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Marli Shepherd hired as Parks and Facilities manager for City of Melfort
The City of Melfort has hired a new Parks and Facilities Manager, someone who is quite familiar with the area.Marli Shepherd, the mother of Melfort Mustangs' forward Austin Shepherd, has accepted the position."Anything in recreation I find really interesting, because it's been a huge part of our family, so to be a...
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Nurses help pay for flight to get Swift Current man bitten by rattlesnake back to Sask.
A Swift Current man who was hospitalized after being bitten by a rattlesnake in Texas has been flown back Saskatchewan, with the help of money donated by ICU staff caring for him.Stephanie Fehr and her family have been tirelessly working to get her husband, Daniel, back to Canada after he bitten by a rattlesnake while ...
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Marli Shepherd hired as Parks and Facilities manager for City of Melfort
The City of Melfort has hired a new Parks and Facilities Manager, someone who is quite familiar with the area.Marli Shepherd, the mother of Melfort Mustangs' forward Austin Shepherd, has accepted the position."Anything in recreation I find really interesting, because it's been a huge part of our family, so to be a...
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Sewer issues
Unexpected dig undertaken in downtown Melfort
A blocked sewer connection was to blame for an unforeseen dig on MacLeod Ave W. in downtown Melfort. The Public Works department was called by a business on Main St. about a blocked sewer connection, and that was just the start of a multi-day repair. "Further investigation determined that the sewer connection for ...
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Horizon SD school year
Horizon School Division Director of Education excited for start of school year
The Horizon School Division is officially back to work, as teachers returned on Monday ahead of next Tuesday's start to the school year. Director of Education Kevin Garinger told northeastNOW they are excited about two significant capital projects wrapping up soon. "One of the things we're looking forward to, of c...
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Real solutions
MN-S declares state of emergency, seeks funding for land based healing facility
Noting the devastating effects of drugs and gangs, and a lack of long-term community-based cultural supports, Brennan Merasty says he saw an opportunity as an elected official to take action and help the people he has seen suffering. The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) Minister responsible for self-determinatio...
Aug 22, 2025
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Community help
Melfort RCMP expressing thanks to public for reporting recent incidents
The Detachment Commander of the Melfort RCMP said recent public reporting has helped them make three arrests of high-risk offenders. Staff Sgt. Ryan Case said they received a call at around noon last Sunday about a vehicle driving erratically on Highway 41. Callers kept reporting updates on the location of the vehicle,...
Aug 22, 2025
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Small fire near Nipawin
Crews in Nipawin extinguish small fire caused by downed power line
The Nipawin Fire Department (NFD) was forced to put out a small fire started thanks to a downed power line. Crews were dispatched to a grass fire along Highway 55 by Mabel Hill Cemetery Thursday afternoon. The small fire was quickly put out. The NFD said the fire was caused by a power line which had blown over onto a s...
Aug 22, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Nurses help pay for flight to get Swift Current man bitten by rattlesnake back to Sask.
A Swift Current man who was hospitalized after being bitten by a rattlesnake in Texas has been flown back Saskatchewan, with the help of money donated by ICU staff caring for him.Stephanie Fehr and her family have been tirelessly working to get her husband, Daniel, back to Canada after he bitten by a rattlesnake while ...
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SUSAN VELDER
In St. Walburg, a lifetime of hidden art finds a home in a century-old church
Susan Velder's art is scattered across Canada.She sculpted Queen Elizabeth II on her beloved horse, Burmese, a bronze that stands outside the Saskatchewan Legislature in Regina. Inside, her bust of Tommy Douglas is on display. In Whitehorse, Yukon, a seven-and-a-half-foot firefighter stands in front of the City Hall.Ba...
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Negotiations between Canada Post, union delayed again
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says Canada Post has cancelled a meeting planned for the two sides today.The union says the corporation cancelled the meeting because Canada Post needs more time to review the union's latest global offers.The union representing 55,000 workers did not share a new date for negotiation...
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BOMA Certifications
Government buildings across Sask recognized for environmental excellence
The Government of Saskatchewan has received several environmental certifications and awards this year from the Saskatchewan Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) for their excellence in building performance and sustainability. BOMA BEST (Building Environmental Standards) is Canada's largest environmental asse...
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Canada Summer Games
Two gold medal winners lead Team Sask into Summer Games closing ceremonies
The Canada Summer Games held closing ceremonies on Sunday evening, with diver Lila Stewart and Para Athletic Sprinter Brendan Cote-Williamson serving as flag bearers to lead Team Sask into the ceremonies. Stewart, who won three gold medals in diving at the games, said she felt proud to serve as a representative for bot...
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HOMEBASE
Integrated Youth Services hub opens in Sturgeon Lake
A First Nation located 30 minutes northwest of Prince Albert is the fourth community in the province to launch an integrated youth services( IYS) hub - delivering supports to people between the ages of 12 to 25 and their caregivers.While the hub, known as HOMEBASE, will operate in Sturgeon Lake First Nation, the servic...
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Canada Summer Games
Two gold medal winners lead Team Sask into Summer Games closing ceremonies
The Canada Summer Games held closing ceremonies on Sunday evening, with diver Lila Stewart and Para Athletic Sprinter Brendan Cote-Williamson serving as flag bearers to lead Team Sask into the ceremonies. Stewart, who won three gold medals in diving at the games, said she felt proud to serve as a representative for bot...
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Riders Drop to 8-2, still lead CFL
Riders outgunned by Stamps, lose 32-15 in West showdown
The Saskatchewan Roughriders were outgunned in a Western clash in Calgary.The Calgary Stampeders beat the Riders by double-digits for a second time this season, this time 32-15 at McMahon Stadium. Calgary also won 24-10 at Mosaic Stadium back in July."Disappointment obviously," Riders quarterback Trevor Harri...
