National
Parliament's East Block locked down as Ottawa cops talk to barricaded man
There is a lockdown in place on Parliament Hill as Ottawa police say they are dealing with a barricaded man.The service issued a warning on Saturday afternoon for anyone in East Block, which houses parliamentary offices, to seek shelter in the nearest room, close and lock all doors and hide.Anyone who is not in the imm...
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Put a leash on the Terriers
Mustangs go for 2-0 series lead after dominant Game 1 win
The Melfort Mustangs have a chance at a 2-0 series lead tonight following a very dominant Game 1 performance over the Yorkton Terriers.Melfort controlled virtually every aspect of Game 1 en route to a 6-1 victory."We dominated and it's good to see, I'm proud to see so many different guys scoring, that just talks a...
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Politics
Saskatchewan and Canada still at risk from tariffs, not much being done from Sask Party: NDP
Apr 03, 2025
Time to vote
PBCN prepares for election
Ronald McDonald House
Outlining Ronald McDonald House build in Prince Albert's effect on the northeast
Apr 03, 2025
Nipawin fire
Fire at Nipawin home rounds out busy day for crews
Apr 03, 2025
Northeast News
Broncos memorial update
Update issued on Humboldt Broncos memorial projects
The Humboldt Broncos Memorial Committee has issued an update on a pair of projects that will honour the 2017-18 team ahead of Sunday's seventh anniversary of the tragic bus crash. The committee issued a news release on Friday to let the public know about the progress of the two projects. They stated in the release they...
Apr 04, 2025
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Fire near Melfort
Melfort Fire Department knocks down chimney fire near city
The Melfort Fire Department responded to a chimney fire east of the city last week. They were called to the scene in the early morning hours last Friday. When crews arrived, the home was full of smoke, with flames shooting out of the exterior walls. (Melfort Fire and Rescue/Facebook)Firefighters began to attack the ext...
Apr 04, 2025
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Candidate Profile
Incumbent Hoback believes people want a Conservative government, common sense brought back
Come this fall, incumbent Randy Hoback will have been an elected official in Prince Albert for 17 years.Having begun representing the electoral district in 2008, Hoback has been subsequently re-elected every term since.He once again believes that people want a Conservative government and want to see a change away from ...
Apr 03, 2025
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Helmet donation
Local football programs to receive new helmets from Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation
Several local football programs will benefit from a donation from the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation. More than 125 football teams throughout the province will receive 1,000 brand-new helmets thanks to the Foundation's $1.8 million dollar investment. The helmets will be distributed through the Saskatchewan Roughrid...
Apr 03, 2025
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Walk a Mile
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes to return to the northeast
A chance to raise money and awareness is coming up in June. North East Outreach and Support Services (NEOSS) is once again hosting Walk a Mile in Her Shoes on June 5 at Tisdale Town Square. Registration will open at 11:30 that day, with the walk starting at noon. "I'm very excited, and our board of directors is ex...
Apr 03, 2025
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Armed robbery
Armed robbery near Meacham leads to arrest
A man is facing several charges after a carjacking and armed robbery near Meacham. Humboldt RCMP were called about the armed robbery on April 1 along Highway 5, just west of the Highway 5 and 2 junction. Officers determined a man in a truck was pulled over on the side of Highway 5 when another man approached his vehicl...
Apr 03, 2025
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Saskatchewan
World Curling Championships
Canada and Switzerland secure direct route to semi-finals at BKT World Men's 2025
With all twenty round-robin sessions now complete, the play-off scenario at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship 2025 is now finalised.Two more victories in Friday's play by Canada - beating Austria 8-2 in just seven ends, and then defeating United States by 8-3 in the evening session - mean that they have secured ...
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Federal Election - Day 13
Carney, Singh pledge support for CBC for sovereignty, Poilievre says it's too costly
Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed as something Canada simply can't afford.On the federal election trail, Carney and Singh each said a healthy CBC/Rad...
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Trucking
Lack of provincial, federal funding for training could lead to more challenges in trucking industry
The owner of a truck driver training school is hoping a proposal she submitted to the government will help reinvigorate interest and safety in the commercial driving industry.Melissa Bohse of MTS Training School in North Battleford felt compelled to come up with a solution after funding cuts by both levels of governmen...
