Public safety
State of emergency declared for Patuanak
A state of emergency has been declared for Patuanak.According to a social media post by the English River First Nation Emergency Management Team, the decision was made Wednesday after a meeting with chief and council.Priority 1 people will be evacuated today and Priority 2 people will be evacuated tomorrow. A wildfire ...
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Links Season
Humboldt, Prince Albert, and Battlefords golfers inside top 5 after day 1 of Junior Golf Championships
Day one of the 2025 Saskatchewan Junior Golf Championships is now complete, with day two currently underway.Hosted at the Lloydminster Golf and Curling Centre, the tournament has numerous local players near the top of the leaderboards Wednesday.Starting with the JR Male Golfers (Back Tees), Prince Albert's Wyatt Nelson...
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Northeast News
Break-ins
RCMP investigating series of break-ins at Hudson Bay
A rash of break-and-enters in Hudson Bay has RCMP asking for the public's help. Someone broke into a trailer at Leason's Trailer Court during the overnight hours of June 15, and several items were stolen. RCMP received that call June 25. They were called about a break-and-enter at a commercial building in the industria...
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Indigenous Culture
MétisFest held in Melfort
The City of Melfort got to experience the best parts of Métis culture this past weekend at the Kerry Vickar Centre.Melfort Métis Nation Local 22 held their second MétisFest on Saturday, with the goal of sharing the cultural experience with the community."It was a really nice event to bring to ...
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Melfort exhibition
Melfort Exhibition geared toward the young, young-at-heart
An annual summer tradition is back in Melfort next week. The Melfort Exhibition will be held at the Exhibition Grounds July 18, 19, and 20. Melfort Ag Society manager Kim Eskowich told northeastNOW the event is the busiest time of their year, and it's very exciting. "We are hard at work arranging entertainment and...
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Power reinforcement project
SaskPower to seek input on planned power line from Beatty to Jansen area
A significant upgrade to the power grid is in the works for the northeast area of the province. SaskPower will be building a new power line to service the region that will run from the Beatty switching station near Melfort to an existing power line near the village of Jansen. "What this is going to do is modernize...
Jul 08, 2025
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Ripley Rumble cheques
Three organizations receive $20K cheques from Ripley Rumble
Three local organizations are reaping the benefits of the incredibly successful Ripley Rumble in Melfort. The Professional Bull Riding (PBR) event was organized by Ripley Ford owner Mark Ripley and others, and was held in the lot beside the Ford dealership in June. Between the money raised from the PBR, and a matching ...
Jul 07, 2025
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Former Bruins Enforcer
Nipawin born and former Boston Bruin Byers dead at 61
Hockey fans in Nipawin lost a local legend on July 4, 2025 when local boy Lyndon Byers passed away at the age of 61. Born in Nipawin on February 29, 1964, Byers had an NHL career that lasted from 1983 until 1993 where he jumped in and out of the AHL. Of his 279 games in the NHL, 261 of them were spent as a member of th...
Jul 05, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Public safety
State of emergency declared for Patuanak
A state of emergency has been declared for Patuanak.According to a social media post by the English River First Nation Emergency Management Team, the decision was made Wednesday after a meeting with chief and council.Priority 1 people will be evacuated today and Priority 2 people will be evacuated tomorrow. A wildfire ...
A few minutes ago
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Links Season
Humboldt, Prince Albert, and Battlefords golfers inside top 5 after day 1 of Junior Golf Championships
Day one of the 2025 Saskatchewan Junior Golf Championships is now complete, with day two currently underway.Hosted at the Lloydminster Golf and Curling Centre, the tournament has numerous local players near the top of the leaderboards Wednesday.Starting with the JR Male Golfers (Back Tees), Prince Albert's Wyatt Nelson...
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wildfire season
Emergency coordinator says more wildfire prevention needed, highway remains closed for northern community
The emergency management co-ordinator for the English River First Nation says more should have been done to prevent wildfires before they became an imminent threat.After an early and active start to the wildfire season, fires are still threatening multiple communities in northern Saskatchewan. Beauval has been under an...
