North East Outreach and Support Services (NEOSS) has launched its Adopt a Family program again for the holiday season. Outreach Worker Tracey Zwozdesky told northeastNOW it is a community-driven initiative that helps ensure families facing hardship that they still experience the joy of Christmas. "The program prov...

Humboldt RCMP are looking for tips to help solve a recent theft. The incident happened just after 3 a.m. on Dec. 7. The suspect approached a business in Middle Lake, climbed under a truck parked in the parking lot, and removed the catalytic converter. (Humboldt RCMP)Call Humboldt RCMP at 306-682-2535 or Crime Stoppers ...

Melfort RCMP are asking for help in locating a missing woman. Brandy Smallboy, 22, was last seen Nov. 26 in Melfort. She is 5'4", 120 lbs., with brown eyes and dark brown hair. Smallboy often wears blue or green coloured contact lenses. She is known to travel to the Big River First Nation area, but her current whe...

A 29-year-old man from Tisdale is facing a laundry list of charges after a drug trafficking investigation yielded roughly 20 pounds of various drugs and multiple firearms. It all started on Tuesday, Dec. 9, when the RCMP and Prince Albert Police Crime Reduction Teams, along with RCMP's Critical Incident Response Team, ...

A local MLA is now a member of cabinet for the first time. Kelvington-Wadena SaskParty MLA Chris Beaudry has been named the new Minister of Energy and Resources, replacing Colleen Young who no longer has a portfolio. Premier Scott Moe revealed the changes to his cabinet on Thursday. Beaudry told northeastNOW he's thril...

The Tisdale Trojans host the Notre Dame Hounds in AAA hockey action this weekend. Tisdale will face the Hounds Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 2 at the RECplex. The Trojans are 10-14-1-0 so far this season, while the Hounds are just 1-23-1-1. Tisdale has just four games remaining in 2025. - In the PJHL, the Carrot River...

One of Saskatchewan's newest cabinet ministers says news of the promotion is still very much sinking in.Batoche MLA Darlene Rowden has been named the province's environment minister, taking over from Travis Keisig."Even [Thursday] with the swearing in ceremony, it was sinking in then, and you have a few people ref...

The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from Soaring Eagle Whitstone, cementing her conviction and life sentence for the first-degree murder of Tiki Laverdiere.In a decision released Dec. 11, the court dismissed Whitstone's application for leave to appeal a Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruling that uph...

Premier Scott Moe shuffled his cabinet on Thursday, with five MLAs who were first elected last year taking on ministerial portfolios for the first time.Mike Weger (Weyburn-Bengough) will serve as minister of community safety in a portfoilio previously known as corrections, policing and public safety, taking over for Ti...

With Canada's central bank holding its key interest rate steady at 2.25 per cent, the Saskatchewan Realtors Association says mortgage holders won't face any immediate payment shocks.However, Tyler Hudy, the association's vice president of public affairs and communications, said issues within Saskatchewan's housing mark...

An examination of the annual financial statements of the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) shows that the documents are reliable, reported the provincial auditor on Tuesday. The group runs multiple casinos around Saskatchewan, including Northern Lights in Prince Albert and the Golden Eagle in North Battleford...

Saskatchewan isn't too worried about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat on fertilizer, yet.Trump told reporters on Monday that he may impose "very severe tariffs" on fertilizer from Canada in an effort to bolster America's domestic production.Speaking to media at the Trade & Tariff Forum in Regin...

The Melfort Mustangs will begin a rivalry weekend tonight, as they play host to the Humboldt Broncos at the Northern Lights Palace.Melfort will play the Broncos twice this weekend (the first two meetings of the season) with Saturday's contest shifting to the Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt."They're a big rival, o...

The Tisdale Trojans host the Notre Dame Hounds in AAA hockey action this weekend. Tisdale will face the Hounds Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 2 at the RECplex. The Trojans are 10-14-1-0 so far this season, while the Hounds are just 1-23-1-1. Tisdale has just four games remaining in 2025. - In the PJHL, the Carrot River...

