CFL West Final
Premier calling for Rider pride 'on full display' Nov. 7
It's not every day a mascot gets to spend time in the legislature, but when it's to proclaim a special day supporting the province's CFL team ahead of the CFL West Final, it just makes sense.Gainer the Gopher, Premier Scott Moe and other members of the legislative assembly, who were all dressed in green and white Rider...
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New fire truck in Tisdale
Town of Tisdale unveils new fire truck
Some important news for the Town of Tisdale. Its new fire truck has arrived after years of planning and saving money. On Oct. 27, city council authorized the transfer of $744,290 from the fire protection reserve account for the purchase of the new truck, and up to $120,000 for the purchase of equipment for the truck. &...
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New fire truck in Tisdale
Town of Tisdale unveils new fire truck
Some important news for the Town of Tisdale. Its new fire truck has arrived after years of planning and saving money. On Oct. 27, city council authorized the transfer of $744,290 from the fire protection reserve account for the purchase of the new truck, and up to $120,000 for the purchase of equipment for the truck. &...
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Industry responds to budget
Budget shows Canada becoming more business-friendly, says Foran Mining
Leadership from the company that owns and is developing the McIlvenna Bay copper/zinc mine near Creighton say the federal budget tabled yesterday is good for their industry and general investor confidence in Canada.In addition to the creation of a $2 billion sovereign wealth fund that will target critical mineral devel...
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Break-and-enter
RCMP in Melfort looking for suspects behind theft near Crystal Springs
Melfort RCMP are investigating a break-and-enter at a rural property near Crystal Springs. The incident happened in the early morning hours of Oct. 6. Two male suspects driving a dark coloured four-door sedan entered the property and stole several items. The vehicle has unique decals in the shape of feathers or leaves ...
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Residential development
City of Melfort hopes streamlining policies and other tools helps to spur residential development
Melfort City Council has approved changes to an incentive policy and lot pricing. Director of Community Services Rob Lok sent the report to Council outlining a review done by City Administration. They reviewed the Development Levy Bylaw, Residential Growth Incentive Policy, and lot prices for Babington Avenue, Orr Driv...
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Disease testing in wild animals
Some northern hunters must have animals tested for chronic wasting disease
Hunters across north central Saskatchewan are being required to submit the heads of all cervids to test for Chronic Wasting Disease. The affected zones include Nipawin to Melfort (WMZ 43), Turtleford to St. Wahlburg (WMZ 47), Fort al la Corne between Prince Albert and Melfort and north (WMZ 50) and Meadow Lake to Loon ...
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Ferland is All-CFL
Melfort's Logan Ferland one of nine Riders named an All-CFL rep
Melfort native Logan Ferland is one of nine Saskatchewan Roughriders named as an All-CFL representative. Ferland helped to solidify the centre position, anchoring an offensive line that was named the CFL's best in the months of June and September. He was chosen as the West Division's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman ...
Nov 05, 2025
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Saskatchewan
CFL West Final
Premier calling for Rider pride 'on full display' Nov. 7
It's not every day a mascot gets to spend time in the legislature, but when it's to proclaim a special day supporting the province's CFL team ahead of the CFL West Final, it just makes sense.Gainer the Gopher, Premier Scott Moe and other members of the legislative assembly, who were all dressed in green and white Rider...
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EAGLE FEATHER NEWS
What comes around goes around especially in fashion
Christen Carter has passion for vintage fashion and he's made a business of it."Thrifting, vintage clothing has become quite an obsession for me," said the owner of a unique second-hand store.The Treaty Vintage Supply located in Saskatoon's Drinkle Mall is not your average store and that's all because of Cart...
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Charter Rights
Supreme Court to weigh in on Saskatchewan's school pronoun case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada granted leave Thursday to hear appeals in a challenge of Saskatchewan's school pronoun law.No date has been set for the court to hear the cross appeals from the provincial government and UR Pride, an LGBTQ+ group in Regina.The law prevents children under 16 from changing their names...
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Public accountability
Sask. Government plans to modernize defamation law
Saskatchewan's outdated laws around defamation are being updated and simplified. The provincial government's Defamation Act, 2025, replaces the century-old Libel and Slander Act, which has been in place since 1909. Justice Minister and Attorney General Tim McLeod told paNOW the changes were necessary to reflect today's...
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Shortage of Air Traffic Controllers
Longest U.S. government shutdown in history could hit Canadians' travel plans: expert
As the impasse between Republicans and Democrats pushed into its 36th day on Wednesday, one expert warned that the U.S. government shutdown - now the longest in the nation's history - could upset some Canadians' travel plans.It's not clear how long the shutdown will last as federal workers miss another paycheque and as...
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Prince Albert Pulp Mill
Former Prince Albert Pulp Mill acquired by 'redevelopers of legacy industrial lands'
A recent acquisition marks the first real opportunity in nearly two decades to retool the infrastructure in Prince Albert's defunct pulp mill. The BMI Group, described as one of the country's most active developers in the renewal of legacy industrial properties, said it plans to turn the mill's dormant assets into 'reg...
