Too many questions
Sask. vendors consider legal action after losing over $50K at cancelled comic convention
Acknowledging a feeling of being disrespected, Alyssa Noella Nagy said she has many questions, not the least of which being where the money she paid to reserve a booth at Sask. Expo Regina has gone.The owner of Kaze Productions is one of dozens of vendors impacted by the sudden cancellation of the event. She explained ...
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down to the wire
Final round underway at Senior Golf Championships
Over 130 golfers will play their third and final round of the 2025 Saskatchewan Senior Golf Championships on Thursday at the Chinook Golf Course in Swift Current.Of the three titles set to be claimed later this afternoon (senior women's, men's and men's mid-masters), at least one local golfer is inside the top five in ...
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PUBLIC SAFETY
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Melfort exhibition wrap
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Melfort exhibition wrap
Melfort Exhibition sets Saturday attendance record during successful event
A new attendance record was part of a successful Melfort Exhibition last weekend. Emily Lacno of the Melfort Ag Society said the fair was a hit, with an attendance record set for Saturday. "All of the vendors and amenities were able to keep up and ensure everyone had a great time," Lacno told northeastNOW. Th...
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Lanigan BHP update
Town of Lanigan discusses Jansen BHP project delay
A community that will likely see some benefit from BHP's potash mine in Jansen is weighing in on a delay in the project. Mayor Tony Mycock spoke about BHP's decision in a news release outlining updates in the community. "The recent BHP news about the Jansen mine being operational mid 2027 rather than 2026 and the ...
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Smoke causing issues
Health concerns stemming from wildfire smoke
Wildfire smoke will lead to reduced air quality across Saskatchewan over the next couple of days. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Air Quality Health Index value forecast in areas like Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Regina, and Buffalo Narrows is high to very high tonight into tomorrow. People with lu...
Jul 22, 2025
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Port of Churchill
Prince Albert Chamber welcomes provincial agreement on Port of Churchill expansion
The biggest regional beneficiaries of an expansion at the Port of Churchill would be agricultural producers, estimates Patty Hughes, CEO of the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce. Hughes welcomed the news of an agreement between Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Arctic Gateway Group, which owns and operates th...
Jul 22, 2025
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On the Map
'We've always known what we've had here': Humboldt Golf Club reflects on hosting successful Sask. Amateur
For the first time in its 114-year history, the Saskatchewan Men's Amateur Championships were held at the Humboldt Golf Club (HGC) this past week.Also at the course were the Women's Amateur Championships, marking the second time the event was in Humboldt, as it was previously hosted there in 2014.Almost 150 golfers fro...
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Clean Energy Products
Kinistin Saulteaux Nation receives over $845k to build EV charging system
By way of the Low Carbon Economy Fund's Indigenous Leadership Fund, the Government of Canada is supporting 13 Indigenous-led clean energy projects and that includes one in the northeast.Kinistin Saulteaux Nation is receiving over $845,000 for its Kizis-Pimibizaowgamik project to build a charging system to power communi...
Jul 21, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Too many questions
Sask. vendors consider legal action after losing over $50K at cancelled comic convention
Acknowledging a feeling of being disrespected, Alyssa Noella Nagy said she has many questions, not the least of which being where the money she paid to reserve a booth at Sask. Expo Regina has gone.The owner of Kaze Productions is one of dozens of vendors impacted by the sudden cancellation of the event. She explained ...
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Hulkamania sorrow
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday.In Clearwater, Florida, authorities responded to a call Thursday morning about a cardiac arrest. Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital, po...
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Court
Supreme Court won't hear thumbs-up emoji case involving Saskatchewan farmer
The Supreme Court of Canada has given a thumbs-down to hearing a legal case involving an emoji.The country's highest court dismissed an application by farmer Chris Achter to appeal a decision by the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan.The Appeal Court upheld a verdict that found a thumbs-up emoji met signature requirements...
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Some new, part-time positions promoted
77 new and enhanced healthcare positions announced around the province
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced that a total of 77 full-time positions will be added to the province's healthcare system to benefit rural and remote communities. Some of these positions are new, while others are part-time positions being promoted to full-time positions.As part of the Health Human Reso...
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Emergency Alert
Suspect arrested after RCMP officer shot during gun call on Muskowekwan First Nation
The man behind an emergency alert issued on Thursday morning has been arrested.According to the emergency alert, which was issued by the Saskatchewan RCMP just after 6:30 a.m., 28-year-old Elijah Albert was last seen heading into the bush in the area around the First Nation northeast of Regina, armed with a rifle.The e...
