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Hawks head to Melfort to start home-and-home series with Mustangs
The Nipawin Hawks will scrounge together a roster for Friday's showdown in Melfort against the Mustangs as the 2025 portion of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season.Nipawin was forced to...
Dec 19, 2025

City of Melfort and Town of Nipawin remind residents to obey snow removal rules
Melfort and Nipawin are reminding residents to do what they can to help snow removal crews. Melfort Bylaw Officer Elizabeth McLean told northeastNOW that parking is permitted on city streets for a per...
Dec 19, 2025

Wildfire review vendor seeks input through survey
As part of an independent review of the government's response to the 2025 wildfire season, MNP, the vendor chosen to perform the review, has opened a public survey for anyone impacted by the wildfires...
Dec 19, 2025
RCMP investigating suspicious death in Wollaston Lake
Police are investigating what's being considered a suspicious death in Wollaston Lake. On Dec. 17 at approximately 6:15 p.m., RCMP received a report of a deceased man at a residence in the remote nort...
Dec 19, 2025

House fire in Nipawin investigated as suspicious
RCMP said a recent fire in Nipawin that forced the residents to flee is being investigated as suspicious.Nipawin Fire was called to Fifth Street East on Dec. 12 at about 10:30 p.m. and found a back de...
Dec 19, 2025
Travel not advised in southern parts of Sask. due to blowing snow
Environment Canada said it wouldn't be the "best idea" to embark on a road trip - especially southeastern parts of Saskatchewan this evening."Maybe put it off for 12 hours or so absolutely, and we're ...
Dec 19, 2025

BUFC finishes 2025 with medals in multiple indoor tournaments
As the calendar year wraps up, so does the Battlefords United Football Club's (BUFC) Battlefords Youth Soccer Inc. (BYSI) season. The competitive season will continue into the new year. Club director ...
Dec 19, 2025

Police investigating after vehicle struck business in Lanigan
An investigation is underway after a vehicle hit a building in Lanigan. Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP received a report late Tuesday night of an SUV striking a business. There were two occupants in the vehicl...
Dec 19, 2025

Driving conditions poor in some areas with snowfall
Your drive today could be a little dicey thanks to the fresh snow and windy conditions. According to the Highway Hotline, travel is not recommended on some highways in the Naicam, Watson, St. Brieux, ...
Dec 19, 2025

Tisdale falls 4-0 to Blazers; Trojans, Thunder, and Wolfpack all in action Friday
The Tisdale Trojans dropped a 4-0 decision to the Saskatoon Blazers on the road Thursday night. The loss snapped Tisdale's three-game winning streak. Wyatt Fleischhacker made 33 saves for the Trojans,...
Dec 19, 2025