History
Documentary shines light on wartime Japanese attack balloons that landed in Canada
The deployment of thousands of hydrogen balloons carrying deadly explosives sent to North America during the Second World War is the subject of a documentary make by Saskatchewan filmmaker Scott Woroniuk.Woroniuk, a videographer and owner of Crosscut Films, has just released FU-GO: Japan's WW2 Balloon Bombs Over Canada...
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Opportunity to Salvage
Mustangs suffer late loss again in first meeting with Broncos
The Melfort Mustangs were once again in a position to earn some points on Friday night; however, they faltered late, resulting in their third straight loss.Melfort played host to the Humboldt Broncos for the two clubs' first meeting of the season, and controlled most of the game, as they were either up or tied nearly a...
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Lake Country Co-Op collects big donation for local food banks
Food banks in Prince Albert and Lac La Ronge, along with the Salvation Army in Nipawin, have directly benefited from a fundraising event organized by Lake Country Co-Op.The eighth annual Cram the Van event was held on Friday, and despite the bitterly cold temperatures, it received great support from community members w...
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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...
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Catalytic converter theft in Middle Lake
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 ...
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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...
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Big Bust
P.A. Police charge Tisdale man following major drugs, weapon seizure
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Dec 12, 2025
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Kelvington-Wadena MLA Chris Beaudry new Minister of Energy and Resources
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...
Dec 12, 2025
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History
Documentary shines light on wartime Japanese attack balloons that landed in Canada
The deployment of thousands of hydrogen balloons carrying deadly explosives sent to North America during the Second World War is the subject of a documentary make by Saskatchewan filmmaker Scott Woroniuk.Woroniuk, a videographer and owner of Crosscut Films, has just released FU-GO: Japan's WW2 Balloon Bombs Over Canada...
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Cabinet shuffle
Rowden excited to take on role as Environment Minister
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...
Dec 12, 2025
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Supreme Court shuts door on appeal in brutal killing of Tiki Laverdiere
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...
Dec 12, 2025
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Provincial Politics
Premier Scott Moe adds five newly elected MLAs to Saskatchewan cabinet in shuffle
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...
Dec 11, 2025
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Housing
Supply issues in Sask. housing market likely to persist despite steady interest rate
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...
Dec 11, 2025
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Provincial Auditor says SIGA financial statements are reliable
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Dec 10, 2025
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Opportunity to Salvage
Mustangs suffer late loss again in first meeting with Broncos
The Melfort Mustangs were once again in a position to earn some points on Friday night; however, they faltered late, resulting in their third straight loss.Melfort played host to the Humboldt Broncos for the two clubs' first meeting of the season, and controlled most of the game, as they were either up or tied nearly a...
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Back on the Bus
Hawks hit the road for clash with Klippers
The Nipawin Hawks are roadtripping this weekend for a pair of matchups with the Klippers at the Inter Pipeline Events Centre Arena in Kindersley.The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) clubs will meet back-to-back Saturday night, then again Sunday at 4 p.m. Kindersley and Nipawin have met once this year, with the ...
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Rivalry Weekend
Mustangs set for home-and-home matchup with Broncos as first meetings of the season
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...
Dec 12, 2025
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Local hockey preview
Local hockey teams busy this weekend
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...
Dec 12, 2025
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Team SJHL
Multiple Mustangs, Bronco, Hawk and Ice Wolve named to Viking Cup roster
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...
Dec 11, 2025
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Muenster ballplayer commits to NCAA Div I
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, ...
Dec 11, 2025
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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...
Aug 26, 2025
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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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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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Future Global Agriculture Technology Exchange has a home base
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Dec 12, 2025
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Federal Politics
Poilievre says Carney trying to manipulate his way to majority with floor-crossings
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...
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Churchill Falls agreement could be jeopardized by Quebec election, minister says
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Métis Nation of Ontario say academic gathering is an attempt to erase their history
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Dec 13, 2025
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ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford, B.C., resident Teresa Vogel showed up Saturday at Delair Park, where her son plays baseball, to see the damage from floodwaters for herself after heavy rain flooded parts of the city and closed roads, including a stretch of the...
Dec 13, 2025
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Lawyer says B.C. Mountie should be fired immediately or quit over group-chat remarks
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...
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Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University deadly shooting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Police in Rhode Island said early Sunday that they had a person of interest in custody over the shooting at Brown University campus that killed two people and wounded nine others. Police spokesperson...
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Chile holds an election that could deliver its most right-wing president since dictatorship
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Gunmen kill at least 11 people during a Jewish event on Sydney's Bondi Beach
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Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 on campus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded nine others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, and police were searching for the suspec...
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Police searching Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 8 on campus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, as police searched for the suspect. ...
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