Player transactions
Mustangs acquire D-man from Ice Wolves after SJHL opening weekend
One game in to the regular season and the Melfort Mustangs have made a trade.The team acquired '06 defenceman Ryder Ellis from the La Ronge Ice Wolves in exchange for '06 defenceman Noah Aldred, a 2nd round pick, and a player development fee (PDF) Aldred had come to the Mustangs from the U18 AAA Notre Dame Hounds, wher...
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Missing man
Melfort RCMP looking for missing 36-year-old man
Melfort RCMP are asking for help to find a missing 36-year-old man. Merle Wolfe was last spoken to by family members on Sept. 14 via social media. He is 5-10, about 140 pounds, and is known to frequent the James Smith Cree Nation, Onion Lake, and Saskatoon areas.Anyone with information can contact Melfort RCMP at 310-R...
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Parole revoked
Drunk driver who killed Carrot River couple has parole revoked
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Warm, dry conditions
Fall begins with summer-like warmth, dry conditions
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Missing man
Melfort RCMP looking for missing 36-year-old man
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Northeast News
Parole revoked
Drunk driver who killed Carrot River couple has parole revoked
The man who killed Gord and Marj Classen five years ago in a drunk driving collision near Aberdeen has had his statutory parole released. Recent documents from the Parole Board of Canada show that 39-year-old Tyler Seeley violated his release conditions on several occasions after being let out of jail in January 2024 o...
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Warm, dry conditions
Fall begins with summer-like warmth, dry conditions
The calendar says fall begins on Monday, but the weather tells a different story. Summer-like conditions will remain in effect across the province for much of the week. Environment and Climate Change Meteorologist Matt Loney told northeastNOW that well-above normal temperatures will be the norm for the coming days. &qu...
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Missing man
Melfort RCMP looking for missing 36-year-old man
Melfort RCMP are asking for help to find a missing 36-year-old man. Merle Wolfe was last spoken to by family members on Sept. 14 via social media. He is 5-10, about 140 pounds, and is known to frequent the James Smith Cree Nation, Onion Lake, and Saskatoon areas.Anyone with information can contact Melfort RCMP at 310-R...
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Combine fire
Zenon Park fire crews battle combine fire
The Zenon Park Fire Department was called to a combine fire over the weekend. Crews responded to the call on Saturday and were able to contain the blaze to the area of the combine without going further into the crop. There were no injuries, and the department thanked MB 5 Star Farms and Brian Beaty for supplying a full...
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ER closure
Porcupine Carragana ER closed for part of Saturday
A temporary closure for the emergency department in the Town of Porcupine Plain. The Porcupine Carragana Hospital ER is closed Saturday from 4 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Emergency services during that time are available at hospitals in Tisdale, Hudson Bay, and Kelvington. Residents are advised to call 911 for emergencies.--cam...
Sep 19, 2025
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Drinking water advisory
Precautionary drinking water advisory in effect in Hudson Bay
The Town of Hudson Bay is under a precautionary drinking water advisory. The Water Security Agency posted the advisory on Friday due to elevated turbidity. Residents are advised to boil water for drinking purposes and any other activity where it may be ingested, such as brushing teeth, washing fruits or vegetables, unh...
Sep 19, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Parents' Bill of Rights
Government of Saskatchewan seeks leave to appeal pronoun law decision to Supreme Court
The Government of Saskatchewan has taken the first steps to bring the case around its pronoun law to the highest court in the country.The government has filed to the Supreme Court of Canada, seeking leave to appeal the decision that came down last month from the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.That decision found that a c...
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auditor probe
Saskatchewan Party government members reject NDP motion on wildfire plane problems
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Party members of a legislature committee have rejected a bid by the Opposition NDP to expand the auditor's probe into problems with the province's wildfire fighting aircraft.The rejection came after NDP member Hugh Gordon asked the legislature's all-party public accounts committee to approve a...
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Saskatchewan NDP looks for 'big, bold' solution to health-care problems
Problems in Saskatchewan health care have been a major focus for the Sask. NDP for the last number of years - when the legislature is sitting, not a week seems to go by without the Opposition bringing a heartbreaking or frustrating story of someone's experience in the system. But as of Monday, the party widened its foc...
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Foodservice Facts Report
Wildfires may have helped northern restaurants buck national trend of fewer people dining out
Three in four Canadians are eating out less often due to the rising cost of living, according to Restaurants Canada's 2025 Foodservice Facts report. That share rises to 81 per cent for those aged 18 to 34. But in Saskatchewan, a hospitality industry advocacy group said restaurants here are reporting a strong summer of ...
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critical minerals strategy
Expert says Canada needs more copper as Creighton mine joins national plan
Canada's clean-energy future needs more copper, and a significant project in northern Saskatchewan has been added to Ottawa's national plan as one way to help meet that demand.The Foran McIlvenna Bay copper and zinc mine, located about 65 kilometres southwest of Creighton, was named on Sept. 11 as one of five major pro...
Sep 22, 2025
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Legitimate business
Sask. consumer watchdog warns of fraudulent investment company
Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) wants investors to be wary of the online entity known as Trenovia Group.The FCAA is cautioning the public not to send money to them or other companies not registered in Saskatchewan, as they "may not be legitimate businesses," according to the Mi...
Sep 22, 2025
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Local Sports
league changes
'Disgusting, long overdue:' Changes to the CFL drawing mixed reactions
Football coaches and former CFL players are reacting to the new changes coming to the league, but some are throwing flags on the field.Changes are coming to the size and layouts of the field, the location of the goalposts, the single-point rouge and the play clock over the next two seasons.CFL Commissioner Stewart John...
