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Wynyard Monarchs senior provincial game Friday sold out
The Wynyard Monarchs will play in front of a sold-out hometown crowd Friday night. The Monarchs will host the Round Lake Bears in the second game of their best-of-three Senior A provincial series, after a 7-6 Bears win in game one. All tickets to that game have been sold and there will be none available at the door. Pu...
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Little girl with a big heart gets a lot of love from the community
The communities of Flying Dust First Nation and Meadow Lake can show spunky four-year-old Rawlings Norman some love while she wages her ongoing battle with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) by supporting the family's fundraiser.The little girl and her family is in Edmonton due to unexpected complications with her ...
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Northeast News

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NESD approves new school calendar for 2025-26
The North East School Division (NESD) has approved their 2025-26 calendar. The board passed the motion at this week's meeting. Director of Education Stacy Lair told northeastNOW they appreciated the feedback from School Community Councils, families, and NESD staff. Lair said there often aren't many changes the division...
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Wynyard game sold out
Wynyard Monarchs senior provincial game Friday sold out
The Wynyard Monarchs will play in front of a sold-out hometown crowd Friday night. The Monarchs will host the Round Lake Bears in the second game of their best-of-three Senior A provincial series, after a 7-6 Bears win in game one. All tickets to that game have been sold and there will be none available at the door. Pu...
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Local improvement update
Petition against local improvement in Melfort succeeds
Only one of two Local Improvement Projects in Melfort's north end that were slated for 2025 will go ahead as planned. The city planned to undertake asphalt paving on Babington Ave. E. from 1st St. N. to Albert St., and rolled curb and gutter work on Cairns Ave. E. from Albert St. to Assiniboia St. Both projects receive...
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Court appearance
Melfort-area kidnapping suspect appears in court
The man facing kidnapping and other charges made his first court appearance in Melfort on Wednesday. 30-year-old Tyrell Yeo faces charges including kidnapping, assault, and break-and-enter following an incident Feb. 24 in the Melfort RCMP detachment area. The victim reported non-life-threatening injuries. Yeo was found...
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Fatal collision
Man killed in two-vehicle crash near Southend
A 31-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle collision near Southend. The crash happened Tuesday morning on Highway 102. RCMP say a truck and semi collided about seven kilometres outside of Southend and an occupant of the truck was declared dead at the scene. Two other men in the truck were taken to a medical clinic w...
Feb 26, 2025
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Snow clearing
Snow clearing efforts continue in Melfort as warmer weather arrives
The City of Melfort's snow-clearing crew has been busy trying to clear snow after it finally warmed up outside. City Manager Adam Homes said crews are working to clear snow to ensure drainage systems remain functional. "Alongside their snow removal efforts, they are thawing catch basins, combating the icy grip tha...
Feb 26, 2025
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Saskatchewan

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Sask NDP; chambers encourage residents to shop local
The Saskatchewan NDP have launched an initiative to bring the province together and support their own local businesses. "Next week, [United States President] Donald Trump intends to impose what will be devastating tariffs on Canadian businesses and Canadian exports," said Carla Beck, Saskatchewan NDP leader. ...
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Growing tensions
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says relations with the United States have been "a little more intense," as he continues to push against the threat of tariffs.Moe says even with heightened rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump, he's committed to making the relationship work long-term.He says maintaining fr...
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La Ronge mayor reacts to Ice Wolves relocation
"We wish them all the best." Those are the words of La Ronge Mayor Joe Hordyski when asked for his reaction about the Ice Wolves relocating from the Mel Hegland Uniplex to the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre (JRMCC) next season. "I know we haven't been able to promise a...
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War on drugs
Sask. RCMP support proposed upgrades to provincial drug trafficking laws
The commanding officer for the Saskatchewan RCMP says she's not sure if there's any magic solution or silver bullet to combat drug trafficking, but adds that any more tools they can have are very helpful.Rhonda Blackmore is responding to proposed provincial legislation designed to curb the production, transportation, s...
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Little girl with a big heart gets a lot of love from the community
The communities of Flying Dust First Nation and Meadow Lake can show spunky four-year-old Rawlings Norman some love while she wages her ongoing battle with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) by supporting the family's fundraiser.The little girl and her family is in Edmonton due to unexpected complications with her ...
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Local Sports