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'Surprised, disappointed': Sask. policing minister wants more details on Blackmore ouster
Saskatchewan's corrections, policing and public safety minister says he was surprised and disappointed when he found out Rhonda Blackmore had been removed as the head of the Saskatchewan RCMP."We, as a province, were very pleased with the service being provided by Rhonda Blackmore as our commanding officer, and if...
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Fire losses
Denare Beach residents have mixed reactions on gov't wildfire funding
While clean-up efforts are just beginning on Denare Beach, the village's mayor said any dollar it receives helps."We appreciate everything we get," said Carl Lentowicz. "But a lot of people have lost everything."The provincial government is committing $20 million to help communities with wildfire re...
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From Pen To Performance: Josh Stumpf Talks Music On The Closeup
Photo Credit: Dale Peters/DMDS Josh Stumpf joins us on the Saskatchewan Country Closeup. We talk new music, songwriting and what's on the way. ...
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Local Sports
Links Season
Humboldt, Prince Albert, and Battlefords golfers inside top 5 after day 1 of Junior Golf Championships
Day one of the 2025 Saskatchewan Junior Golf Championships is now complete, with day two currently underway.Hosted at the Lloydminster Golf and Curling Centre, the tournament has numerous local players near the top of the leaderboards Wednesday.Starting with the JR Male Golfers (Back Tees), Prince Albert's Wyatt Nelson...
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Riders
Saskatchewan Roughriders' Mike Rose only focused on the present
Mike Rose isn't focusing on the past despite taking on the Calgary Stampeders this week.The defensive tackle spent seven seasons with the Stamps, winning the Grey Cup in 2018 and was a three-time CFL all-star (2021-23). He was released in the offseason and signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders shortly after that.Now...
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FIBA 3x3
Crozon, Canada claim bronze at 2025 World Cup
The 2025 FIBA 3x3 World Cup was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, recently, and the new-look Canadian Women's squad, featuring Humboldt native Paige Crozon, brought home a bronze medal.The third-place finish at the biggest and arguably most important tournament of this year's 3x3 season capped off a multi-week stay in Mon...
Jul 07, 2025
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Riders
Saskatchewan Roughriders QB Trevor Harris back after bye week
Trevor Harris is glad to be back on the field.The Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback missed the team's 37-18 win over the B.C. Lions on June 28 with a concussion prior to the team's bye week.As the CFL club returned to practice, the 39-year-old was ready to go."I had my bye week (the week prior) so I'm excited t...
Jul 07, 2025
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Another U Sports Commit
Mustangs Belton commits to Brock University
Yet another graduating Melfort Mustang will extend their hockey career at the university level.Logan Belton has announced his commitment to Brock University, where he will become a Badger for the 2025/26 season."Belton was a key piece of the Mustangs' forward group over the past three seasons... his offensive skil...
Jul 04, 2025
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Rising up the ranks
Scherger accepts position with Blades, Mustangs in search of new assistant coach
Melfort Mustangs assistant coach Tye Scherger, has accepted a position with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League.Scherger, who rejoined the Mustangs organization two years ago after previously playing for the club as an assistant captain, is the Blades' newest assistant coach."I'd like to thank Trevor...
Jul 03, 2025
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Northeast Profiles
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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Propane For Pets - May 15th
Making a Difference for the NESPCA One Propane Fill at a Time
At Prairie North Co-op, we love when our team members come up with great ideas, especially when those ideas are about raising funds for local charities! Keith Mamer, our gas bar division manager, had seen a similar fundraising event in Alberta and took the initiative up with Federated Co-op Limited (FCL) to make things...
May 08, 2025
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Every Business Needs a Rudy
Living the Corporate Brand
The United Nations has declared 2025 the International Year of Co-operatives, the theme for the year is 'Co-operatives Build a Better World'. If that seems a little too 'rose coloured glasses' on a global scale, one has to only take a look at how one local co-operative operates to understand how the co-operative model ...
