Police involved shooting
SIRT; teen had pointed gun at police before shooting that killed him
The 19-year-old man who was shot and killed by RCMP officers near Deschambault Lake had pointed a gun in their direction right before he was shot, according to an update by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) on Thursday. Two members of the Deschambault Lake RCMP detachment were approaching a group o...
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'Movin' to Saskatchewan'
Time for Saskatchewan to get spotlight, says pop star Chappell Roan
Saskatchewan fans of American pop star Chappell Roan are hoping she'll make good on her promise to visit the province.In Roan's new song about post-breakup heartache, called "The Subway," the singer-songwriter name-drops Saskatchewan."I made a promise, if in four months this feeling ain't gone ... I'm mo...
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Police involved shooting
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Police involved shooting
SIRT; teen had pointed gun at police before shooting that killed him
The 19-year-old man who was shot and killed by RCMP officers near Deschambault Lake had pointed a gun in their direction right before he was shot, according to an update by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) on Thursday. Two members of the Deschambault Lake RCMP detachment were approaching a group o...
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Manslaughter sentence
Seven-year prison sentence in Yellow Quill First Nation manslaughter case
A man originally charged with second-degree murder in a death on the Yellow Quill First Nation last summer has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Cole Smokeyday of Yellow Quill was sentenced at Melfort Court of King's Bench for his role in the death of Terrance Tony-Kishayinew on Aug. 18, 2024. The defence and Crown pr...
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Trial date set
Trial date set for pair charged with assault, break-and-enter in Nipawin
The two people accused in a break-and-enter and assault case in Nipawin earlier this year will be tried together. Thirty-six-year-old Scott McKay of Red Earth Cree Nation and 33-year-old Noreen Head will have their trial begin in Nipawin Sept. 29. The two face several charges, including break-and-enter, assault, witnes...
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Sharps concerns
Thousands of discarded needles found after two fire department calls in Nipawin
Some concerning numbers from the Fire Department's Monthly Report at this week's council meeting in Nipawin. The July Fire Department report revealed a disturbing month as it relates to needles in the community. There were 2568 sharps removed from the community last month alone, bringing the yearly total to 3427. Two o...
Aug 12, 2025
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Historic post office MOU
Melfort Council approves MOU with Historic Post Office Advocacy Group
It's another step closer to preservation of Melfort's Historic Post Office. The aging facility was built well over 100 years ago, and a local initiative hopes to get more quality years from the historic building. Council in Melfort unanimously approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Historic Post Office A...
Aug 12, 2025
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Bison bones
Melfort Museum displaying historic bison bone collection
A new display at the Melfort Museum looks back thousands of years. The Bison Bones display is set up and the public is invited to take a look. Curator Brenda Mellon told northeastNOW the museum was fortunate to receive the collection of bison bones from Peter Burns, who came across the bones while out on the North Sask...
Aug 11, 2025
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Saskatchewan
'Movin' to Saskatchewan'
Time for Saskatchewan to get spotlight, says pop star Chappell Roan
Saskatchewan fans of American pop star Chappell Roan are hoping she'll make good on her promise to visit the province.In Roan's new song about post-breakup heartache, called "The Subway," the singer-songwriter name-drops Saskatchewan."I made a promise, if in four months this feeling ain't gone ... I'm mo...
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tariff trouble
Chinese tariff on canola seed comes into force as farmers hope for resolution
A Chinese tariff of nearly 76 per cent on Canadian canola seed is set to come into force today.The duty, announced Tuesday, has already caused the price of one of Canada's most valuable crops to fall, wiping out millions of dollars in its value.It comes a year after China launched an anti-dumping investigation into Can...
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No Animal Plan
Northern Transitional Dog Rescue steps up for evacuee animals; calls for more support for amid wildfires
As wildfires displace families across northern Saskatchewan, a glaring gap in emergency response has once again come to light, but this time, not for people.In the absence of provincial planning or pet-friendly evacuation options, Northern Transitional Dog Rescue (NTDR) has become one of the organizations stepping in t...
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WILDFIRE UPDATE
83 active wildfires burning in northern Sask., displacing over 2,600: SPSA
UPDATE: Canoe Lake and Ile-à-la-Crosse, including Canoe Ross and Rosser Bay subdivision residents can return home tomorrow, when the evacuation order will be rescinded. So far, the plan is to have the order removed at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14. Pinehouse residents who self-evacuated can return to the village tomo...
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Federal ministers meet with canola lobby to discuss new China tariffs
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu are meeting with canola groups this afternoon following China's announcement that it will hit Canada with a 75.8 per cent tariff on the crop. The ministers are set to meet with the Canola Council of Canada and the Canadian Can...
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Officials Selected
Four SJHL officials named to 2026 Olympic officiating roster
Four SJHL officials have been named to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games officiating roster. The officials heading to Italy in February are referees Cianna Murray (Cudworth, Sask.) and Michelle McKenna (Moose Jaw, Sask.), along with linespersons Alex Clarke (Drake, Sask.) and Tarrington Wyonzek (Yorkton, Sask.) SJHL Senior...