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Player transactions
Mustangs acquire D-man from Ice Wolves after SJHL opening weekend
One game in to the regular season and the Melfort Mustangs have made a trade.The team acquired '06 defenceman Ryder Ellis from the La Ronge Ice Wolves in exchange for '06 defenceman Noah Aldred, a 2nd round pick, and a player development fee (PDF) Aldred had come to the Mustangs from the U18 AAA Notre Dame Hounds, wher...
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CFL making changes to field layouts, rouge, play clock in next two seasons
The Canadian Football League is make some big changes to the size and layouts of the field, the location of the goalposts, the single-point rouge and the play clock over the next two seasons.Commissioner Stewart Johnston made the announcement on Monday morning at a news conference, describing the changes as "a wat...
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Rivalry renewed
Hawks rookie gets game winner in hostile territory
The Hawks scored three powerplay goals Friday including the game winner off the stick of rookie Mason Lowther in Nipawin's 4-3 win over Melfort at the Northern Lights Palace.Second-year Hawks captain Finley Radloff opened the scoring just over a minute into the first Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) game of the...
Sep 22, 2025
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Party Spolied
Mustangs lose back-and-forth opener to rival Hawks
The Melfort Mustangs didn't start the 2025/26 campaign the way they had hoped, falling to the Nipawin Hawks by a score of 4-3.It was a back-and-forth affair as no team ever led by more than a goal."I think once we were on our game and heavy on pucks, we hemmed them in and controlled the pace of play. If we can fig...
Sep 20, 2025
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Season Opener
Mustangs begin season at home against rival Hawks
The 2025/26 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season has arrived, as all 12 teams are in action tonight for their season openers.In the case of the two-time defending SJHL Champions, the Melfort Mustangs, they will play host to the rival Nipawin Hawks, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Northern Lights Palace."Tonight ...
Sep 19, 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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farmnewsNOW
$12B in food and drink exports could be shifted away from U.S.: Farm Credit Canada
Farm Credit Canada has identified $12 billion in food and beverage exports that could be shifted away from the U.S. market as cross-border trade comes...
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CCGA to increase interest-free canola advance payments
Changes to the Agricultural Marketing Programs Regulations are in effect which doubles the interest-free portion for canola advances under the Advance...
Sep 19, 2025
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The University of Saskatchewan offering a Certificate in Introductory Agriculture program
A new course at the University of Saskatchewan is targeted at learners from a variety of backgrounds. College of Agriculture and Bioresources (AgBio) ...
Sep 19, 2025
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Canada
Canada drops 2 appeals of U.S. anti-dumping duties on softwood lumber
OTTAWA - Canada has dropped two legal challenges of United States duties on Canadian softwood lumber. The U.S. has long accused Canada's softwood lumber sector of violating rules on anti-dumping - flooding a market with cheaper, subsidized products to ...
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No gun was seized from teenager shot dead by Montreal-area police: watchdog
LONGUEUIL - The head of Quebec's police watchdog says her officers seized a baseball bat, a backpack and ski masks after police shot dead a teenager over the weekend on Montreal's South Shore. But Brigitte Bishop told reporters today that no sharp-edge...
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In the news today: Trump to speak at United Nations, gun control group targeting SKS
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump set to address UN General Assembly U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to chastise American allies, including Canada, for a co-ordinated international e...
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CFIA says B.C. ostrich farmers must leave by Tuesday or face arrest
The owners of an ostrich farm, whose flock is subject to a cull order, must leave today or face removal by police called in by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. RCMP and CFIA officials arrived Monday and served a warrant on the farm in southeastern ...
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Trump tells UN recognizing Palestine as a state rewards Hamas
NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump says recognizing a Palestinian state amounts to rewarding Hamas for the "horrible atrocities" of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Canada joined the United Kingdom, Australia and Portugal on Sunday in recognizing...
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Gun-control group urges Ottawa to ban SKS as assault-style firearm buyback ramps up
OTTAWA - A prominent gun-control group says the federal government's buyback of assault-style firearms will be a waste of money unless it includes a prohibition of the semi-automatic SKS rifle. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed approximately 2,500 ty...
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World
Hurricane Narda has formed in the Pacific. In the Atlantic, Gabrielle spurs hurricane watch
MIAMI (AP) - Narda was upgraded to a hurricane Tuesday as it strengthened in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. Narda had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (137 kph), accordi...
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Trump in speech to UN says world body 'not even coming close to living up' to its potential
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - President Donald Trump returned to the United Nations on Tuesday to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution. World leaders listened...
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UN chief warns world leaders of 'an age of reckless disruption and relentless human suffering'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The head of the United Nations warned Tuesday that humanity has entered "an age of reckless disruption and relentless human suffering" as world leaders convened at a moment in history rife with polarization, inequit...
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11 migrants deported by US to Ghana were sent home despite safety concerns, their lawyer says
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Eleven West African nationals deported by the U.S. to Ghana were sent to their home countries over the weekend despite safety concerns, their lawyer told a court in Ghana on Tuesday. The U.S. had deporte...
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A New Zealand woman is convicted of murdering her 2 children and leaving their bodies in suitcases
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A jury in New Zealand on Tuesday found a woman guilty of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered. The verdict meant the jury at t...
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Effort to strip Costa Rica President Chaves of immunity falls short in congressional vote
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Costa Rica's Congress fell short Monday of the supermajority required to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of immunity in order to prosecute him on corruption charges. Chaves' opposition needed a 38...
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