead of Sunday's seventh anniversary of the tragic bus crash. The committee issued a news release on Friday to let the public know about the progress of the two projects. They stated in the release they...

Several local football programs will benefit from a donation from the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation. More than 125 football teams throughout the province will receive 1,000 brand-new helmets thanks to the Foundation's $1.8 million dollar investment. The helmets will be distributed through the Saskatchewan Roughrid...

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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®...

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...

Minister of Agriculture RJ Sigurdson will represent Alberta in Washington, D.C. on Monday to engage in important discussions on how agriculture is ben...

The 11th annual Saskatchewan Beef Expo returns to Saskatoon, Sask. this weekend and with it comes learning opportunities for young cattle producers. P...

British Columbia poultry farmers are getting a break from devastating waves of avian flu but experts worry what the next migration of wild birds will ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre kick off week in B.C. The Liberal and Conservative leaders both started the third week of the federal election campaign in British Columbia - a battleground province with 43 seats up for grabs when Canadians go t...

FREDERICTON - A national legal group has apologized and begun an internal review after facing widespread criticism for cancelling a keynote speech by a prominent Syrian refugee. The Advocates' Society last month rescinded an invitation to Tareq Hadhad, owner of the Nova Scotia confectioner Peace by Chocolate to speak a...

LAVAL - A second psychiatrist is expected to tell a trial today that the man accused of driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare should not be held criminally responsible for killing two children and injuring six others. Dr. Sylvain Faucher is scheduled to take the stand for Day 2 of the trial of Pierre Ny St-Am...

OTTAWA - The top three federal party leaders will all be in Western Canada today. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is scheduled to hold a press conference in Edmonton at 8:30 a.m. before he makes his way to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., for a rally in the evening. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh plans to make an announcement at...

VANCOUVER - A group of professors at the University of British Columbia say the school is wrongfully engaging in "political activity" by using Indigenous land acknowledgments, promoting equity and inclusion initiatives and by taking positions on the Israel-Palestine conflict. A petition filed in B.C. Supreme ...

Steep American duties on Canadian softwood lumber were expected to be a focal point as British Columbia Premier David Eby met with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Carney, who was on a campaign swing in Victoria, told reporters ahead of the meeting that it's not his first time talking with Eby about softwood lumber and Cana...

MOSCOW (AP) - A U.S.-Russian crew of three launched Tuesday to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates lifted off from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan in a Russian Soyuz rocket. Their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is set to dock at the station in just over t...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston's spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller not decided until Clayton's own D stopped the Cougars from taking a game-winning shot at the buzzer. Clayton finished with 11 points, all in the se...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Days of unrelenting downpours swelled rivers to near record levels across Kentucky on Monday, submerging neighborhoods and threatening a famed bourbon distillery in the state capital. Inundated rivers posed the latest threat from persistent storms that have killed at least 23 people since last wee...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a court order blocking the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under an 18th century wartime law. In a bitterly divided 5-4 decision, the court said the migrants still must get a chance to challenge their deportation before they are taken out of t...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy also said he's assembling a task force to focus on the issue. Also on Monday, the U.S. Environmental ...

BANGKOK (AP) - Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar's devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity. The death toll surpassed 3,600 and was still climbing. A situation report issued late Monday by the U.N. Office for th...