The roster for Team SJHL at this year's Viking Cup was announced Thursday afternoon, and it included a handful of players on northeast teams.First off, the Melfort Mustangs will be sending a pair of their players to Camrose, Alta. later this month.Captain Zayden Sadlemyer and assistant captain Bo Eisner have been selec...

A local baseball player will soon be making the jump to NCAA Division I after announcing his commitment to a Texas team.Muenster native Merek Yeager has joined the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros of the Southland Conference."I love the school down there. I thought it was a great fit for me, ...

Melfort Mustangs' Director of Player Personnel, Rick Oakes, will be the General Manager for Team SJHL at the 2026 Viking Cup.Oakes will be joined by the head coach and general manager of the Estevan Bruins, Drew Kocur, and league alumnus Turner Ripplinger as the staff for the event.The tournament, which has been on hia...

The Melfort Mustangs will have to wait a little longer to snap their two-game losing streak. The Mustangs' game in La Ronge against the Ice Wolves Tuesday night has been postponed due to an ice plant error at the arena.There is no word yet on a make-up date. Melfort dropped both games of a home-and-home series against ...

At Prairie North Co-op (PNC) we often say that we are proud to serve our members with products and services that help build, feed, fuel and grow the communities in which we live and do business. Now we can add "help keep our members and communities safe' through our commitment to a strong safety culture to that li...

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...

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 ...

A deal has been reached for land for the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) facility in downtown Winnipeg. Cereals Canada and James Richard...

Premier Scott Moe shuffled his cabinet on Thursday, with five MLAs who were first elected last year taking on ministerial portfolios for the first tim...

Mazergroup's Board of Directors, along with the Mazer family, have approved the appointment of Ben Voss as its new president and chief executive offic...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is accusing Prime Minister Mark Carney of trying to wheel and deal his way to a majority government after a second Tory MP joined the Liberal caucus."He's trying to manipulate and engineer for himself a majority that Canadians denied him in democratic elections, a majority that...

QUÉBEC - Quebec's economy minister says a draft energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador could be at risk if it's not settled before next year's Quebec election. Christine Fréchette says a defeat for the governing Coalition Avenir Québec in 2026 cou...

TORONTO - The Toronto Zoo says it has euthanized one of its lions after the animal spent several months undergoing veterinary care for a gastrointestinal symptoms. In a Friday social media post the zoo says Fintan, a 13-year-old "majestic male white l...

OTTAWA - Members of the Métis Nation of Ontario say an upcoming academic summit in the province amounts to an attack on their history because it questions the legitimacy of their connection to Métis heritage and territorial claims. But the First Nation...

ABBOTSFORD - Floodwaters that poured into Abbotsford, B.C., this week are receding, but Environment Canada warns more rain is in store for the already saturated Fraser Valley. It says while rainfall is expected to taper throughout the day, another syst...

A Mountie accused of making racist and sexist comments in group chats should be dismissed immediately or directed to resign within 14 days, the lawyer for the RCMP's conduct authority told an adjudication board hearing Friday. John MacLaughlan said Con...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Two U.S. service members and one American civilian have been killed and three other people wounded in an ambush on Saturday by the Islamic State group in central Syria, the U.S. Central Command said. ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man who was shot by police after he fired a gun at a contractor outside his former Jewish school in Memphis in 2023 pleaded guilty on Friday and was sentenced to eight years' probation. Joe...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes had threatened to undo a ceasefire the U.S. administration had helped broker earlier this year...

President Donald Trump was sued on Friday by preservationists asking a federal court to halt his White House ballroom project until it goes through multiple independent reviews and wins approval from Congress. The National...

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew. The 19 photos released by Democratic ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters said Friday. A foundation in her name said she was detained at a memorial for a human rights lawyer recently f...