Two people have been arrested after a vehicle fled from police in the Nipawin area. Nipawin RCMP saw an SUV on Sunday that had license plates that didn't match the plate registered to the vehicle. When police initiated a traffic stop, the SUV drove away.Two days later, RCMP spotted the SUV at a home on 7th Ave. W. in N...

A Melfort RCMP officer will not face criminal charges after a woman was injured while being taken into custody. The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) conducted an investigation into the matter, after being informed of the incident last July. They say a 38-year-old patient had left the Melfort Hospital,...

An event in Melfort on Thursday will highlight community spirit and hope. The inaugural Light the Way walk will take place at Memorial Gardens in the downtown core. Laura Lawrence with Youth Matter Canada told northeastNOW they organized the event in partnership with the Hunter Nelson Memorial Scholarship Fund and the ...

The housing inventory issues in Melfort continue to affect the real estate market. Prairie Skies Realty Broker and Realtor Robyn Luthi told northeastNOW that the lack of inventory remains a province-wide issue. Despite the low number of houses on the market, Luthi said the Melfort region is still seeing strong sales nu...

The school year is underway, and the Director of Education of Horizon School Division is excited to have the students and staff back in schools. Kevin Garinger told northeastNOW he looks forward to the school year, and continuing a variety of initiatives the division has started. He said early indications are that enro...

RCMP are investigating a series of break-ins that occurred earlier this month in the Candle Lake area and spanned over a 10-hour period. On Sept. 1, around 4:30 a.m., officers responded to Patrick Drive in Candle Lake.The investigation determined an unknown individual, or individuals, broke into a cabin and an RV at a ...

Firefighters in Nipawin had a busy long weekend. One of the calls was for a three-vehicle fire on Monday morning. Crews responded and put out the blaze. The Nipawin Fire Department was also called about a child trapped in a bathroom, and they received a variety of other alarm calls over the Labour Day long weekend. The...

Emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle collision just west of Melfort Friday.The Melfort Fire Department responded to the crash at the intersection of Highways 3 and 41 shortly before 5 p.m.The lone occupant of one vehicle was able to get out on their own, while in the other vehicle one person escaped the vehic...

A man charged after a firearm incident on Shoal Lake Cree Nation earlier this year will spend just under a year and a half in jail. 24-year-old Mikey Bear was sentenced to 535 days in jail at his court appearance Thursday. Carrot River RCMP were called June 1 about a man pointing a firearm outside a home on Shoal Lake ...

A former Melfort Mustangs captain is now a part of the leadership group for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.Ben Tkachuk captained the Mustangs for two seasons (2021/22 and 2022/23) before joining the Huskie program in the fall of 2023.Tkachuk is entering his fourth year with the U of S and will be doing so as an...

A man originally from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation has launched what he says is the first Indigenous-owned animation studio in B.C.Harley Knife has worked as an animator for the past 12 years on shows including Max and Ruby on Treehouse, Pete the Cat on Amazon Prime and Everybody Still Hates Chris on Comedy Central.This wee...

A teen has been arrested after a robbery investigation in Creighton. RCMP were called about a suspicious person on Creighton Ave. just after 6 p.m. on Wednesday. The investigation determined that a male approached two people outside, demanded their personal belongings, and threatened them. The suspect was wearing a fac...

The Dutch Elm survey results in Melfort are in.Director of Community Services Rob Lok told northeastNOW that two Dutch Elm surveys were completed this year, and the results were very similar to those in 2025. "It came in for a grand total of 101 identified trees," Lok stated. Of the identified trees, 46 are o...

An employee of the Saskatchewan Health Authority who looked at the records of patients she was not involved in caring for is no longer with the organization. The SHA confirmed reports of the breach, saying that it happened at the Nipawin hospital between July 2025 and May 2026. "Personal health information was vi...

RCMP officers are more accustomed to investigating thefts than being the victims of them. But a recent break-in at a Prince Albert hotel has officers looking to recover weapons and ammunition.According to a release from the Saskatchewan RCMP, shortly after midnight Wednesday, an officer discovered equipment had been st...

A 57-year-old man has been charged after a business was robbed at gunpoint in Watson. Humboldt RCMP were called about the robbery late Tuesday morning. Police say the suspect entered the business, pointed a firearm at two employees, and took some cash. The gun was not discharged in the robbery, and the suspect left the...

The Melfort Mustangs have added a pair of forwards ahead of this weekend's fall camp. Luke Dekay and Carter Wingert are the two newest members of the organization.Dekay, a 20-year-old native of London, Ont., split last season between a pair of Junior A clubs. To begin the year, Dekay played for the Weyburn Red Wings be...

It may not be the first building when you think of historic structures in Melfort, but it's certainly vital when it comes to the community's development. The current location of the Melfort Legion at 103 MacLeod Ave. E. was formerly the site of the province's first automatic telephone system when it was constructed in ...

The new school year is upon us, and the North East School Division (NESD) is centred on a specific issue they would like to address. Director of Education Stacy Lair told northeastNOW that the division is excited to see the students back in the classroom, with teachers and other staff already back at work prior to Wedn...

Residents of the Melfort area can learn more about and sign up for a variety of programs and activities this week. The second annual Melfort Activity Expo is being held at the Kerry VIckar Centre Thursday night, starting at 5:30 p.m. The event replaced the former City-Wide Registration evening. Recreation and Kerry Vic...

A 23-year-old man faces multiple charges after the search of a home on Yellow Quill First Nation. Rose Valley RCMP executed the search warrant Monday morning and seized seven firearms, including one semi-automatic model, two air rifles, and ammunition. Kynan Desjarlais faces thirty weapons-related charges, and he was a...

Humboldt RCMP are asking for the public's help after a truck theft in Watson. Police said the truck was stolen from a residential garage sometime between midnight and 8 a.m. on Friday. The truck is a black 2022 Dodge Ram with Saskatchewan license plate 470 NRF. Anyone with dash cam or surveillance footage in the area a...

A drug bust that occurred in the small community of Pilger, netted over half a kilogram of cocaine and over 52,000 unstamped illegal cigarettes.On Aug. 27, Saskatchewan RCMP executed a search warrant at a residential property in Pilger.In addition to the cocaine and cigarettes, officers also seized a small quantity of ...

A girl in Humboldt has received support from the Humboldt Broncos Memorial Golf Tournament and the Broncos Legacy Fund.Eight-year-old Ayla Gutowski deals with Wieacker-Wolff Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects only 250 people worldwide.The syndrome affects how the nervous system and muscles grow, resulting ...

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for a large area of eastern Saskatchewan ranging from as far south as Estevan and the Canada-U.S. border, all the way up north to Nipawin and just east of Prince Albert.The statement is calling for rainfall between up to 30 to 50 mm of rain, with some localized ...

Propoerty owners in Melfort with a security camera system can now register it with the city. Director of Corporate Services Lydia Steffen told northeastNOW that the registry is voluntary. "[The registry] helps the city and RCMP identify privately owned security cameras in the community that may have footage releva...

RCMP in Melfort are asking for help in solving a theft on Thursday. A woman stole a valuable E-bike from a business in the city at about 7:45 p.m. She is described as heavier set, and was wearing a black ballcap, white t-shirt, black pants, and black and white shoes. The woman was wearing glasses and had wired earphone...

The Town of Hudson Bay will hold a byelection for their vacant councillor position. Four candidates have put their name forward for the spot on council, those being Jerrod Drechsler, Chris Galacz, Mona Schultz, and Angela Staszczak. Voting will take place in the council chambers at the Recreation Complex. Advance polls...