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Pedestrian injured
STARS responds after pedestrian hit by vehicle on James Smith Cree Nation
A pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital after being struck by a vehicle on the James Smith Cree Nation.The Kinistino Fire Department was called to the scene early Thursday morning.After they arrived, they administered first aid and set up a landing area for STARS Air Ambulance.Paramedics were on the scene to help t...
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Mayor discusses budget
Mayor of Nipawin discusses municipal budget
Marlon Zacharias' first budget as mayor was an "eye-opening experience".Nipawin Council passed their 2024 municipal budget on Monday, approving a five per cent tax increase.Zacharias told northeastNOW that administration did a good job of deciding what their necessities looked like for the year ahead."We...
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100 Women Who Care
NCHCF to receive $10K from Melfort's 100 Women Who Care
A local charity is $10,000 richer thanks to the "100 Women Who Care" in Melfort.The organization heard presentations from three non-profit organizations at a gathering at the Melfort Golf and Country Club Tuesday night.Melfort Youth Evolution was one of three non-profits to make a presentation to the 100 Wome...
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Election season
Wally Burns seeking re-election as Chief of James Smith
Citing plans to complete land claims, build 80 new houses on the reserve, and start work on a new hockey arena, Wally Burns says he has a lot of unfinished business.First elected Chief of James Smith in 2008, Burns is one of four candidates in this week's election and told paNOW his mission to create positive change in...
Mar 26, 2024
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Saskatchewan

TO TAX OR NOT TO TAX?
Economists hope to dispel myths as carbon tax increase approaches
It has its critics and its supporters, but who is right and who is wrong when it comes to the debate over the federal carbon tax?As of April 1, that levy will rise from $65 to $80 a tonne, representing an increase of 23 per cent. That increase will mean a rise in energy bills and an addition of roughly three cents a li...
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Time to vote
PBCN prepares for election
Members of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation head to the polls next month.The election for chief and council has been scheduled for April 9 and a list of candidates was released Monday by the electoral officer. They have however indicated the list is still subject to change and may have to do in part with a requirement all ...
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RCMP won't yet release names of four people found dead in home near Neudorf
The RCMP will not yet release the names of the four people found dead at a Saskatchewan farm, but said their families have been notified.980 CJME has confirmed the property near Neudorf where the four adults were found dead on Sunday is owned by JoAnne and Gary Bender.A news release from RCMP said said the initial inve...
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Outstanding achievement
Prince Albert singer receives Golden Buzzer on Canada's Got Talent
Prince Albert's Rebecca Strong has inspired an entire country.During Tuesday night's episode of Canada's Got Talent, Strong's audition resulted in her receiving the 'Golden Buzzer' and $25,000 from CIBC.(Citytv)Strong sang the song 'Stone Cold' by Demi Lovato. Immediately after her moving performance, she was asked by ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Moe to appear before Ottawa finance committee ahead of carbon tax hike
Saskatchewan's premier will get a chance to make his voice heard in Ottawa.Scott Moe sent a letter Tuesday to the chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, asking to appear before the committee no later than Thursday, ahead of the scheduled increase to the carbon tax which takes effect on Monday.Simi...
Mar 27, 2024
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Corrections
Pine Grove inmates claim woman rushed to hospital in serious condition was ignored by jail staff
Editor's note: This story was updated on March 27 to include a comment from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.Inmates at Prince Albert's Pine Grove Correctional (PGCC) are sounding the alarm, claiming a woman rushed to hospital last weekend had been sick for six days and may have died had they not called 9-1-1 on her b...
Mar 26, 2024
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Canada

Higgs champions NB shale gas development as a better climate plan than carbon pricing
OTTAWA - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his province's alternative to the federal carbon price will be to ship liquid natural gas to Europe as an alternative to coal. Higgs says he has a business case to do it, although there's just one problem: he doesn't currently have any gas to send. Higgs is appearing vir...
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Native Women's Association forced to lay off half its staff amid funding shortfall
OTTAWA - The Native Women's Association of Canada says it was forced to lay off roughly half its workforce due to a major shortfall in federal funding. The advocacy organization says it received grants totalling $48 million last year as part of Canada's national apprenticeship program and other initiatives. This year, ...
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Canada Post releases new stamp celebrating Muslim festival
TORONTO - Canada Post has released a stamp featuring Middle Eastern cookies to commemorate an annual festival that marks the end of a holy month for Muslims. The Crown corporation says Canadians can use the stamps to send greetings ahead of Eid al-Fitr, a four-day Islamic festival in April that follows Ramadan, a holy ...
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Two dead in car crash after drive-by shootings in Montreal, watchdog investigating
MONTREAL - Two men in their 20s died when their car collided with a tree Thursday morning in Montreal, not long after two nearby drive-by shootings. Quebec's police watchdog says it is investigating the crash in Montreal's Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie borough. Montreal police say the first drive-by shooting targeted a veh...
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Quebec judge to rule today whether man should stand trial for daycare crash deaths
SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. - A Quebec court Judge will decide later today whether a man will stand trial on charges of first-degree murder for allegedly killing two children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare. Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested after a transit bus crashed into the front of a daycare i...
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'We won't forget:' How some Muslims view Poilievre's stance on Israel-Hamas war
OTTAWA - A spokesman for a regional Muslim advocacy group says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's stance on the Israel-Hamas war could complicate his party's relationship with Muslim Canadians. Nawaz Tahir of the Hikma Public Affairs Council in London, Ont., met Poilievre during the leader's outreach efforts in so...
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World News

Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies
Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyliss, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday th...
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Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor. Administrative leave is not disciplinary under...
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Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of th...
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Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying "Filipinos do not yield." Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not provide details...
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Ukraine's soccer victory provides welcome distraction from tragedy of war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainians have expressed pride and gratitude toward their men's national soccer team for qualifying for the European Championship, a rare bit of good news and a welcome distraction from the war with Russia. Though celebrations after Ukraine's 2-1 win over Iceland were muted as Russian missiles kep...
14h ago
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Bob Uecker, 90, expected to broadcast Brewers' home opener, workload the rest of season uncertain
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone when the Milwaukee Brewers play their home opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. How heavy a broadcasting workload the 90-year-old Uecker will have the rest of the season remains uncertain. "Bob Uecker calling the first pitch of the Brewers home ...
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