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Aid for Indigenous Trapline Cabins
PAGC, MN-S call for changes with disaster assistance program; SPSA requests federal help
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) wants the Saskatchewan government to revise its Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) to include trapline cabins. Under the program, assistance is available to municipalities, homeowners, small businesses, farms and non-profit organizations for uninsurable losses. However,...
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down to the wire
Final round underway at Senior Golf Championships
Over 130 golfers will play their third and final round of the 2025 Saskatchewan Senior Golf Championships on Thursday at the Chinook Golf Course in Swift Current.Of the three titles set to be claimed later this afternoon (senior women's, men's and men's mid-masters), at least one local golfer is inside the top five in ...
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Flag Football
Zenon Park native competes at national flag football event
A local football player had the opportunity to try something new last week, in a high-level competition in Quebec.Zenon Park native and Tisdale Tornado, Moise Lalonde, was playing flag football with EquipSask (Team Sask) at JeuxFC (Les Jeux De La Francophonie Canadienne).Moise had previously never played flag football,...
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Riders
Riders' Mario Anderson back for a second stint in Saskatchewan
Mario Anderson hoped he would get another chance with the Saskatchewan Roughriders - he didn't even unpack his bags."I was very confident that if they needed me, I would always be ready whenever they gave me that call and opportunity to play the game I love. I'm just thankful for that opportunity," Anderson s...
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Senior Golf Championships
Local golfers in hunt to defend titles at Senior Championships
For the third week in a row, a major provincial golf championship is underway in Saskatchewan.This week, over 130 players descended on the Chinook Golf Course in Swift Current for the Senior Championships, the first time since 2005 that the tournament has been held there.A pair of local golfers have entered the tournam...
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Returning with a bang
Humboldt golfer qualifies for National Amateur after first competitive tournament in eight years
A local golfer earned a trip to Nationals this past week at the Saskatchewan Amateur Championships in Humboldt.The hometown hero, Paul Raycroft, finished seventh in the Men's Amateur and second in the Mid-Amateur at his own course, earning spots in both national tournaments.Raycroft plans to attend just the one, the Ca...
Jul 22, 2025
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Scoreboard Upgrade
New score clock now installed at Northern Lights Palace
The Northern Lights Palace in Melfort finally has its new score clock installed.Although the clock arrived last year, there wasn't enough time to install it prior to the hockey season beginning and the ice being put in. Therefore, there's been a bit of anticipation and an excited wait for the new large piece of rink eq...
Jul 22, 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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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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Manitoba farmers looking for more rain to finish the crop
Even with some rainfall over the past seven days, more precipitation will be needed in the weeks ahead. In its weekly crop report, Manitoba Agricultur...
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Supreme Court won't hear thumbs-up emoji case involving Saskatchewan farmer
The Supreme Court of Canada has given a thumbs-down to hearing a legal case involving an emoji.The country's highest court dismissed an application by...
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Drought support measures announced for Manitoba livestock producers
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Canada
Three dead after 'Neighbourhood dispute' in Maple Ridge, B.C., police say
MAPLE RIDGE - Part of a quiet neighbourhood in Maple Ridge, B.C., is blocked off by police tape as RCMP investigate what they say was a dispute between neighbours that culminated in a murder-suicide. Police cordoned off the area of the violent scene that saw two vehicles set ablaze and a police Emergency Response Team ...
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Royal Canadian Navy to retire eight warships before end of the year
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LeBlanc 'encouraged' after meeting with Lutnick, lawmakers ahead of tariff deadline
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Man who allegedly murdered serial killer Robert Pickton in prison appears in court
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Number of federal public service jobs could drop by almost 60,000, report predicts
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Rapper GloRilla is arrested on drug charges following investigation of a burglary at her home
Rapper GloRilla was arrested this week on felony drug charges after "a significant amount of marijuana" was found by police while they investigated a burglary at her home in Atlanta. GloRilla, whose real name is Gloria Woods, voluntarily turned herself in Tuesday and was released on $22,260 bond the same day,...
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French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
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Trump envoy Witkoff says US cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks, bringing home negotiating team
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday the U.S. is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing home its negotiating team from Qatar for consultations after the latest response from Hamas "shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza." "While the me...
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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says he won't seek third term in battleground Wisconsin
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Most US adults still support legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, an AP-NORC poll finds
Three years after the Supreme Court opened the door to state abortion bans, most U.S. adults continue to say abortion should be legal - views that look similar to before the landmark ruling. The new findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll show that about two-thirds of U.S. adults...
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Plane with 49 people crashes in Russia's Far East
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