Aug 24, 2025
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Hometown Player
Trojans sign local product
The Tisdale Trojans have added a player to their roster for the upcoming 2025/26 season.Local product, Oliver Homstol, is joining his hometown team at the age of just 15.Last season, the forward played in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) with the OHA Edmonton U15 Prep club. In 33 regular-season contests,...
Aug 22, 2025
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Riderville
Riders KeeSean Johnson and Dohnte Meyers proving to be a dynamic duo
For KeeSean Johnson and Dohnte Meyers, the competition doesn't just stop on the field.The two Saskatchewan Roughrider wide receivers aren't just teammates, they're roommates as well this season."We both got close last year, but I stayed with Jerreth Sterns, and he stayed with someone else. We just knew in the offs...
Aug 21, 2025
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Jorja Salmond
Weekes barrel racer up looking to make her name
A familiar name to the northeast is looking to make her mark on the world of competitive barrel racing.Jorja Salmond, daughter of professional chuckwagon driver Wade Salmond (who won the Top Rookie Award at the 2023 Calgary Stampede), and niece of Evan Salmond (who finished this WPCA season fourth in the world, with a ...
Aug 21, 2025
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Day 12 Recap
Kok sets decathalon record; Stewart grabs second medal at 2025 Canada Games
The rain may have eased off on Day 12 of the Canada Summer Games, but a fierce wind swept through Newfoundland - a fitting backdrop for a day full of energy and record-breaking performances from Team Saskatchewan. With competition in full swing across nearly every sport, three new events also launched into action: Wres...
Aug 21, 2025
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Northeast Profiles
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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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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farmnewsNOW
'Most costly' storm of 2025: Sask. hail insurance company flooded with claims
While lightning was streaking across the prairie skies on Wednesday night, hail was pounding Saskatchewan crops.For the Municipal Hail Insurance, that...
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Protein Industries Canada begins search for new CEO
Protein Industries Canada says they are looking for a new chief executive officer. The organization announced Robert Hunter was no longer CEO, a posit...
Aug 22, 2025
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New website launches to address invasive wild pigs in Canada
To address the growing ecological and agricultural threat posed by invasive wild pigs, Canada is responding with the launch of a new website.Wild Pigs...
Aug 22, 2025
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Canada
CBC going to court to fight disclosure order for Gem subscriber numbers
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada is going to court to defend its refusal to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service. A spokesperson says the public broadcaster will make its case in Federal Court, after the information commissioner ordered CBC to make available the number of paid subscribers to Gem. Matt Mal...
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More Canadians commuting as remote work decline, hybrid workers on-site more often
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the proportion of employed people mostly working from home in May edged down compared with a year earlier for the fourth year in the row. The agency says those mostly working from home amounted to 17.4 per cent of employed people compared with 18.7 per cent in May 2024. Those who worked ...
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Parliamentary Budget Officer says 3.2 million new homes needed to close housing gap
OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates Canada needs to build 3.2 million new homes in the next decade to close the housing gap but isn't currently on track to do that. The latest PBO report estimates the number of new home builds will be higher over the next three years but will gradually return to histori...
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Canada eyes deeper energy ties with Germany through critical minerals partnership
BERLIN - Canada is signing a critical minerals partnership with Germany that encourages the joint public financing of natural resources projects. Prime Minister Mark Carney says for too long, key Canadian minerals such as nickel and cobalt have gone underdeveloped while China and Russia dominate the global critical min...
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In the news today: Canada narrows sub suppliers to two options
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada narrows sub suppliers to two options Government officials say Canada has narrowed down its shopping list for its next fleet of submarines to those made by a German and a South Korean supplier. Canada plans to replace its cu...
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'Just shoot me': Calgarian fighting in Ukraine in painful recovery after drone attack
KYIV - A 23-year-old Calgary man who has been fighting for Ukraine faces a painful recovery after receiving burns to nearly 30 per cent of his body in a Russian drone strike on Canada Day. Mac Hughes initially joined his father Paul in doing volunteer work in the war-torn nation but joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine a...
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World
Court throws out lawsuit by Trump administration against all Maryland federal judges
BALTIMORE (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Maryland's entire federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals. U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen granted a request by the judges to toss the c...
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2 police officers killed and another shot in a rural Australian town
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Two police officers were killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting at a property in rural Australia and the suspect was at large Tuesday, authorities said. The shooting occurred in midmorning during a police visit to a property in Porepunkah, a town of just over 1,000 people in V...
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Iran directed antisemitic attacks in Australia, PM Albanese says
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of directing at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country is expelling the Iranian ambassador on Tuesday. Albanese said that Australian intelligence services had connected Iran to attacks on a Sydney restaurant and...
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Judge rules Utah's congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state's congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body drew them in violation of voters' rights. The current map, drawn in 2021, divides Salt Lake County - the state's population center and a Democratic s...
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Venus Williams loses in 3 sets at the US Open in her 1st Grand Slam match in 2 years
NEW YORK (AP) - Even at age 45, even after two years away from Grand Slam tennis, Venus Williams displayed some big serves and powerful groundstrokes at the U.S. Open on Monday night in front of a supportive crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, before losing 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to Karolina Muchova. Williams was the oldest singles p...
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Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A network of clinics in Maine will not resume getting Medicaid funds to treat thousands of low-income patients during its lawsuit over Trump administration cuts to abortion providers, a judge ruled Monday. President Donald Trump's policy and tax bill, known as the " big beautiful bill,"...
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