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How constant crime headlines make fear grow faster than reality
As violent crime headlines stack up across Saskatchewan, an expert warns it's not just the incidents themselves shaping public anxiety - it's how often people are exposed to them.Shootings, stabbings ...
Jan 07, 2026

'It is a shock': Salvation Army Major responds to findings of fire investigation
Editors note: This story was updated on Jan. 8 to add details about the Prince Albert Police Serving assisting the fire department in their investigation. --Reflecting on the news that a fire at the S...
Jan 06, 2026

Battlefords snow crews work through winter challenges
The Battlefords snow removal efforts have been in full force this winter, providing residents with clean and maintained streets. Both city and town snow removal crews have been working tirelessly thro...
Jan 06, 2026

Local organizations benefit from Melfort Christmas Castle
The Melfort Christmas Castle has wrapped up for another year, and organizers said the event was a hit. Elaine Tremblay told northeastNOW they were able to decorate more trees this year because they ha...
Jan 06, 2026

'I want to challenge us as a college' new VP says as North West College looks beyond trades and health
North West College (NWC)'s new vice-president, academic, says the institution needs to think more ambitiously about its role in Northwest Saskatchewan, expanding beyond trades and health training to b...
Jan 06, 2026

'We need to help bring industry to our town and our community': NB byelection candidate
Alan Wiese is running for a North Battleford council seat once again, after a 2024 defeat that came down to just two votes. "I was disappointed... then when all the stuff came out and I saw that he (f...
Jan 06, 2026

‘Preparation is really ramping up,’ organizer says as 2026 Sask. Winter Games enter final stretch
With about 1,600 athletes expected to arrive in just over a month, the communities of Meadow Lake and Flying Dust First Nation are entering the final stretch of preparations for the 2026 Saskatchewan ...
Jan 06, 2026

Nipawin makes trip to Battlefords to face North Stars
The Hawks are back on the road Tuesday heading to North Battleford for a showdown with the North Stars in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) action.Nipawin has an overtime win against the North ...
Jan 06, 2026

Nipawin Fire Chief discusses record year in 2025
The Nipawin Fire Department is coming off a record number of calls in 2025, and many of them were not responses to fires. Fire Chief Paul Cockell told northeastNOW the department had 260 calls last ye...
Jan 06, 2026
Police continue presence on Big Island Lake Cree Nation, work to identify and arrest suspects
The police investigation into a shooting and subsequent dangerous persons alert on the Big Island Lake Cree Nation continues.While investigators search for suspects, they're also working to determine ...
Jan 06, 2026