The city of Melfort will soon become a fashion hub. The MONYQ Fashion Show is being held at the Kerry Vickar Centre Saturday, with the red carpet starting at 1p.m. and doors closing at 1:45p.m. Creative Director Monica Olukosi told northeastNOW she wanted to bring something different and vibrant to Melfort. "After...

A disturbing, hateful case of vandalism in Tisdale. Last night, someone painted a black swastika across the Pride crosswalk in the community. This comes after several vehicles did 'burnouts' on the same crosswalk. "The Town of Tisdale is disheartened and disappointed by the recent act of vandalism that occurred wi...

Local non-profits have an opportunity to receive some much-needed exposure via the radio. Pattison Media radio stations 105 CJVR and 750 Beach Radio are looking for nominations for non-profit organizations to receive the Community Airtime Award. The chosen non-profit would receive a free $50,000 professional marketing ...

The Kinistino Fire Department was called out to battle a fire at James Smith Cree Nation. The department responded to a vehicle fire early Thursday morning at M & M Corner. The car was fully engulfed in flames and a small grass fire started nearby by the time crews arrived. (Kinistino Fire Department/Facebook)The g...

The Hudson Bay Curling Club has been named the 2024/25 CURLSASK Club of the Year.Clubs are awarded for creating a positive, welcoming community space, increasing youth and adult participation, and striving for excellence in all club operations."It was a surprise, we honestly didn't even know the award was a thing,...

Melfort Fire Department (MFD) crews are returning home after being released from fighting the fire in La Ronge. Two groups of four firefighters spent time in the community helping to protect structures and performing other duties as needed.Melfort firefighters have been in La Ronge for nearly two weeks. "Over the ...

Perhaps an indication of an improving wildfire situation, for the first time in about three weeks the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency did not hold a media briefing Thursday. However, they did still issue a bulletin detailing the wildfires of note. There are currently 23 active wildfires in Saskatchewan; six of them a...

The Government of Saskatchewan is rolling back its counter-tariff measures on the United States.This comes just three months after the province implemented those measures and one day after the Trump administration won a ruling to keep their sweeping tariffs in place.In a statement, the government said it was returning ...

UPDATE:As of 2 p.m. a total of $298,079 has been raised!-- The Saskatchewan Day of Caring is underway on radio stations across the province, including all Pattison Media stations in Prince Albert and La Ronge, North Battleford, Meadow Lake and Melfort. It's a collaborative effort that has broadcasters dedicate airtime ...

In the wake of the devastating wildfire that tore through the northern community of Denare Beach, residents who practically lost everything are coming together with determination in hopes to rebuild, not just their homes, but the spirit of the community itself. The Wolf fire, which spread rapidly and forced an urgent e...

There have been 259 wildfires in Saskatchewan so far this year - well above the five-year average of 147. But that's not the most startling number the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is dealing with.Of all those wildfires, the SPSA said about 80 per cent are human-caused."Of those human caused fires, appr...

Staff and suppliers for gas stations, food stores and restaurants have been permitted to enter La Ronge early as the general public waits for Thursday at 8 a.m. for the evacuation order to be lifted. That's according to an email sent to larongeNOW from chief administrative officer Lyle Hannan, who explained water and s...

The Hudson Bay Curling Club has been named the 2024/25 CURLSASK Club of the Year.Clubs are awarded for creating a positive, welcoming community space, increasing youth and adult participation, and striving for excellence in all club operations."It was a surprise, we honestly didn't even know the award was a thing,...

Melfort Mustangs defenceman Logan Keup won't be returning to the team next season.Keup, a native of Bismarck, North Dakota, will now be playing back in the United States, as he has been tendered by the Rochester Jr. Americans of the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The Jr. Americans play in Fairport, New York.The n...

Ka'Deem Carey had Saskatchewan at the top of his free agency list - even if that meant the veteran had to accept a practice roster spot."When you love football, you love football. When I saw this team play, it was an easy yes to join something going on because I could see something going on from the outside lookin...

