Vanity Cup update
Vanity Cup Committee renews commitment to $100,000 first place payout
The Vanity Cup Committee has issued an update on the event going forward. "As we gear up for the 32nd edition of the Vanity Cup, we want to thank all of our anglers, sponsors, and supporters who've helped make this tournament a pillar of the community for over three decades," their social media post read. &qu...
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Coffee with Council
More interest shown in second Coffee with Council event in Melfort
A much better turnout for the second Coffee with Council event at the Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort Tuesday night. A small group of people attended the first meeting in May, but Councillor Tara Muntain told northeastNOW that despite the turnout, those that attended were able to get questions answered by members of cou...
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Coffee with Council
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Northeast News
Vanity Cup update
Vanity Cup Committee renews commitment to $100,000 first place payout
The Vanity Cup Committee has issued an update on the event going forward. "As we gear up for the 32nd edition of the Vanity Cup, we want to thank all of our anglers, sponsors, and supporters who've helped make this tournament a pillar of the community for over three decades," their social media post read. &qu...
19h ago
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Coffee with Council
More interest shown in second Coffee with Council event in Melfort
A much better turnout for the second Coffee with Council event at the Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort Tuesday night. A small group of people attended the first meeting in May, but Councillor Tara Muntain told northeastNOW that despite the turnout, those that attended were able to get questions answered by members of cou...
22h ago
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Residency seats in northeast
Medical residency seats opening in Nipawin and Melfort for 2026
Good news for two local communities as it comes to doctor training opportunities.The provincial government and University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine is expanding physician training opportunities, with the Department of Academic Family Medicine adding two new residency training seats in both Melfort and Nipaw...
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Suspect arrested
Melfort teen arrested after youths attempted to break into parked vehicles
A teen faces charges after a Melfort resident called police about an attempted break-in. Melfort RCMP were called early Monday morning after a resident caught two youths trying to break into parked vehicles in a residential area on the east side of the city. Officers found one of the suspects and arrested them, recover...
Sep 09, 2025
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Safe public spaces act
Nipawin Council opts in to Safe Public Spaces Act
The Town of NIpawin is looking to increase safety through legislation. At this week's meeting, Council resolved to opt in to the Government of Saskatchewan's Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons) Act. Established in August, the act was developed in response to public safety concerns about weapon use and possession, bear ...
Sep 09, 2025
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Doctor coming to Melfort
Melfort to get another doctor
EDITOR'S NOTE: Dr. Drung's waitlist is now full. -Great news for anyone in Melfort looking for a family doctor. The Melfort Medical Collective has announced that Dr. Benjamin Drung is coming to Melfort. The Melfort Primary Health Care Team revealed that information Tuesday on their social media pages.Dr. Drung is openi...
Sep 09, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Former Sask. Premier Lorne Calvert loses home in fire at Buffalo Pound Lake
The home of former Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert was completely destroyed in a fire on Tuesday.According to Bethune Emergency Services, firefighters were dispatched to the scene of the fire at Buffalo Pound Lake at around 3:30 p.m.The home of Lorne Calvert was destroyed in a fire on Tuesday. (Submitted)No further ...
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NATO concerns
NATO scrambles jets to shoot down Russian drones in Poland, raising fears of war spillover
WOHYN, Poland (AP) - Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time the alliance confronted a potential threat in its airspace.The incursion, which o...
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Court proceedings
Muskoday shooting incident results in six year prison sentence
Noting an increase in court cases involving violence directed towards police, a Prince Albert judge stated these types of crimes need to be denounced.Moments later Judge Rogers sentenced Jason Lafferty to six years in prison. The case that involves a single gunshot fired in the direction of police officers and a near h...
Sep 09, 2025
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Ottawa hasn't heard directly from China on EV tariffs, agriculture minister says
Any decision on easing tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors, federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday.Canada, following the lead of the United States, slapped a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles last year and committed to ...
Sep 09, 2025
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Hard work done, let's play hockey
Behind the scenes in welcoming the Wolverines to Warman
It's taken a lot of work and a lot of people to get ready for the inaugural season of the Warman Wolverines, but now they are two preseason games away from dropping the puck for their first season in the SJHL. Cole Kachur is the team's founder, and also sits on the team's board of directors as the governor. He said the...
Sep 09, 2025
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spirit and intent
Treaty annuity settlement, if reached, could be 'significant'
If the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is able to come to a settlement with the federal government regarding its Treaty 6 Annuities Claim, Chief Tammy Cook-Searson believes the back pay potentially owed could be significant. "I'm not sure what the amount will be, but it will be a significant amount," she exp...
Sep 09, 2025
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Vanity Cup update
Vanity Cup Committee renews commitment to $100,000 first place payout
The Vanity Cup Committee has issued an update on the event going forward. "As we gear up for the 32nd edition of the Vanity Cup, we want to thank all of our anglers, sponsors, and supporters who've helped make this tournament a pillar of the community for over three decades," their social media post read. &qu...
19h ago
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Riders focused only on next opponent, not 10-2 record
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 10-2 and at the top of the CFL standings - but there's no celebrating in the locker room.For the CFL club, their current record reads 0-0 heading into another game."If I would tell you on our goal sheet was to win 10 games, I would be lying to you," quarterback Trevor Harris s...
