Voter turnout
A look at voter turnout across north central Saskatchewan
Elections Canada has released preliminary voter turnout numbers for Monday's election, although they do not include electors who registered on election day. The Constitution of Canada requires a review of electoral districts after each 10-year census to reflect changes and movements in Canada's population. The number o...
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Election reaction
Saskatchewan Tories cement their ridings at home, but face a changed House in Ottawa
Despite easily winning their seats, Saskatchewan's Conservative incumbents will return to a reshaped Ottawa following a national shift towards the Liberals. Daniel Westlake, a political science professor at the University of Saskatchewan, said while a win was attainable for the Tories, the lead they held in polling thr...
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Northeast News
Melfort website
Revamped City of Melfort website launched
Visitors to the City of Melfort's website will notice a significant difference. The City has updated the website in the last week or so. Community Development Coordinator Brelynn Shantz told northeastNOW that as part of the city's contract with the website provider, the site was eligible for a refresh for no cost. &quo...
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Local winners
Block, Wagantall react to victories in local ridings
A pair of local Conservative MPs will be returning to Ottawa. Both Cathay Wagantall of Yorkton-Melville and Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek MP Kelly Block won with nearly 80 per cent of the vote. Wagantall told northeastNOW she's thrilled to be heading back to the nation's capital. "Oh, overwhelmed, just so thrilled to ...
21h ago
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Armed robbery
Thieves hold up taxi to steal truck at PA business
Two of three men who forced a taxi driver at gunpoint to take them to a business in Prince Albert's Crescent Heights neighbourhood, where they then stole another vehicle, are behind bars. Prince Albert Police and the RCMP are looking for the third man, who ran into the bush after the stolen truck was stopped south of J...
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Kelvington fire ban
Town of Kelvington declares fire ban
Another local fire ban is now in effect. The Town of Kelvington has declared a fire ban that took effect Tuesday at 9 a.m. "For the duration of the ban, no open fires are permitted," the statement read. "Self-contained heating devices, pressurized stoves, gas barbecues, propane fire pits or charcoal briq...
22h ago
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Break-and-enter
Break-and-enter in Lanigan under investigation
Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP are investigating a break-and-enter. The incident happened at a home in Lanigan March 21. RCMP say three suspects smashed the front door window of the home before entering. The suspects are described as males between 20 and 30 years old. No other details have been released.Anyone with information ...
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James Smith Cree Nation death
SIRT investigating after in-custody death on James Smith Cree Nation
The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating an in-custody death after an arrest on the James Smith Cree Nation. The incident happened just before 8 a.m. on Monday. Melfort RCMP were called about a man discharging bear spray inside a home. A second caller soon let RCMP know the man may have u...
Apr 29, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Sask reaction
Premier Scott Moe looks for reset on Sask. relationship with Ottawa
Premier Scott Moe and members of his government spent much of the federal election campaign subtly, and not so subtly, supporting the federal Conservative party, but the morning after election day Moe said he's hopeful for a possible reset of the relationship with the new Liberal government led by Mark Carney."I c...
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Voter turnout
A look at voter turnout across north central Saskatchewan
Elections Canada has released preliminary voter turnout numbers for Monday's election, although they do not include electors who registered on election day. The Constitution of Canada requires a review of electoral districts after each 10-year census to reflect changes and movements in Canada's population. The number o...
17h ago
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Liberals projected to finish just shy of majority in razor-close race
The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority Liberal government.Elections Canada has nearly wrapped up counting all the ballots in what turned out to be a razor-close race that will leave the Liberals three seats short of winning a majority.Recounts in some ridings are ...
18h ago
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Election reaction
Saskatchewan Tories cement their ridings at home, but face a changed House in Ottawa
Despite easily winning their seats, Saskatchewan's Conservative incumbents will return to a reshaped Ottawa following a national shift towards the Liberals. Daniel Westlake, a political science professor at the University of Saskatchewan, said while a win was attainable for the Tories, the lead they held in polling thr...
19h ago
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Indigenous rights
FSIN Chief happy with election results
The Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is pleased with Monday's election results.During the five week campaign, Bobby Cameron publicly encouraged Indigenous people to get out and vote, and according to actual voter turnout numbers his message was received loud and clear."You know we're ...
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Hunting
Big Game Draw opens May 1
Starting Thursday, Saskatchewan residents can apply for the 2025 Big Game Draw for limited opportunities to hunt mule deer, elk, moose and pronghorn across the province."The Big Game Draw is your opportunity to experience Saskatchewan's world-class hunting firsthand," Environment Minister Travis Keisig said. ...
