Back in familiar territory
Mustangs' Unger ready to suit up against former team
Two years ago, current Melfort Mustangs defenceman Cole Unger was a member of the Calgary Canucks.It was where the Medicine Hat, Alta. native began his Junior A hockey career as a 17-year-old.Now a 19-year-old, soon to be 20 (his birthday is May 11) and two-time SJHL Champion, Unger will face his former squad in the ba...
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Break-in and assault
Man, woman charged after break-in and assault in Nipawin
A break-and-enter and assault in Nipawin sent two females to hospital and has led to two arrests. Nipawin RCMP were called about a break-and-enter at a home on 10th Ave. W. in Nipawin at around 3:30 Thursday morning. The investigation determined that a man and a woman broke into the home and assaulted two females. One ...
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Crime
Former Sask. Government employee charged with money laundering, breach of trust
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New Pope elected
Robert Prevost elected as the first American pope in history, will be known as Leo XIV
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Northeast News
Fire ban in north
Provincial fire ban declared for much of northern Saskatchewan
A provincial fire ban is now in effect for much of northern Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said in a news release that the current conditions, high fire activity, and the extreme fire risk across Saskatchewan led to the fire ban, which encompasses the area north of the provincial forest boun...
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Break-in and assault
Man, woman charged after break-in and assault in Nipawin
A break-and-enter and assault in Nipawin sent two females to hospital and has led to two arrests. Nipawin RCMP were called about a break-and-enter at a home on 10th Ave. W. in Nipawin at around 3:30 Thursday morning. The investigation determined that a man and a woman broke into the home and assaulted two females. One ...
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Open house
City of Humboldt hosting Community Facility Open House
The City of Humboldt is looking for more input and guidance on a potential arts, sports, and wellness facility. Discussions have been taking place for months, and the City is hosting an open house Tuesday, May 13 at 7 pm at the Uniplex Convention Centre Meeting Rooms, as they hope to have the input turn into action. Di...
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Real estate
Residential home prices continue to climb in Saskatchewan
The benchmark price of a home in the city of Prince Albert is continuing a months long trend of increasing. Data released by the Saskatchewan Realtor Association for the month of April shows another eight per cent increase in the base price compared to a year ago. The value is now $265,600. Sales continue to be stronge...
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Charges after crash
Man charged after motorcycle crash near Melfort
Charges have been laid after a motorcycle crash near Melfort late last month. The two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle happened April 27 on Highway 3 west of Melfort. RCMP say by the time first responders arrived at the scene, the other vehicle involved in the crash was no longer at the scene. A 57-year-old wom...
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Next level
Lanigan's Kash Elke selected in first round of WHL Prospects Draft
A local talent took another step closer towards his dream of playing pro hockey. Lanigan-born Kash Elke heard his name called in the first round of the WHL Prospects Draft on Wednesday night, going 18th overall to the Moose Jaw Warriors. The 15-year-old forward spent this past season as the captain of the Humboldt U15 ...
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Saskatchewan
Crime
Former Sask. Government employee charged with money laundering, breach of trust
A former employee of the Government of Saskatchewan is facing charges after allegedly laundering the proceeds of crime and obtaining more than $650,000 from participants in the province's immigrant nominee program.According to the RCMP, Tony Dou, a resident of Saskatoon, is facing charges including fraud over $5,000, b...
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More measles exposures
New measles exposures in Sask; Medical Health Officer says 5-month-old patient among rising cases
Saskatchewan's top doctor says he expects the measles cases that have already almost doubled in a week to go up unless people get immunized against the virus."Many parents who themselves had the privilege of getting vaccinated are choosing not to get their children vaccinated because of all the misinformation and ...
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Fire bans
More Central Sask. municipalities add fire bans as heat wave continues
More municipalities in central Saskatchewan have put fire bans in place as the weather remains hot with wind gusts. The Resort Village of Candle Lake, the Town of St. Brieux and the Village of Smeaton both added bans to the growing list of municipalities across the central belt of the province that have similar restric...
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Rebuilding Relationships
'He carried a powerful message': Indigenous Catholics remember Pope Francis as new pontiff is elected
As the white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new Pope, a sense of reflection and mourning was still present among Indigenous Catholics across Canada, who remember Pope Francis as an influential spiritual leader who listened deeply and spoke directly to the wounds of colonialism. Deac...
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Premiers meeting
Premier Scott Moe looking forward to First Ministers' meeting in Saskatoon in June
For the first time in about 40 years, according to Premier Scott Moe's office, Saskatchewan will host a First Ministers' meeting.It will be the first time since the federal election that all the premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in person.The plan came about during a call Carney held with the premiers W...
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Justice for Adyson
Family of Adyson King calls for justice; MLTC considers own investigative unit amid frustration with RCMP response
The family of an 18-year-old girl from Flying Dust First Nation who was found deceased last month is calling on both the public and the RCMP to help them find answers and seek justice in her death. Adyson King was reported missing to Meadow Lake RCMP at around 6 p.m. on April 15 and was last seen at approximately 2 a.m...