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Dance
A proud tradition: Prince Albert Festival of Dance turns 20
Jennifer Mauvieux, Kim Schick and Amy Bryksa have been friends for over two decades and credit dance as one of the reason their bonds has remained strong.All three are now instructors at their own dance studios, and have been brought together again this weekend at the Prince Albert Festival of Dance - a competition the...
Apr 04, 2025
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Tariffs
Talks with Americans helped Canada avoid extra Trump tariffs: Saskatchewan premier
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he remains concerned with U.S. tariffs on Canadian products but thinks talking with American officials helped Canada avoid a worse outcome."Where we found ourselves on Liberation Day was not the best position, but a far better position than many other countries around the world,...
Apr 04, 2025
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student assessment
Sask. discontinuing Grade 12 provincial exams
Grade 12 students in Saskatchewan won't have to worry about cramming for their final exams.The province announced that it will be winding down the provincial examination program at the end of August 2025, saying it creates a more equitable system for Grade 12 students in the province. Saskatchewan is currently the only...
Apr 04, 2025
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Local Sports
Put a leash on the Terriers
Mustangs go for 2-0 series lead after dominant Game 1 win
The Melfort Mustangs have a chance at a 2-0 series lead tonight following a very dominant Game 1 performance over the Yorkton Terriers.Melfort controlled virtually every aspect of Game 1 en route to a 6-1 victory."We dominated and it's good to see, I'm proud to see so many different guys scoring, that just talks a...
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Next Opponent
Mustangs begin Round 2 against Terriers tonight
The Melfort Mustangs will host the Yorkton Terriers tonight for their Round 2 playoff series.Just four teams remain now in the SJHL playoffs as the winner of this series will play in the league finals."Back to it here, practiced here this week and getting excited to start off this weekend," said Mustangs' cap...
Apr 04, 2025
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Broncos memorial update
Update issued on Humboldt Broncos memorial projects
The Humboldt Broncos Memorial Committee has issued an update on a pair of projects that will honour the 2017-18 team ahead of Sunday's seventh anniversary of the tragic bus crash. The committee issued a news release on Friday to let the public know about the progress of the two projects. They stated in the release they...
Apr 04, 2025
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Helmet donation
Local football programs to receive new helmets from Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation
Several local football programs will benefit from a donation from the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation. More than 125 football teams throughout the province will receive 1,000 brand-new helmets thanks to the Foundation's $1.8 million dollar investment. The helmets will be distributed through the Saskatchewan Roughrid...
Apr 03, 2025
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So we meet again
Mustangs set for 2022 playoff rematch in Round 2
Only four people on the Mustangs roster remain the same from their last playoff meeting with the Yorkton Terriers, and only one of them is a player.The 2022 Round 1 playoff series had a 17-year-old Zac Somers, who just turned 21 on Wednesday, along with then 20-year-old player Tye Scherger, who is now in his second sea...
Apr 03, 2025
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Victory Traditions
The story behind Mustangs' Binner and Mulawka postgame handshake
Every time the Melfort Mustangs win this season, one thing remains the same, without fault. Forward Kaleb Binner and netminder Madden Mulawka celebrate together.Binner, a second-year Mustang, and Mulawka, a rookie backup, have developed a special celebratory handshake."After a win, we were pretty pumped up and I t...
Apr 02, 2025
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Northeast Profiles
Fill Your Tanks
Farming Waits for No One: be ready when the ground is with Co-op® Premium Diesel
Diesel technology is constantly evolving, and to ensure our members and customers continue experiencing industry leading performance, protection, and power, we closely monitor our Co-op® Premium Diesel formulation and adjust when necessary. Due to a powerful package of additives that was added in 2021, Co-op® P...
Mar 14, 2025
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Co-op® Premium Diesel
Seasonal Diesel: Is it really a thing?
It actually is, let's break it down. Co-op® Premium Diesel is a seasonally adjusted diesel fuel blend that's designed to perform well in cold weather. While other fuel providers have moved to a single diesel blend that's available year-round, Co-op is proud to continue offering winter and summer blends of Co-op®...
Jan 31, 2025
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Digital Farming
Managing resources and visualizing ROI with data and digital farming
With the completion of planting, optimizing seed investment is top of mind for farmers. But how do we know that the decisions made on the farm are making a difference to the bottom line? It all starts with data, and with digital agriculture technology, farmers are now able to make better, more informed decisions when f...