Nov 05, 2025
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Local Sports
Deja Vu
Mustangs suffer similar fate against rival Bombers
For the second time in two meetings this season, the Melfort Mustangs have fallen at the hands of the Flin Flon Bombers.After a Sept. 27 matchup in Flin Flon, which saw the Mustangs lose 2-1 in a shootout, the Bombers were in Melfort on Wednesday and once again beat the Stangs 2-1, this time in regulation.Following a s...
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Hawks outshoot the Stars
Hawks win wild one in the Battlefords
The Hawks snapped their four game road losing Tuesday with a wild 7-6 overtime win in the Battlefords over the North Stars. Facing each other for the first time this Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season, Nipawin has struggled with the North Stars beating the Battlefords just twice in the last five years. The...
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Western All-Star Returners
Mustangs welcome Bombers ahead of nine-day break
The Melfort Mustangs will welcome the Flin Flon Bombers to the Northern Lights Palace on Wednesday.The contest is just the second meeting of the season between the two clubs, the first of which will take place in Melfort.The first matchup of the season (Sept. 27) was a 2-1 shootout victory for the Bombers.The Mustangs ...
Nov 05, 2025
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Ferland is All-CFL
Melfort's Logan Ferland one of nine Riders named an All-CFL rep
Melfort native Logan Ferland is one of nine Saskatchewan Roughriders named as an All-CFL representative. Ferland helped to solidify the centre position, anchoring an offensive line that was named the CFL's best in the months of June and September. He was chosen as the West Division's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman ...
Nov 05, 2025
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Dim the Stars
Hawks look to snap road skid before 10-day break
The Nipawin Hawks will travel to the Battlefords Tuesday to take on the North Stars before the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club gets a 10-day hiatus.Nipawin was last in action on Saturday, the team suffered a 5-1 loss in Flin Flon, the fourth consecutive road loss after the Hawks started with four straight...
Nov 04, 2025
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SJHL POTW
Ziola, Tritt earn SJHL Player of the Week honours
A couple of local players are on the SJHL Players of the Week list. Tristin Ziola of the Melfort Mustangs is the Bourgault Forward of the Week. Ziola, who is going to the Western All-Star Challenge this week, had two goals and two assists in just two games last week. Goaltender Charlie Tritt of the Humboldt Broncos was...
Nov 03, 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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Federal budget commits to export growth
The agriculture community was closely watching yesterday's federal budget for any sign of help in dealing with tariffs. There was emphasis on trade di...
Nov 05, 2025
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Agriculture minister meets with Chinese officials
The Agriculture and Agri-Food minister has returned from China where his agenda included meeting with Chinese and Canadian industry leaders. Heath Mac...
Nov 04, 2025
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Bold action needed for agricultural growth
CropLife Canada is calling on the federal government to prioritize agriculture by making changes that can help unlock over $100B in GDP growth over th...
Nov 03, 2025
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Canada
Liberal MP fined $600 for breaching elections financing law
OTTAWA - The Commissioner of Canada Elections says it fined Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste $600 for a series of elections law violations - including his donation of funds to his own campaign that went almost $1,500 over the legal limit. Battiste...
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Trump says it would be 'devastating' if U.S. Supreme Court rules against his tariffs
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says it would be "devastating" for the United States if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against his favourite tariff tool. The court is hearing arguments this week related to two separate legal challenges of Trump's use...
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World Series and rest of Blue Jays' post-season boosted Toronto hotels, businesses
TORONTO - An organization that tracks and promotes tourism in Toronto says the World Series and the entire Blue Jays' post-season run gave the city a big economic boost, with more visitors and more spending at local businesses. Destination Toronto say...
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Surge in reports of wrongdoing to Quebec anti-corruption police
MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police are reporting a surge of nearly 30 per cent in the number of reports of wrongdoing they received in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The police force, known as UPAC, says in its annual report that it received nearly 5...
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Man pleads guilty to murders of two adults, four children in Ottawa
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Quebec government cuts immigration targets for permanent residents
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government has lowered its immigration targets for the coming years to 45,000 new permanent residents annually. The new immigration plan published this morning marks a significant decrease from the 61,000 permanent immigrants who a...
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Judge will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against protesters and media
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge said Thursday she will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against peaceful protesters and news media outlets, saying current practices violate their constitutional rights. ...
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A former teacher shot by student, 6, wins $10M jury verdict against ex-assistant principal
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - A jury in Virginia on Thursday awarded $10 million to a former teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student and later accused an ex-administrator in a lawsuit of ignoring repeated warnings that the child had a gu...
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San Diego Padres hire former reliever Craig Stammen as manager
The San Diego Padres have hired former reliever Craig Stammen to be their manager. Stammen got a three-year contract Thursday to begin his first managerial job at any level of the sport. The longtime right-han...
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Sudan's paramilitary group agrees on truce proposed by US-led mediator group
CAIRO (AP) - The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has been at war with the Sudanese military for over two years, said Thursday it has agreed to a humanitarian truce proposed by a U.S.-led mediator group known as the Quad. ...
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Sudanese paramilitary group agrees to humanitarian truce proposed by US-led mediators
CAIRO (AP) - The Rapid Support Force, a paramilitary group that has been at war with the Sudanese military for over two years, said Thursday it has agreed to a humanitarian truce that was proposed by U.S.-led mediator group, also known a...
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Israeli jets strike southern Lebanon towns, escalating near-daily attacks
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