May 07, 2025
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Local Sports
Mustangs' 20s
The hometown hero: Zac Somers player profile
The Melfort Mustangs are back at the Centennial Cup, which means their eight 2004-born players only have two weeks left in their junior hockey careers. The hope is that it will be their best and most memorable times of their lives. In the case of forward Zac Somers, you could argue the last four years have been the bes...
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Back in familiar territory
Mustangs' Unger ready to suit up against former team
Two years ago, current Melfort Mustangs defenceman Cole Unger was a member of the Calgary Canucks.It was where the Medicine Hat, Alta. native began his Junior A hockey career as a 17-year-old.Now a 19-year-old, soon to be 20 (his birthday is May 11) and two-time SJHL Champion, Unger will face his former squad in the ba...
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Mustangs' 20s
The guy who always has your back; Nolan Roberts player profile
The Melfort Mustangs are back at the Centennial Cup, which means their eight 2004-born players only have two weeks left in their junior hockey careers. The hope is that it will be their best and most memorable times of their lives. In the case of defenceman Nolan Roberts, even when things aren't going well, he always h...
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Semi-final Rematch
Mustangs begin Centennial Cup run against host Calgary
May 18, 2024, the Melfort Mustangs defeated the Calgary Canucks 2-1 in the national semi-final game at the 2024 Centennial Cup in Oakville, Ont.Fast forward to May 8, 2025, and the Mustangs are now in Calgary for the 2025 Centennial Cup, where they will begin their tournament at 7:30 p.m. Thursday against those same Ca...
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Next level
Lanigan's Kash Elke selected in first round of WHL Prospects Draft
A local talent took another step closer towards his dream of playing pro hockey. Lanigan-born Kash Elke heard his name called in the first round of the WHL Prospects Draft on Wednesday night, going 18th overall to the Moose Jaw Warriors. The 15-year-old forward spent this past season as the captain of the Humboldt U15 ...
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Different factors but more experience
Could this time be different for Mustangs at Centennial?
The 2024 Centennial Cup, it was an excellent two-week stretch by last year's Mustangs that finished one win and one goal shy of their ultimate goal.Now, this year provides a shot at redemption for a Melfort team that will return 13 players from a year ago, with everyone hopeful that this time around, they'll be bringin...
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Northeast Profiles
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...
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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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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...
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Fighting global hunger one crop at a time
As Saskatchewan farmers begin seeding the 2025 crop, Grow Hope Saskatchewan is launching its eighth growing season with a new partner at the table. Ca...
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B.C. farmers asked to register animal locations ahead of fire season
British Columbia's Agriculture Ministry is urging ranchers and farmers to register the location of their livestock ahead of wildfire season.It says re...
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Spring seeding on a brisk pace in Saskatchewan
The April snowstorms haven't slowed down Saskatchewan farmers who were able to get into their fields and have planted 18 per cent of the 2025 crop. Th...
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Canada
In the news today: Statistics Canada to release April job numbers
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Statistics Canada to release April job numbers Statistics Canada will release its latest look at the country's job market for April this morning. A poll provided by LSEG Data & Analytics shows economists on average expect a ga...
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Canada and Europe are collaborating on defence. What that might look like.
OTTAWA - As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the future of the NATO military alliance, Canada is looking to partner with the European Union on defence. Here's a closer look at what's driving this major shift in transatlantic relations. What problem is Europe trying to solve? Trump has said that Wa...
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Defence continues cross-examining complainant at hockey players' sex assault trial
A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to face more questions from defence lawyers for the players in court today. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, has been on the stand since last Friday in the trial of Michael ...
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Grey whale 'Little Patch' mesmerizes, sparks connection in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A grey whale known as Little Patch has been mesmerizing onlookers in the waters off of Vancouver for weeks, sparking a sense of connection as it stops to feed in the busy region before migrating northward. Cari Siebrits first went to the seawall along the shores of West Vancouver, B.C., on April 9 in hopes ...
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Statistics Canada to release April job numbers this morning
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will release its latest look at the country's job market for April this morning. A poll provided by LSEG Data & Analytics shows economists on average expect a gain of 2,500 jobs in the month. Economists also predict the unemployment rate will rise by a tenth of a point to 6.8 per cent. Th...
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B.C. Appeals Court finds agency's decision to remove kids 'tainted by stereotype'
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says an Indigenous mother who had her four kids temporarily removed from her care by a child welfare agency was discriminated against because the agency's view of the woman was "tainted by stereotype." The Appeals Court ruled Thursday that a $150,000 human-rights award sho...
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World
Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass after historic election as Pope Francis' successor
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV, history's first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis and follow in his social justice-minded footsteps. Wearing white vestments, Leo processed into the Sistine Cha...
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Russia's Victory Day parade begins, marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany
MOSCOW (AP) - A military parade began Friday on Red Square in Moscow as Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. President Vladimir Putin and a host of foreign leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, attended the ...
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President Donald Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and its agenda. The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separ...
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Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital after abandoning his first pick for the job. Pirro, who joined Fox News in 2006, co-hosts the network's show "...
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Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify, under a new directive issued Thursday. Buoyed by Tuesday's Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to enforce a ban ...
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Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the...
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