Chinese tariffs
Premier Scott Moe announces road upgrade to support Sask. canola crush facility
Premier Scott Moe was in Yorkton Wednsday to commit provincial support for improvements to Grain Millers Drive, located north of Yorkton.The province is committed to funding up to 50 per cent of the cost of improvements of the roadway."Grain Millers Drive is a critical access point for several major agri-businesse...
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Wildfire funding
PAGC says federal wildfire funding fails to meet urgent needs of First Nations
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is calling on Ottawa to overhaul how wildfire funds are allocated, saying last week's announcement of $45.7 million to build and mobilize knowledge on wildfires is not new money and fails to reflect the risks faced by Indigenous communities in the North.On Aug. 12, during a press ...
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Tisdale's former mayor issues statement on resignation
The former Mayor of Tisdale has issued a statement regarding his resignation.Roy Skoglund resigned as mayor effective last Thursday, and the Town issued a statement notifying the public of his decision Tuesday night. "After much consideration, I have made the difficult decision to resign as mayor for the Town of T...
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Plane damaged
RCMP investigating damage done to plane near Lanigan
Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP are investigating damage to a spray plane. Police say the plane was being used near Lanigan and Esk Aug. 10. When the plane landed, the pilot noticed damage to the right wing. Investigators say the damage looks like the wing was pierced by something small that could have been a bullet, but that ha...
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Dutch Elm Disease
Ministry specialist discusses Dutch Elm Disease in Melfort
A Forest Health Specialist with the Ministry of Environment is weighing in on the high number of Dutch Elm Disease (DED) cases in Melfort. The city hired a Dutch Elm Disease expert to inspect elm trees across Melfort, and his report indicated there were 127 infected trees. That is an increase from the 102 found in 2024...
Aug 19, 2025
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E. coli advisory lifted
Swimming reopens at St. Brieux Beach after E. coli levels drop
The final local beach under an E. coli advisory has been cleared. Swimming is once again allowed at St. Brieux Beach after a follow-up test showed E. coli levels had dropped dramatically. Advisories for beaches at Wakaw Lake, LeRoy Leisureland, and Marean Lake were lifted on Friday. All four beaches were closed to swim...
Aug 18, 2025
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Food bank fundraiser
Melfort Food Bank to host Great Inflatable Costume Race at Spruce Haven Park
Putting the fun in fundraising. The Melfort Food Bank is hosting an interesting fundraiser at Spruce Haven Park on Sept. 6. 'The Great Inflatable Costume Race' will pit participants in a race, but most importantly, they will also be collecting pledges for the Melfort Food Bank. Secretary Ellen Zuck told northeastNOW it...
Aug 18, 2025
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Sentencing
Man sentenced after firearms incident on Red Earth Cree Nation
A man charged with firearms-related offences after an incident on Red Earth Cree Nation has received his sentence. Jeff McKay of Red Earth will spend two years behind bars for discharging a firearm with intent and pointing a firearm. All other counts were stayed. Carrot River were called about an armed man on the reser...
Aug 15, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Summer storms
Severe thunderstorms tracking east through central Sask
Several tornado alerts were being issued Wednesday night as severe thunderstorms track their way eastward through the province.Environment Canada warned the storms are capable of producing a tornado. Locally intense rainfall, ping pong to golf ball sized hail, and winds gusting up to 100 km/h are also possible.The torn...
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Chinese tariffs
Premier Scott Moe announces road upgrade to support Sask. canola crush facility
Premier Scott Moe was in Yorkton Wednsday to commit provincial support for improvements to Grain Millers Drive, located north of Yorkton.The province is committed to funding up to 50 per cent of the cost of improvements of the roadway."Grain Millers Drive is a critical access point for several major agri-businesse...
7h ago
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Wildfire funding
PAGC says federal wildfire funding fails to meet urgent needs of First Nations
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is calling on Ottawa to overhaul how wildfire funds are allocated, saying last week's announcement of $45.7 million to build and mobilize knowledge on wildfires is not new money and fails to reflect the risks faced by Indigenous communities in the North.On Aug. 12, during a press ...
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Wildfire update
Wildfire worries diminishing in northern Saskatchewan
If Steve Roberts had to grade the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) wildfire response this year, he'd call it nothing short of excellent. Asked the question during a Wednesday wildfire briefing, the vice president of SPSA operations emphasized the priorities: protecting human life and communities."There w...
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Amazing ending
Two Rebeccas tapped out of the Amazing Race
If the photos are anything to go by, not winning the Amazing Race is not a total loss, which one member of the Flying Dust First Nation and her partner recently experienced. Rebecca Merasty was teamed up with her friend, Rebecca Watt and the pair managed to make it through five episodes before placing last in the sixth...
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HEALTHCARE
'We will not be ignored': CUPE workers rally outside Cockrill's office amid health care strain
A longtime nurse fighting back tears told reporters in North Battleford on Wednesday that health care workers in Saskatchewan feel abandoned and invisible. "Remember, healthcare workers were called heroes. Now we're treated as disposable," said Cindy Landrie, a licensed practical nurse with 26 years of experi...
