In Enemy Territory
Mustangs come off nine-day break to face rival Hawks
The Melfort Mustangs are back in action tonight following a nine-day break in which players returned home.Now back in Melfort, the boys will hit the road an hour north to take on one of, if not their biggest rivals, the Nipawin Hawks."The break was definitely needed. Going home and spending some time with the fami...
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SIRT investigation
Officer charged following SIRT investigation into Maidstone-area death
An officer from the Maidstone RCMP detachment has been charged with breach of trust following an investigation by the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT). The officer, identified by RCMP as Const. Kalen Henderson, will make his first appearance in Lloydminster Provincial Court on December 11. He has now been suspende...
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High honours
Melfort's Ferland takes home Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award at CFL Awards
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Guide dogs
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Riderville
Age and Guile beats youth and a bad haircut in Western Final!
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Budget Deliberations
City of Melfort draft operating budget sees 3.36% property tax increase
Nov 10, 2025
Northeast News
High honours
Melfort's Ferland takes home Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award at CFL Awards
Local CFL All-Star Logan Ferland didn't leave the CFL Awards empty handed on Thursday night. The Melfort native was handed one of the league's most prestigious awards in the Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award, given to a Canadian CFL player who best demonstrates the attributes of Canada's veterans - strength, perseverance, c...
12h ago
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New Mayor
Mike Hill elected as Mayor of Tisdale
The Town of Tisdale has elected former council member Mike Hill as their new mayor.Hill won the town's by-election on Wednesday, in which he and fellow councillor Dean Janzen were the only two candidates.Hill received 372 of the 702 votes (53%), beating out Janzen (330 and 47%) by just 42 votes."The Town of Tisdal...
Nov 13, 2025
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Important Celebration
'Making sure that we carry the responsibility of remembrance forward': Melfort honours Remembrance Day
The community of Melfort came together on Tuesday, as hundreds gathered at Melfort & Unit Comprehensive Collegiate to celebrate Remembrance Day.The ceremony was hosted by the Melfort Legion Branch, as the importance of Remembrance Day was recognized."I think being able to point to past conflicts and the involv...
Nov 12, 2025
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Budget Deliberations
City of Melfort draft operating budget sees 3.36% property tax increase
The City of Melfort held a budget committee meeting on Thursday afternoon to look over a draft for a 2026 operating budget.The now proposed operating budget for 2026 could see an increase in property taxes, around 3.36 per cent.Additionally, water and sewer rates are set to rise by three per cent, while landfill rates ...
Nov 10, 2025
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Tragedy in a small town
'He loved her beyond belief': Snowden murder investigation shock to community
Within a small community where there are a few more than a dozen homes and the local gathering place is the hotel bar, a thick line of yellow police tape surrounds a property where a well-known couple lived.On Wednesday, Nov.5, at approximately 1:20 p.m., Nipawin RCMP received a request for a wellness check at a reside...
Nov 09, 2025
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Running on E
Two arrested, charged after stolen truck runs out of gas: RCMP
A man and a woman are behind bars after the stolen vehicle they were travelling in ran out of gas. It all happened during the early morning hours of Nov. 5 when a truck was stolen from a home south of Wadena. Wadena RCMP found the truck later that day with help from the public and attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle ...
Nov 08, 2025
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Saskatchewan
SIRT investigation
Officer charged following SIRT investigation into Maidstone-area death
An officer from the Maidstone RCMP detachment has been charged with breach of trust following an investigation by the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT). The officer, identified by RCMP as Const. Kalen Henderson, will make his first appearance in Lloydminster Provincial Court on December 11. He has now been suspende...
17h ago
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Concerns about spreading
Health-care officials disappointed with measles re-emergence in Canada
On Monday, Canada lost its measles elimination status, which it had previously held since 1998.It's a development in Canada that has many health-care professionals disappointed.Dr. Joseph Blondeau, head of clinical microbiology at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon joined the discuss the re-emergence of measles...
19h ago
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Let's Go Riders
Canwood's grain elevator to display Grey Cup
Blue Jays fans in Saskatchewan may have heard about the World Series games projected onto the side of Canwood's grain elevator, and now the man behind those projections is bringing his equipment back.Ryan Peekeekoot initially got the idea to broadcast baseball on the structure on Halloween, during Game 6 of the World S...
19h ago
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New venture
Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation building grocery store
Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation is embarking on a new venture with the construction of its own grocery store.Chief Edwin Ananas and council made the announcement Thursday morning at the site of the future store, located just off of Hwy 11, about 25 minutes south of Prince Albert. "It's been needed for years, and...
Nov 13, 2025
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Lending a hand
Moe says province will do what it can for village dealing with cult aftermath
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he sympathizes with a rural community tormented by a cult and will help where he can, but it's ultimately an issue that needs to be solved locally.Moe says his government has expanded legislation to help municipalities deal with derelict buildings, such as the compound the Kingdom of...
Nov 13, 2025
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Go Riders Go
Friday proclaimed "Green and White" day in Sask.
With the clock ticking down until the Saskatchewan Roughriders take the field against the Montreal Alouettes for Sunday's Grey Cup, the provincial government is encouraging fans to show their Rider pride.On Thursday, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Alana Ross signed a proclamation designating Friday, November 14th, a...
Nov 13, 2025
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High honours
Melfort's Ferland takes home Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award at CFL Awards
Local CFL All-Star Logan Ferland didn't leave the CFL Awards empty handed on Thursday night. The Melfort native was handed one of the league's most prestigious awards in the Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award, given to a Canadian CFL player who best demonstrates the attributes of Canada's veterans - strength, perseverance, c...