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Local Sports
Riders select Kurtis Rourke in the third, DL Ali Saad in CFL Draft
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will need to be patient, but have selected quarterback Kurtis Rourke in the CFL Draft.The Oakville, Ont., product was selected in the third round (25th overall) by the Riders. He was also selected in the seventh round (227th overall) in the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, so he's not ...
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Trojans signings
Tisdale Trojans ink former Notre Dame Hounds
The Tisdale Trojans have announced another pair of signings. Both players come to the team from the U18 AAA Notre Dame Hounds. The club inked defenseman Dryden Ekstrom. (Tisdale Trojans/Facebook)The 2008-born defenseman from Wadena had five assists in 43 games with the Hounds, and another assist in four games with the ...
Apr 28, 2025
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Melfort golf course
Golf season nearly here in Melfort
We now know exactly when the driving range and full course will open in Melfort. The Melfort Golf & Country Club has announced they will open the range Tuesday, from 8:30 am to 6 pm. The golf course will be opening Thursday at noon.- cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com
Apr 28, 2025
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Another championship
Mustangs win back-to-back SJHL Titles
A dynasty is in the making as the Melfort Mustangs are back-to-back Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Champions. Melfort defeated the Weyburn Red Wings in five games to claim the Canterra Seeds Cup, culminating with a 3-0 win Sunday night at the Northern Lights Palace. "It's not easy to win back-to-back, and I don...
Apr 28, 2025
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So close but so so far away
Mustangs one win away from back-to-back SJHL Championships
Nearly two years in the making, the Melfort Mustangs are just one win away (in their next three games) from securing back-to-back Canterra Seeds Cups.Melfort won their third straight finals game this season on Thursday night in Weyburn, doing so by a score of 5-1."We had a better start, and that's what we wanted, ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Riders
Running back Ryquell Armstead one of two Rider releases
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have decided to move on from running back Ryquell Armstead.The CFL club announced the 28-year-old rusher was released on Friday. The Riders also announced defensive lineman Rondell Bothroyd would no longer be with the team.Armstead joined the Riders on Sept. 16 after he was released from th...
Apr 25, 2025
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Northeast Profiles
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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 ...
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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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Canada's agriculture minister re-elected
A Nova Scotia MP, who was named the country's agriculture minister in March, has be re-elected. Kody Blois won his Kings-Hants riding in yesterday's e...
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SaskPower urges safety on the farm during seeding season
As seeding gets underway across Saskatchewan, SaskPower reminds farmers to make safety their top priority. It continues to be a concern as last year S...
Apr 29, 2025
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New market potential for Alberta barley variety
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Canada
Jonathan Pedneault resigns as Green Party co-leader after party took only one seat
OTTAWA - Jonathan Pedneault has announced his resignation as Green Party co-leader, effective immediately. The move comes after the party secured only one seat in the recent federal election, when fellow co-leader Elizabeth May won her riding in B.C. The party fell to only 1.3 per cent national support and chose not to...
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Economy shrunk 0.2% in February, StatCan estimates 1.5% annualized growth for Q1
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy contracted in February but early signs suggest moderate growth in March. The agency says real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in February. That was driven by a 0.6 per cent decline for goods-producing industries, with mining, quarrying, and oil and gas ...
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In the news today: Deadlines near for Hudson's Bay and its leases
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... As deadlines near for Hudson's Bay and its leases, there are glimmers of hope Two deadlines that will determine the fate of Hudson's Bay are coming this week, but hope may already be on the horizon. Anyone interested in buying Can...
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'Still fresh in minds': Vietnamese community marks 50 years since fall of Saigon
EDMONTON - Seventy-year-old Tan Hoang vowed he would never return to Vietnam after fleeing the country with his family on a makeshift wooden boat. Officers in Vietnam remind him of the communist soldiers who once stormed and captured Saigon, the former South Vietnam capital now called Ho Chi Minh City. The fall of Saig...
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A family of three migrants from Colombia among Vancouver festival victims
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Democrat lawmakers celebrate Carney's Liberal win, most Republicans remain silent
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World
Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man arrested at his US citizenship interview
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship. U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford in Burlington, Verm...
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Israel says it carried out operation against gunmen attacking Druze fighters in Syria
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The US government has a new policy for terminating international students' legal status
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal status. The new details emerged in lawsuits filed by some of the students who suddenly had their status can...
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Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. The FBI took Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan into custody on Friday morning at the county courthouse. She faces federal charges of concealing an individual to prevent his discovery ...
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Trump administration tells Congress it plans to label Haitian gangs as foreign terror organizations
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has told Congress that it intends to designate Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, according to people familiar with the notification. The State Department had similarly labeled eight Latin American crime organizations as it ratcheted up pressure on cartels opera...
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Trump dismisses Biden nominees to US Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff
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