The 2025 SJHL Draft was held on Tuesday afternoon, as eight rounds of Saskatchewan players were selected by the 12-member teams.In total, 92 players were drafted, 24 of them being 2010-born players, with the other 68 being born in 2009.For the Melfort Mustangs, they selected nine players of the future, which included t...

Former Melfort Mustangs forward Reilley Kotai has found his next place to play hockey.The Abbotsford, BC native has become the newest member of the University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds."It's definitely exciting. I've watched the UBC team growing up, so it was definitely a full circle moment for me to ...

After several days of speculation and reports, the Saskatchewan Roughriders officially announced the signing of all-star running back Ka'Deem Carey.Last week, the Toronto Argonauts announced they had released the former star running back who helped lead the club to the Grey Cup title in 2024.The signing comes after the...

The Prairie North Co-operative of today has a rich history that is rooted in agriculture. It was originally established in 1914 as the Melfort Grain Growers Co-operative Trading Association. Hampered by a lack of access to markets, area farmers decided to experiment with a purchasing co-operative to buy basic supplies ...

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...

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 ...

Almost all Saskatchewan producers have completed their seeding operations, and now they're looking for moisture to replenish the topsoil.Rain fell in ...

Seven outstanding students from across Canada have been selected as the 2025 recipients of the Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation (CABEF) sch...

The Alberta Forage Industry Network (AFIN) will transfer its responsibilities for representing the Alberta forage industry to the Agricultural Researc...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver's mayor says British Columbia's government has committed to moving supportive housing out of the city's entertainment district, after the latest fire at a facility that's been the subject of hundreds of emergency call outs. Vancouver Fire Rescue Services says two people were injured in Wednesday's...

OTTAWA - Two years ago, more than 120,000 federal public servants went on strike. Now, the union representing those workers is going back to the bargaining table with the government with the goal of securing greater job security and remote work options for its members. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says next we...

MONTREAL - Quebec's environment minister says about 30 per cent more homes could be located in flood zones when new maps come into effect next year. Benoit Charette says the number of homes in the province's new flood prevention framework will likely increase to 35,000 from about 25,000. Quebec estimated last year that...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney won't be watching the Edmonton Oilers battle the Florida Panthers on home ice Saturday. Smith extended an invitation last week for Carney to join her for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. The premier's press secretary, Sam Blacket...

VICTORIA - A man who set fire to a pastor's family home attached to a Ukrainian church in Victoria has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. Victoria police say Walter Machinski was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of arson with disregard for human life after setting the fire in the early morning of Apri...

RIMOUSKI - The Quebec man accused of mowing down a dozen pedestrians with his truck gave combative and volatile testimony today in court. During his cross-examination, Steeve Gagnon threatened to hit the prosecutor with a baseball bat, told the judge to shut up, and said he wanted to be sentenced to life in prison. The...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. member nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and unrestricted access for the delivery of desperately needed food to 2 million Palestinians. The vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 149-12 with 19 abste...

Democratic California U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla was forcefully removed Thursday by security officers from a press conference being held on immigration by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Video shows a Secret Service special agent on Noem's detail grabbing Padilla by his jacket and shoving him from the room, as the...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed after he interrupted a Los Angeles news conference on immigration held Thursday by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Padilla, a California Democrat, began shouting over Noem before he was removed from the room. Noem said Padilla did not ask for a mee...

BOSTON (AP) - A judge released a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos into the United States on bail Thursday after a brief hearing. Kseniia Petrova, 30, who was brought into court wearing an orange jumpsuit, had been in federal custody since February. She was see...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Heavy rains swamped San Antonio early Thursday, killing at least four people who were swept away in floodwaters as crews rescued dozens of others, officials said. Fire officials said they were still searching for two people who were missing. Calls for water rescues began shortly before sunrise, accor...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops, along with more than 2,000 state police, to help local law enforcement manage protests against President Donald Trump and the ongoing federal immigration raids. Abbott's announcement d...