19h ago
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First Two
Mustangs split preseason pair with rival Hawks
The Melfort Mustangs have completed their opening pair of preseason games this year.Melfort split with their rival Nipawin Hawks, as both teams won at home.The Mustangs won in their rink on Monday in comeback fashion by a score of 4-3, before falling on the road Tuesday, 5-0."I think we have to work on our play a ...
23h ago
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Southern Heat
Former Mustang attempting to go pro in U.S.
A former Melfort Mustang is looking to take the next step in his hockey career by joining a professional league.Ashton Paul, a member of last year's Sangs squad, has earned a Professional Tryout (PTO) with the Huntsville Havoc of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL)."I'm excited to head out that way. I'm...
Sep 10, 2025
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Bulking up the backend
Mustangs add former first overall pick in trade with Klippers
The Melfort Mustangs have made a trade to bolster their backend.Melfort is acquiring former number one overall pick, Rhett Vedress, from the Kindersley Klippers.In exchange, the Mustangs are sending away a player development fee and a 2027 third-round pick.Vedress, a native of Annaheim, Saskatchewan, has spent parts of...
Sep 09, 2025
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Inaugural season starts soon
Wolverines GM on how the team is shaping up ahead of reguar season debut
Warman Wolverines Head Coach and General Manager Brett Pilkington is preparing his team for the upcoming season as the franchise makes it's SJHL debut in the coming weeks.Since the Notre Dame Hounds relocated from Wilcox, Sask. in the summer, there have been major changes - from the team name to the coaching staff, alo...
Sep 08, 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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Canadian start-up developing new fava-based ingredients
A new Canadian-led innovation is strengthening local food manufacturing. The project brings together Canadian farmers, processors and food tech innova...
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Four candidates vie for a seat on pulse growers board
An election will be needed to determine who will sit at the directors table with the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG). Four candidates have been nomin...
17h ago
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Agriculture ministers discuss tariffs, business risk management and wildfires at their annual conference
Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) agriculture ministers wrapped up two days of meetings in Winnipeg, Man. where trade issues dominated discuss...
Sep 09, 2025
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Canada
Extreme weather, U.S. funding cuts add pressure for Canada's weather service: report
A new report looking at the future of Canada's weather service suggests the country needs a co-ordinated flash flood warning system and says European partnerships could be deepened as the United States cuts climate- and weather-related funding. The independent assessment prepared for Environment and Climate Change Cana...
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In the news today: Major projects to be announced, Korea's push for Canadian sub deal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to unveil specifics on major projects Prime Minister Mark Carney will today unveil his government's list of candidates for major projects that could get fast-track approval as he pushes to spur investment and grow the econo...
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Carney to unveil major projects list in Edmonton amid push for investment
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney will today unveil his government's list of candidates for major projects that could get fast-track approval as he pushes to spur investment and grow the economy. Bill C-5, which moved through Parliament at lightning speed in the spring, is meant to streamline and speed up approvals...
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South Korean shipyard sweetens its submarine sales pitch to Canada
OTTAWA - One of two finalists in the competition to build the Royal Canadian Navy's next fleet of submarines is pitching multiple industrial partnerships and economic benefits in the hopes of sealing the deal. Hanwha Oceans is floating various industrial-technological benefit collaborations that could involve investmen...
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ER visits for pneumonia doubled last fall, CIHI data shows
TORONTO - The number of emergency department visits for pneumonia more than doubled last fall over the previous year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information says. The new data released Thursday said young people between five and 19 years old were the hardest hit. "This is actually the largest increase in pn...
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Toddler killed after SUV crashes into Richmond Hill, Ontario, daycare
RICHMOND HILL - Police north of Toronto continue to investigate after an SUV plowed into a daycare in Richmond Hill on Wednesday, killing a toddler and injuring six other children, one of them critically. York Regional Police said the boy, just 18 months old, died after the vehicle smashed through a window of the centr...
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World
Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killer but provide little about motive
OREM, Utah (AP) - An official in Utah said Thursday police are working to identify Charlie Kirk's shooter, who jumped off a roof and fled after firing the fatal shot. A high-powered, bolt-action rifle was recovered from area where the suspected Kirk shooter fled, the FBI said. Authorities searched on Thursday for the s...
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Belarus frees 52 prisoners, Lithuanian president says
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Belarus has freed 52 prisoners, including six Lithuanians, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on X. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Belarus' authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, about the release of prisoners. "I am deeply grateful to the United States an...
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UK's Starmer fires Britain's ambassador to the US over his links to Jeffrey Epstein
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired the U.K's ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday, Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said the decision came after the publicat...
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Some National Guard to remain in DC through November after Trump's emergency order is set to expire
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some National Guard troops from outside the District of Columbia will remain in the nation's capital at least through the end of November at the request of the Trump administration. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement that he had approved a request from the Secretary of the Army for 150 military...
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Gas tanker explosion in Mexico City leaves flames billowing and dozens injured with serious burns
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A gas tanker truck exploded along a Mexico City highway on Wednesday, sending flames and smoke billowing over the south of the capital and injuring at least 57 people, some with their entire bodies charred and others waiting for help in the middle of the road with burns and torn clothing. Mayor Clara...
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The Latest: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is killed in Utah, 'person of interest' in custody
Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, officials said. President Donald Trump said Kirk was shot and killed as he was speaking at Utah Valley University. The shooting quickly drew reaction from leading poli...
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