The Tisdale Trojans narrowly lost a pair of games in Swift Current on the weekend. They fell 4-3 in a shootout Friday night, with Nash Bullman, Logan Edwards, and Oliver Homstaol scoring for Tisdale. Karter Hilbig made 28 saves. Tisdale lost 4-3 in regulation to the Legionnaires the next day. Camryn Aebig scored twice,...

The season is over for a pair of teams in 4A nine-a-side high school football. The Tisdale Tornadoes dropped a 42-14 decision to Melville at home over the weekend. The loss ended Tisdale's undefeated season. The Melfort Comets also lost at home, 50-0 against Lumsden. Watrous will play for a provincial championship in 2...

As Lung Cancer and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) Awareness Month is observed, the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan is enhancing a program designed to encourage people to reduce or quit using nicotine.According to the association, the use of these products is on the rise, and the Lung Health Foundatio...

Rose Valley RCMP received a report of an injured person at a residence on Railway Avenue North in Rose Valley on Nov. 5. Responding RCMP officers found a man dead inside the residence. Saskatchewan RCMP's Homicide Investigation Unit investigated in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Coroners Service. Steven Kishayinew,...

A home south of Kinistino was destroyed by fire Saturday morning.The Kinistino Fire Department was called to the fire at 6:45 a.m. and the house and attached garage were ablaze when they arrived.Crews were able to determine that nobody was home at the time of the fire, and firefighters worked the fire for three hours.T...

A woman charged after a police chase in May has been sentenced on two counts. Alyssa Natewayes will spend 55 days in jail and have other conditions, including a driving prohibition, after being sentenced late last month. Nipawin RCMP were called about a suspect who left a business without paying for merchandise and lef...

The Tisdale Trojans are set to play a memorial game next week, as they honour and remember one of their own.Tisdale will host the Regina Pat Canadians on Friday, