

Missing Person
Tisdale RCMP searching for missing 15-year-old girl
Tisdale Police are trying to find a missing 15-year-old girl.Stephanie Thomas was last seen on June 13 on Kinistin Saulteaux Nation.After being last spotted just before 1 a.m. on June 13th, Thomas was reported missing to Saskatoon police on June 19th.Since being reported missing, Tisdale RCMP were asked to help with th...
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Financial transparency
'We definitely were not shocked': Sask Chief responds to initial findings of FSIN audit that flags over $20 million
The Chief of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation says he and others within the Saskatoon Tribal Council were definitely not shocked by the initial findings of an audit into the Federation of Sovereign Indian Nations (FSIN) that raised questions with respect to over $20 million in spending.Kelly Wolfe told paNOW these concerns have...
21h ago
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Clean Drinking water
Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition
Jul 04, 2025

Digital Farming
Managing resources and visualizing ROI with data and digital farming
Going Camping
Locals and Raiders among names at NHL Development Camps
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Excelling at every level
Humboldt ballplayer named to three separate Team Sask. rosters
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Northeast News

Missing Person
Tisdale RCMP searching for missing 15-year-old girl
Tisdale Police are trying to find a missing 15-year-old girl.Stephanie Thomas was last seen on June 13 on Kinistin Saulteaux Nation.After being last spotted just before 1 a.m. on June 13th, Thomas was reported missing to Saskatoon police on June 19th.Since being reported missing, Tisdale RCMP were asked to help with th...
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Strategic Plan
City of Melfort seeking community feedback on proposed strategic plan
The City of Melfort has developed a proposed strategic plan for the years 2026-2029.Currently, the plan is just a draft, and before it becomes official, the city is looking for feedback from its community members."The strategic plan is about shaping Melfort's future, and that future belongs to the people who live ...
Jul 03, 2025
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Community support
Porcupine Plain group home residents pitch in to help wildfire evacuees
The Director of Saskatchewan First Nation Emergency Management said she was moved to tears after hearing group home residents from Porcupine Plain wanted to help the wildfire evacuees.Michelle Vandevord was present on Thursday when a truck that travelled over three hours, showed up at Cottage 11 on the Joseph Custer Re...
Jul 03, 2025
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Lawsuit
Sask. law firm considering class action suit against province over wildfire response
There appears to be a lot of public interest in a potential class action lawsuit regarding the government's response to wildfires in Saskatchewan. Chad Eggerman, the founding partner of Procido Law which has an office in Saskatoon, said in the five days since his firm first asked for feedback on its website, the respon...
Jul 02, 2025
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Pride Month
Melfort Youth Evolution wraps up Pride Month with annual walk
The fourth annual Pride Walk in Melfort took place Monday evening - the culmination of a month long celebration each June that recognizes the 2SLGBTQ+ community and acknowledges the ongoing struggle for equal rights and justice. Melfort Youth Evolution (MYE) started the event at the North East Outreach and Support Serv...
Jul 02, 2025
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Recreation Rumble
Melfort recreation manager wins 2025 Rec Rumble
A northeast local has won the 2025 Saskatchewan Association of Recreation Professionals (SARP) Rec Rumble.Melfort Recreation and Aquatics Manager, Shannon Marshall, has been crowned the winner and will soon receive her championship belt."It's pretty cool, I was just excited to get nominated and definitely didn't e...
Jun 30, 2025
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Saskatchewan
One person sent to hospital
BREAKING: Crane collapses at construction site in Saskatoon's Forest Grove
One person has been taken to hospital after a crane collapsed at a construction site in Saskatoon's Forest Grove neighbourhood on Saturday morning.The construction site, on Webster Street, is next to Forest Grove Community Church, and the site of a rental community development called The Hadley, being built by WestClif...
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Wildfires
Canada Post service alerts for Beauval and Patuanak due to wildfire
Residents of two Saskatchewan communities evacuated several days ago due to wildfires are being warned about the impact on mail delivery. The post office in Beauval is closed, so mail destined for that community is being held. Patuanak also has a red alert due to wildfires, but the post office remains open. However, tr...
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Financial transparency
'We definitely were not shocked': Sask Chief responds to initial findings of FSIN audit that flags over $20 million
The Chief of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation says he and others within the Saskatoon Tribal Council were definitely not shocked by the initial findings of an audit into the Federation of Sovereign Indian Nations (FSIN) that raised questions with respect to over $20 million in spending.Kelly Wolfe told paNOW these concerns have...
21h ago
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Crime
Wellness check leads to list of firearm charges: RCMP
A 24-year-old man is facing multiple firearms-related charges after police went to his home for a wellness check. Île-à-la-Crosse RCMP were called to a home in the community and observed bullet holes in one of the windows when they arrived. As they entered, they saw the man run out of the home with a firea...
21h ago
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Claim denied
Court of Appeal denies SGI death benefit appeal of Boden Umpherville's mother
An appeal of an SGI decision to refuse death benefits for Boden Umpherville (Sasakamoose) was denied by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Verna Umperville, Boden's mother and the executor of his estate, applied to SGI for death benefits in 2023, alleging that his death was caused by the collision of his vehicle with a ...
22h ago
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broadband
Feds announce $105 million high-speed internet investment in Sask.
The federal government has announced a $105 million investment into high-speed internet in Saskatchewan. During a press conference Friday in Prince Albert, Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River MP and Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger stated the funding will go towards three projects in par...
23h ago
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What's Trending
Clean Drinking water
Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition
Jul 04, 2025

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Tobin Lake Leisure: A premier camping experience
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Excelling at every level
Humboldt ballplayer named to three separate Team Sask. rosters
Jul 02, 2025

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EV charging now offered at three SIGA casinos
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Riderville
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Local Sports

Another U Sports Commit
Mustangs Belton commits to Brock University
Yet another graduating Melfort Mustang will extend their hockey career at the university level.Logan Belton has announced his commitment to Brock University, where he will become a Badger for the 2025/26 season."Belton was a key piece of the Mustangs' forward group over the past three seasons... his offensive skil...
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Rising up the ranks
Scherger accepts position with Blades, Mustangs in search of new assistant coach
Melfort Mustangs assistant coach Tye Scherger, has accepted a position with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League.Scherger, who rejoined the Mustangs organization two years ago after previously playing for the club as an assistant captain, is the Blades' newest assistant coach."I'd like to thank Trevor...
Jul 03, 2025
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Going Camping
Locals and Raiders among names at NHL Development Camps
The Prince Albert and North Central areas of the province are well represented at NHL Development Camps this week. Among those attending camps with one of the 32 NHL clubs include eight current and former Raiders and a handful of players who were born around the area. Starting off with the locals, two players hail from...
Jul 02, 2025
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Excelling at every level
Humboldt ballplayer named to three separate Team Sask. rosters
A Humboldt baseball player is set for a busy couple of months, as she's been named to three separate Team Sask. rosters.Camden Suchan is just 16 years old, yet she will be on the 16U Girls' Canada Summer Games roster, the 19U Women's Team Sask roster, and the Women's Team Sask roster."I'm very excited for my summe...
Jul 02, 2025
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Riderville
Riders hit bye week undefeated, eyeing rest and recovery
The Saskatchewan Roughriders improved to 4-0 with a convincing 37-18 win over the B.C. Lions on Saturday. While the scoreboard showed dominance, players said there's still plenty of work to do as they head into the bye week."It was a decent night," said defensive back Rolan Milligan after the game."I was...
Jun 30, 2025
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Runs in the family
Baptiste Chuckwagon Racing Team getting set for Calgary Stampede
For the Baptiste family out of Cando and Red Pheasant First Nation, chuckwagon racing has been a part of their lives from the moment they stepped foot on to the earth. Now, the Baptiste Chuckwagon Racing Team is preparing for the Calgary Stampede for another year, an event that's meant a lot to their family. This year,...
Jun 29, 2025
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Northeast Profiles

Rooted In Agriculture
Growing Community . . . One Acre at a Time
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 ...
Jun 10, 2025
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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...
May 08, 2025
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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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farmnewsNOW