Apr 29, 2025
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farmnewsNOW
Netherlands-based sprayer manufacturer opens Saskatoon store
Agrifac, a global leader in high-tech agricultural sprayers, has opened its first facility in Canada. Located in Saskatoon, Sask., this new hub reinfo...
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Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation offers support to landowners facing gopher overpopulation
With escalating gopher populations causing increasing concern for producers and other landowners across the province, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federa...
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Listen: Beware of poisonous plants in pastures
Water hemlock is considered one of North America's most toxic plants. Cattle that consume even a small amount of the root can die. Dean Cortus, Range ...
Jul 07, 2025
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Canada
Canada to 'align' with U.S. airport screening rules as TSA drops shoes-off policy
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it will work to align its flight security regulations with those in the U.S. after Washington dropped a rule that required passengers to remove their shoes during security screenings. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that passengers at American airports no longer need ...
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Ontario bakers look to heat up friendly competition with B.C. over Nanaimo bar record
In the kitchen of Northwest Fudge Factory in Levack, Ont., a group of five children spent the better part of a day last month mixing hundreds of kilograms of butter, sugar, chocolate and graham crackers before carefully spreading distinct layers on top of each other. The result was a 544-kilogram Nanaimo bar that they ...
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Canadian pharmaceutical industry alarmed after Trump floats 200 per cent tariff
WASHINGTON - An pharmaceutical industry representative says Canada likely isn't the main target of U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceutical imports - but his plan could still put parts of the Canadian sector in peril. Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association president Ji...
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B.C. man charged with murdering Bailey Plover was convicted of assault hours earlier
The man accused of murdering his estranged wife, Bailey Plover, in a Kelowna, B.C., parking lot last week had been convicted of choking someone and uttering threats just hours before Friday's attack that also left a second woman seriously hurt. The BC Prosecution Service says James Plover was originally charged in June...
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Canada continuing to lag in the number of EV charging stations needed to meet goals
OTTAWA - Canada still doesn't have the network of public charging stations it needs to meet its electric vehicle goals, researchers say. With a little more than 35,000 charging stations in service across the country, Canada is falling well short of the 100,000-plus stations it needed by this year, according to experts ...
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Quebec won't accept some applications for sponsorship of immigrants until 2026
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it won't accept new applications from residents who want to sponsor their spouses, common-law partners or adult children for immigration until next year. The Immigration department says in a news release that it has reached its cap for sponsorship in those categories. As a result, ...
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World
Trump administration resumes sending some weapons to Ukraine after Pentagon pause
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine, a week after the Pentagon had directed that some deliveries be paused. The weapons now moving into Ukraine include 155 mm munitions and precision-guided rockets known as GMLRS, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesd...
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Iga Swiatek's first Wimbledon semifinal comes against Belinda Bencic. Djokovic to face Sinner
LONDON (AP) - Iga Swiatek reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova that went from a stroll to a bit of a struggle in the late stages Wednesday. "Even though I'm in the middle of the tournament, I already got goosebumps after this win," sai...
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Iga Swiatek's first Wimbledon semifinal comes against Belinda Bencic. Sinner beats Shelton
LONDON (AP) - Iga Swiatek reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova that went from a stroll to a bit of a struggle in the late stages Wednesday. "Even though I'm in the middle of the tournament, I already got goosebumps after this win," sai...
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Syria's government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, US envoy says
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A U.S. envoy said on Wednesday that Syria's central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging forces after the latest round of talks. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, who is also a special envoy to Syria, told The Associated Press after meetings in Damascus that differen...
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South Korean court approves arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law decree
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean court has approved the arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to his brief imposition of martial law in December, accepting a special prosecutor's claim that he poses a risk of destroying evidence. Yoon, who was ousted in April after the Constitutional Court...
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Biden's former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's former White House physician is refusing answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden's health in office. Dr. Kevin O'Connor invoked doctor-client privilege and his rights under the Fifth Amendment during an appearance Wednesday before the House Overs...
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