Aug 07, 2024
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CN Rail establishes a new monthly grain movement record
CN Rail said it moved more than 2.85 million metric tonnes (MMT) of grain from Western Canada and 2.98 MMT nationally. CN Executive Vice-President and...
Apr 04, 2025
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Manitoba puts up money for the agricultural sector in the face of tariffs
The Manitoba government is promising $150 million for the agricultural sector to help handle tariffs imposed by the United States and China. The provi...
Apr 04, 2025
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Canola industry responds to U.S. tarrif announcement
President Donald Trump indicated that Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) compliant goods, which includes Canadian-produced canola and canol...
Apr 04, 2025
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Canada
B.C. Premier to meet with Mark Carney over the soaring lumber duties imposed by U.S.
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday to discuss launching a Team Canada approach to support workers in the forestry sector in response to the latest U.S. decision on softwood lumber duties. The U.S. Department of Commerce said on Friday that it has de...
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CP NewsAlert: Parliamentary Protective Service warns of lockdown for East Block
OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Protective Service says there's a lockdown in place on Parliament Hill. The service issued a warning on Saturday afternoon for anyone in East Block, which houses parliamentary offices, to seek shelter in the nearest room, close and lock all doors and hide. Anyone who was not in the immediate ...
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Travel
Canada updates travel guidance for U.S., warning of heightened scrutiny at the border
Canada has updated its advice to those travelling to the United States, warning they may face "scrutiny" from border guards and the possibility of detention if denied entry.An updated advisory issued Friday by Global Affairs Canada urges Canadians crossing the U.S. border to be forthcoming with officials in t...
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Five years without answers for family of Canadian businessman held in Chinese jail
VANCOUVER - Wang Yan vividly recalls the last time she heard her husband's voice, more than five years ago. It was Dec. 13, 2019, and Canadian citizen Li Yonghui had gone to a public square in Shijiazhuang, in China's Hebei province, to exercise as he spoke to his wife in Canada by mobile phone. "Suddenly, the cal...
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'We are not the gods': Fire-torn Jasper prepares for diminished summer tourism season
JASPER, ALTA. - Every summer for 61 years, tourists have piled onto Jasper's SkyTram to see the boomerang-shaped town nestled inside the sprawling Rocky Mountains. It'll happen again this summer, but the view will be different. The red cable cars will skim over thousands of trees poking up from the ground like charred ...
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Caught in the crossfire: Michigan concerned over automobile tariffs targeting Canada
DETROIT - Glenn Stevens Jr. can look out his office window in downtown Detroit and see Canada. The view encapsulates historic automobile achievement between two countries despite a flowing river and international border - one that's on the brink of being ripped apart. "Our economies in auto between Ontario and Mic...
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World
Anthony, Howard, Redeem Team, Bird, Arison, Fowles, Crawford, Donovan, Moore in Hall of Fame class
Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. And LeBron James and Chris Paul are part of the group that's headed to the Hall as well, even before their playing careers end. Anthony and Howard were announced Saturday as members of the Class of 2025, as...
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Israeli troops deploy to a new corridor across Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel says troops have deployed to a newly established security corridor across southern Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced the new Morag Corridor to pressure the Hamas militant group and suggested it would cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has ordered evacua...
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Senate GOP approves framework for Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts after all-night session
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework, hurling past a hard line of Democratic opposition toward what President Donald Trump calls the "big, beautiful bill" that's central to his a...
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Gretzky witnesses Ovechkin moving 1 goal back of his record as he joins the chase in person
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd goal to move one back of tying his NHL record, as the Canadian great made his first in-person appearance during this chase. Gretzky said it was important to "the integrity of the game" to make sure he was there in case Ovechkin broke hi...
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Ovechkin scores his 893rd goal. He needs 1 to tie Gretzky and 2 to break the NHL record
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin did not take long to move one goal away from tying and two from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. He took a pass from Dylan Strome behind the net and banked the pu...
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Ovechkin scores his 893rd career goal. He needs 1 to tie Gretzky and 2 to break the NHL record
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin has scored his 893rd career goal to move one back of tying and two away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. He moved closer to making hockey history with Gretzk...
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