Non-profits benefit from FCC AgriSpirit fund
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) AgriSpirit Fund supports capital projects that enrich the lives of residents in communities with fewer than 150,000 people. A...
Jul 04, 2025
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Saskatchewan farm show ready to highlight new innovations
Western Canada's largest outdoor farm show returns this month to showcase new and exciting technology for the agriculture sector.Ag in Motion show dir...
Jul 04, 2025
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Hail, excessive moisture, insects caused the most crop damage in Saskatchewan
Thunderstorms swept across parts of the province, bringing moisture along with some hail and that means some producers will be assessing crop damage o...
Jul 03, 2025
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Canada

Quebec bar suspends law licence of alleged Mafia leader Leonardo Rizzuto
MONTREAL - Quebec's bar association has suspended the lawyer's licence of Leonardo Rizzuto, who was one of 11 people arrested last month in a police operation targeting organized crime. The Barreau du Québec announced this week that it had provisionally suspended Rizzuto's licence as of July 2. The 56-year-old i...
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B.C. cabinet minister says she's 'fortunate' to have just half a dozen death threats
VANCOUVER - British Columbia infrastructure minister says in her eight years as a member of the legislature, she can recall receiving about half a dozen death threats, and considers herself "pretty fortunate" as a provincial politician. Bowinn Ma says she knows it's strange to say, but she is aware of other e...
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Canada's environment ministers endorse updated air quality standards
YELLOWKNIFE - Canada's environment ministers have endorsed stronger air quality standards for fine particulate matter, while acknowledging the struggles caused by wildfires that can blanket the country in smoke advisories. Provincial, territorial and federal environment ministers met in Yellowknife for the annual meeti...
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B.C. funds more policing as hate crimes rose by 23 per cent between 2022 to 2023
Hate aimed at religion, sexual orientation and race or ethnicity has jumped in British Columbia, setting off a funding increase for the RCMP's hate crimes unit. Public Safety Minister Garry Begg announced an additional $734,000 for the RCMP's anti-hate crime unit in the province as police-reported hate crimes rose by a...
Jul 04, 2025
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Clean Drinking water
Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition
The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations' rights to clean drinking water - despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether.Two provincial environment ministers sent a letter to their federal counterpart this week ...
Jul 04, 2025
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Norwegian company has plans for LNG export project in Quebec
MONTREAL - A subsidiary of a Norwegian energy company wants to build a liquefied natural gas export project in Quebec. Marinvest Energy Canada says there's a strong business case for an LNG project in Quebec to export Canadian natural gas to Europe. The company is offering few details about the project, but an elected ...
Jul 04, 2025
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World

Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran' s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura. The absence of Khamenei during the war had suggested heavy security for the Iranian leader, who has fina...
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Wimbledon: Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova loses to American Emma Navarro in the third round
LONDON (AP) - Defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova lost to No. 10 seed Emma Navarro 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round on Saturday, extending a recent run of one-and-done winners at the All England Club. Krejcikova faded in the third set, getting her blood pressure checked at the changeover after Navarro broke...
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Desperate search for missing girls from summer camp after Texas floods kill at least 24
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - At least 24 people were killed and a frantic search continued overnight for many others missing in the Texas Hill Country, including more than 20 from a girls camp, after a storm unleashed nearly a foot of rain and sent floodwaters spilling out of the Guadalupe River. The destructive force of th...
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24 dead in Texas floods and more than 20 children missing from a girls summer camp
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on Texas Hill Country, leaving 24 people dead and many more unaccounted for Friday, including more than 20 girls attending a summer camp, as search teams conducted boat and helicopter rescues in fast-moving floodwaters. Desperate pleas peppere...
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Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority that could cement his second-term legacy. Flanked by Republican legislators and members of his Cabinet, Trump ...
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Multiple deaths reported in Texas, rescue efforts underway as flash flooding threatens communities
Multiple deaths have been reported in Texas after heavy rain caused flash flooding of a river, while search teams used boats to conduct rescues Friday as fast-moving water threatened riverfront communities near wildlife habitats and campgrounds. As much as 10 inches (25 centimeters) of heavy rain fell in just a few hou...
Jul 04, 2025
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