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Brad Lauer
Humboldt native to coach at 2025 World Junior Hockey Championships
A current Western Hockey League coach, and native of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, will be realizing a childhood dream later this year.Brad Lauer will be a part of Team Canada's coaching staff at the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships."I've worked with Hockey Canada programs in the summer times in the past, but ...
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Riders' kicker Brett Lauther 'Not up to the standard' in 2025 so far
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 8-1 and the top team in the CFL, so there aren't many negatives in their play right now - but one key player is trying to kick his struggles.Riders kicker Brett Lauther missed three of his five kicks in the team's 29-9 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. That dropped Lauther's field goal ...
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Western Canadian CHampionships
Melfort U13 Spirit reflect on season
The Melfort U13A Spirit softball team is now a week removed from participating in the Western Canadian Championships, as they've had time to reflect on a historic season.The group of 11 girls finished in fourth place at Westerns in Abbotsford, British Columbia, after winning the provincial championships last month.&quo...
Aug 19, 2025
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Impressive Class
New wave of former Mustangs looking to make their mark at USports level
A lot of former Melfort Mustangs are set to make their university hockey debuts this coming fall, as they make the jump from the CJHL to USports.In total, nine players who once donned the Blue and Green committed to university teams across the country, just this year alone, as they'll now go from teammates to opponents...
Aug 18, 2025
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Up Front Addition
Broncos sign American forward
The Humboldt Broncos have signed a new forward to their team for the fast-approaching 2025/26 season.Stow, Massachusetts native Jacob Kulas is the newest member of the Green and Gold.A six-foot, 216-pound player, Kulas spent all of last year in British Columbia, suiting up mainly for the Campbell River Storm of the Van...
Aug 18, 2025
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proud moment
Team Sask baseball and beach volleyball claim bronze, add to medal count at Summer Games
For the third consecutive Canada Summer Games, Team Saskatchewan Men's Baseball has found itself on the podium, this time with a hard-fought 4-2 bronze medal victory over Prince Edward Island on Saturday night. The win marks another proud chapter in a legacy that began in 2017, when Saskatchewan captured its first-ever...
Aug 18, 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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Partnership renewal for mental health in agriculture support
Organizations continue to recognize the challenges across agriculture when it comes to mental health. BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada, RBC Foundati...
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Grain Growers of Canada Announces New Executive
A grain farmer from Assiniboia, Sask. has been elected the new chair of the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC). Scott Hepworth, who is also a director with...
Aug 19, 2025
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FCC extends support to canola producers amid trade issues
Considering continued global trade disruptions, including new tariffs affecting Canadian canola seed, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is reiterating its supp...
Aug 19, 2025
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Canada
B.C. court gives parliament 10-month deadline to make Indian Act comply with Charter
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has given the Canadian government until April 2026 to change the Indian Act to bring it into compliance with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms after a successful legal challenge by descendants of people who renounced their status under the law. The court ruled that provisions of the ...
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B.C. MLA launches private prosecution against Charlotte Kates of Samidoun
VANCOUVER - A member of the British Columbia legislature says she is pursuing a private prosecution against a Vancouver woman who praised Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel as "heroic." Dallas Brodie, leader of the OneBC party, says she has submitted allegations of "terrorism offences" against Charlott...
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CP NewsAlert: West Kelowna, B.C., denies permit for MAGA singer on safety grounds
WEST KELOWNA - The City of West Kelowna, B.C, has cited public safety to deny a permit for a concert by American Christian singer Sean Feucht, who is outspoken in the Make America Great Again movement. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Parliament should have discussed recognition of Palestinian state, open letter says
OTTAWA - An open letter signed by dozens of community and business leaders says the Liberal government should not have decided to recognize a Palestinian state without debating the issue in Parliament. The letter from B'nai Brith Canada, whose signatories include former MP Rona Ambrose and CTV host Ben Mulroney, says i...
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Valérie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney share the same priorities
MONTRÉAL - Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are aligned on priorities including public transportation and housing. Plante and Carney met at Montreal City Hall for the first time since Carney was elected in April. Montreal's mayor told reporters after the meeting that t...
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Poilievre calls on federal government to classify Bishnoi gang as terror entity
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Brazilian police accuse ex-President Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina seeking asylum
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Police in Brazil say messages found on former President Jair Bolsonaro's telephone showed that he wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum from President Javier Milei. Police on Wednesday formally accused Bolsonaro and one of his sons of obstruction of justice in connection with ...
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Texas' Republican-controlled House approves new maps to create more winnable GOP congressional seats
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what's likely to be a national battle over redistricting. The approval by the Texas House of Representatives cam...
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Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and stayed a lower court's order keeping in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco granted the emergency stay pending an appeal as im...
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Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce by 40%, cutting budget by more than $700 million
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Office of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said in a statement, "Over the last 20 years, ODNI has become bloated and...
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Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government's request to unseal grand jury transcripts. The ruling Wednesday by federal Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan came after the judge presiding over the case against...
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Israel approves settlement project that could divide West Bank
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel gave final approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and rights groups say could destroy plans for a future Palestinian state. Settlement development in E1, an open tract of land east of...
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