12h ago
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In Enemy Territory
Mustangs come off nine-day break to face rival Hawks
The Melfort Mustangs are back in action tonight following a nine-day break in which players returned home.Now back in Melfort, the boys will hit the road an hour north to take on one of, if not their biggest rivals, the Nipawin Hawks."The break was definitely needed. Going home and spending some time with the fami...
13h ago
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Rider Nation
Riders' Ajou Ajou ready if needed for 112th Grey Cup
Saskatchewan Roughriders' wide receivers are used to going up in the air and coming down with a spectacular catch.But ahead of the 112th Grey Cup, it's the status of a couple that remains up in the air.Despite being out during the beginning portion of Wednesday's practice, wide receiver KeeSean Johnson left the session...
Nov 13, 2025
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CJHL Rights
Broncos add American forward for future considerations
The Humboldt Broncos have made a trade with the Devon Xtreme of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL).Humboldt has picked up the CJHL rights for 20-year-old forward Levy Kozma in exchange for future considerations.Kozma spent the entirety of last season in Devon, posting 19 goals and 20 assists, good for 39 points in...
Nov 13, 2025
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Go Riders Go
Friday proclaimed "Green and White" day in Sask.
With the clock ticking down until the Saskatchewan Roughriders take the field against the Montreal Alouettes for Sunday's Grey Cup, the provincial government is encouraging fans to show their Rider pride.On Thursday, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Alana Ross signed a proclamation designating Friday, November 14th, a...
Nov 13, 2025
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Making Moves
Coming in threes: Hawks alter roster with trio of trades
The Nipawin Hawks have been busy off the ice during a 10-day break in games.The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club announced three trades this week.First was the acquisition of 18-year-old forward Carter Cole from the Kindersley Klippers for a player development fee. Cole played U18 AAA hockey in Prince Albe...
Nov 12, 2025
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Northeast Profiles
It’s a Co-op Thing
Building, Feeding, Fuelling, Growing and Helping Keep Our Communities Safe
At Prairie North Co-op (PNC) we often say that we are proud to serve our members with products and services that help build, feed, fuel and grow the communities in which we live and do business. Now we can add "help keep our members and communities safe' through our commitment to a strong safety culture to that li...
Aug 26, 2025
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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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Manitoba farmers encouraged to seed forages on marginal land
Planting forage on marginal land benefits both farmers and the environment. It improves soil fertility, enhances water filtration, increases carbon se...
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Animal protein not linked to higher mortality risk
Eating animal-sourced protein foods is not linked to a higher risk of death and may even offer protective benefits against cancer-related mortality, a...
18h ago
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Saskatchewan farm group wants thorough review of farmland ownership rules
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is sounding the alarm on the issue of illegal foreign farmland ownership. In a letter se...
20h ago
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Canada
Gun control group warns of Liberal 'inaction' ahead of Polytechnique anniversary
OTTAWA - A well-known gun control group is telling Prime Minister Mark Carney it would be "disingenuous and even hypocritical" for Liberal MPs to wear white ribbons to mark the anniversary of the Montreal massacre given the government's lack of action ...
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With the rise of AI 'slop,' Canada’s creative sector sets sights on licensing regime
OTTAWA - On Nov. 1, Xania Monet appeared for the first time on the Adult R&B Billboard chart. One week later, the song 'Walk my Walk' by Breaking Rust topped Billboard's country digital song sales chart. While both performers look and sound human, ...
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B.C. NDP delegates mull resolutions and mandatory review for Premier David Eby
VICTORIA - Members of British Columbia's New Democrats are meeting this weekend in Victoria with a mandatory leadership review for Premier David Eby and as many as 400 resolutions for delegates to consider. Eby says he's looking forward to the convent...
2h ago
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Montreal transit strike averted after tentative deal reached with drivers' union
MONTREAL - Bus and metro service is set to continue in Montreal this weekend after the city's public transit network reached a last-minute, tentative deal with its drivers' union, averting planned strike action. The strike was set to begin early Saturd...
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B.C. lawyers receiving extortion threats, legal regulator warns
VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia says it has become aware of lawyers receiving extortion threats for "substantial sums of money." The legal profession regulator sent out a notice to its members that says lawyers have been targeted with ...
13h ago
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'Backdoor dealing': B.C. farmer decries omission of private owners from Cowichan case
RICHMOND - The co-owner of an eight-hectare farm on the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title lands said he and fellow private landowners were unfairly left out of the court case that confirmed the title claim. Gord Maichin said Friday that the decision of ...
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World
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas. Pope Leo XIV gave the artifacts, includ...
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Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California
The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, a federal judge ruled Friday. ...
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A South Carolina man is executed by firing squad for 2004 killings
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina firing squad has executed a man Friday, the third person to die by that method in the state this year. Three prison employees, all with live ammunition, volunteered to carry out the ex...
12h ago
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A bus crashes into a bus stop in Stockholm, killing 3 people and injuring 3
STOCKHOLM (AP) - A double-decker bus crashed into a bus stop in Stockholm on Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, police said. Authorities were alerted to the crash at 3:23 p.m. on Friday. The vehicle ram...
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New prosecutor takes on the Georgia election case against Trump and others
ATLANTA (AP) - A longtime prosecutor announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others, after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed from the case and no one els...
21h ago
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Iran seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz, US official says, as tensions remain high in region
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Friday, a U.S. official said, turning the ship into Iranian territorial waters in the first-such i...
Nov 14, 2025
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