Wynyard game sold out
Wynyard Monarchs senior provincial game Friday sold out
The Wynyard Monarchs will play in front of a sold-out hometown crowd Friday night. The Monarchs will host the Round Lake Bears in the second game of their best-of-three Senior A provincial series, after a 7-6 Bears win in game one. All tickets to that game have been sold and there will be none available at the door. Pu...
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Hawks Marketing
Hawks seeking new Director of Marketing at season's end
The Nipawin Hawks have announced a job posting for a new Director of Marketing.Their current director of marketing, Brenda Kulpa has been with the team for 10+ years, but is looking for a change and will be with the club until the end of May.The closing date for the posting is set for April 25, as the team hopes there ...
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Streak snapped
Nipawin Hawks winning streak snapped in loss to La Ronge
The Hawks four game winning streak was busted Wednesday with a 5-2 loss to the La Ronge Ice Wolves in Nipawin.With the Hawks looking to play spoiler in the Ice Wolves' playoff hopes, and La Ronge trying to climb closer to the final postseason birth, the visitors scored twice in the first, two more times in the second a...
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Future Stars
Trojans commit three captains for 2025/26 season
The Tisdale Trojans have added three new players to their team for next season.All three are currently captains for U15 AA clubs around the province.The first is Lanigan native Kash Elke, leader of the U15 AA Humboldt Broncos.Elke, a 2010-born forward is in his second year with the Broncos, recording 59 points in 27 ga...
Feb 26, 2025
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Spoiler Role
Hawks and Ice Wolves conclude season series Wednesday
For the final time this Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season the Hawks and Ice Wolves will faceoff at the Centennial Arena on Wednesday.The Hawks are seeking their first win over La Ronge at home this season, Nipawin's two wins over the Ice Wolves in seven previous games were both on the road. The Hawks are ...
Feb 26, 2025
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Playoff Hockey
Trojans set for first-round matchup with defending champion Blazers
The Tisdale Trojans know who they will face in the first round of this year's SMAAAHL Playoffs, and it's a familiar opponent.Tisdale will battle the two-time defending champion Saskatoon Blazers, the team which eliminated them from last year's postseason."I think the rematch is on everyone's mind," explained ...
Feb 25, 2025
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Northeast Profiles

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Jan 31, 2025
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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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SARM calls for the re-introduction of strychnine to control Richardson's Ground Squirrels
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Quebec Grain Producers pledge support for Global Agriculture Technology Exchange
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Report calls for bold strategy to diversify Canada's trade
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Canada

B.C. to require Canadian-made biofuels to meet standards for gas, diesel
British Columbia's energy minister says the province will soon require Canadian-made products to fulfil renewable fuel standards for gasoline and diesel. Adrian Dix says B.C.'s requirement of five-per-cent renewable fuel content for gasoline must be met with Canadian-made fuel starting Jan. 1, 2026. He says the provinc...
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Montreal-area mayors outraged as Quebec tables bill to expand hazardous landfill
MONTREAL - Montreal-area mayors are denouncing the Quebec government's decision to force the City of Blainville to cede a piece of land for the expansion of a hazardous waste disposal site. Blainville Mayor Liza Poulin described the government's move as scandalous, inexplicable, and incomprehensible. Quebec's natural r...
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Trudeau calls idea of banning Trump from Canada 'irresponsible'
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CP NewsAlert: Quebec minister Éric Caire resigns over auto board scandal
QUÉBEC - A long-serving minister in Quebec's Coalition Avenir Québec government has resigned amid a scandal over the auto insurance board's online platform. Quebec Premier François Legault says Cybersecurity and Digital Technology Minister Éric Caire had become a distraction. More coming. Th...
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Quebec man sentenced for 3D-printed guns, online hate speech against Jews
MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including hate speech against Jews and the 3D printing of firearms. Pascal Tribout, 38, was sentenced Wednesday at the courthouse in St-Jérôme, north of Montreal. He pleaded guilty in December to possession ...
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Ukrainians express fear and worry as Urkraine-Russia war enters fourth year
KYIV - The memorials fade but the memories remain and the emotions burn hot as Ukraine enters its fourth year of war. In Kyiv's St. Michael's Square, the Memory Wall of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine had been a focal point in the war with Russia. But at the third anniversary mark of the invasion earlier this week, it ...
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World

Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the US as officials meet with Trump team
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 prisoners requested by the U.S. government, a Mexican government official and other sources confirmed Thursday. It comes as top Mexican officials are in Washington tryi...
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British PM Starmer extends state visit invitation to Trump from King Charles, and Trump accepts
WASHINGTON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday extended a state visit invitation to President Donald Trump on behalf of King Charles. Trump accepted the invitation, which came at the start of a face-to-face meeting between Trump and Starmer at the White House. Starmer called the invitation for a seco...
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Vatican says Pope Francis continues to improve but his prognosis remains guarded
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis continued to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, the Vatican said, though doctors said he needs more days of "clinical stability" before they revise their guarded prognosis. The 88-year-old pope was able to begin alternating high-flow supplemental oxygen, delivered by a nasal tube...
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Imprisoned Kurdish leader urges PKK to disarm and disband as part of peace effort with Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) - Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. In a message from his prison on an island off Istanbul on Thursday, Ocalan said the Kurdistan Work...
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Dozens reportedly injured after explosions rock a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders in Congo
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) - Dozens of people were reportedly injured Thursday after two explosions hit a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in the captured city of Bukavu in eastern Congo. Video and photos shared on social media on Thursday showed a crowd fleeing the meeting in Bukavu in panic and bloodied bodie...
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Andrew Tate, who faces rape and trafficking charges in Romania, has left for the US
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have left Romania for the U.S. after a travel ban on them was lifted, an official said Thursday. The brothers are charged with human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. It is not clear under what conditions the Tates - ...
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