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Officials Selected
Four SJHL officials named to 2026 Olympic officiating roster
Four SJHL officials have been named to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games officiating roster. The officials heading to Italy in February are referees Cianna Murray (Cudworth, Sask.) and Michelle McKenna (Moose Jaw, Sask.), along with linespersons Alex Clarke (Drake, Sask.) and Tarrington Wyonzek (Yorkton, Sask.) SJHL Senior...
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Premier's Walleye Cup
Regina teens earn top prize at Premier's Walleye Cup
Youth reigned supreme at the 37th annual Saskatchewan Premier's Walleye Cup on the weekend. A team of brothers with a combined age of 33 won the two-day event on Tobin Lake at Nipawin and District Regional Park. Winston Stockdale and his brother Will, aged 18 and 15 respectively, were the grand prize winners. The Regin...
Aug 11, 2025
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Riders improve to 7-1
Triumph in Montreal: Riders win big over Als
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have been searching for a dominating performance in 2025 - and appeared to find one in Montreal.In a game that the Riders led from the opening drive all throughout, Saskatchewan defeated the Montreal Alouettes 34-6 at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on Saturday night.It was the first win f...
Aug 03, 2025
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Go Riders Go!
Riders put Sam Emilus on six-game injured list, Tommy Nield to start
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' receiver room will have its depth tested over the next few weeks.Wide receiver Sam Emilus has been placed on the six-game injured list after suffering a knee injury in the team's 21-18 win over the Edmonton Elks."He's the heartbeat of our team, especially in our room," wide recei...
Aug 02, 2025
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Hockey for All
Humboldt Broncos to hold new girls' summer hockey school
The Humboldt Broncos will be hosting their first-ever girls' summer hockey school later this month.The club has always hosted a summer hockey school, however, this will be the first year they will host an additional, girls-only portion."We used to do a female one when I was in Battlefords, and it always had a pret...
Aug 01, 2025
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New Voice
Broncos hire Humboldt native as new play-by-play
The Humboldt Broncos will have a new but familiar radio voice for the upcoming season.Hometown play-by-play guy, Blaine Weyland, will soon be calling the team's games, both at home and on the road.Weyland comes with plenty of experience, now finding his way back home for the team that's always had a special place in hi...
Jul 31, 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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Listen: Keep it Clean to protect export markets
Harvest time is just around the corner with some producers already underway, and there are many things to keep in mind before harvest to ensure your g...
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Alberta Beef Producers to withdraw from national association
A livestock organization that represents Alberta's beef producers (ABP) has decided to withdraw from the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA). The ABP Bo...
Aug 12, 2025
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China imposes preliminary duty on Canadian canola
China has announced a preliminary duty on Canadian canola to the tune of 75.8 per cent beginning on Thursday. It's in response to an anti-dumping inve...
Aug 12, 2025
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Canada
Quebec language watchdog backtracks on pub sign it deemed too English
MONTREAL - Quebec's language watchdog has backed down after trying to get a well-known Montreal pub to change its sign. The language office had instructed Pub Burgundy Lion to add French language to its sign because "burgundy" is an English word. But co-owner Toby Lyle argued publicly that the name is a nod t...
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Judge reduces suspension for two Montreal officers sanctioned for lying to watchdog
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Payments start for first claimants in First Nations child welfare case
OTTAWA - Some claimants are now receiving compensation payments through a $23-billion settlement for more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families. The settlement is meant to compensate children and their families for Canada's chronic underfunding of on-reserve child welfare services. Assembly of First Na...
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Fact File: No truth to online claims of dramatic drop in potato exports to U.S.
While Canadians wait for news of an improved trade situation with the United States, false reports about quiet deals with other countries have begun to fill the void. Recently, unfounded claims have spread online that Canada has slashed potato exports to the United States in response to tariffs, and struck a $1.6 billi...
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Conservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates
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Montreal public health reports three heat-related deaths since Sunday
MONTREAL - Montreal public health has received three reports of heat-related deaths since Sunday. That's a rise from one death reported earlier this week. Environment Canada says recent temperatures broke records in Montreal, with the mercury rising to 34 C or higher on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The city's public hea...
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A car accident in small-town Tennessee leads to US charges against a major Mexican drug operation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The investigation began years ago after two drug dealers got into a car accident in a small Tennessee town. What followed was a series of secret wiretaps, a shootout with police and the discovery of drugs hidden in a tractor trailer that would eventually lead federal investigators back to cartel leade...
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DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility in north Florida
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Death toll in Kashmir flash floods rises to at least 32, Indian officials say
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - At least 32 people are dead in flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote, mountainous village in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a top disaster management official said Thursday. Mohammed Irshad said rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village of Chositi brought at least 100 peopl...
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Israel announces West Bank settlement that rights groups say could imperil Palestinian state
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Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials. A jury in Salt Lake County found Nicholas Rossi guilty of a 2008 rape after a three-day trial in...
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DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7
WASHINGTON (AP) - Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up Wednesday to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation's capital would ramp up and federal officers would be the streets around the clock. After law enforcement set up a ve...
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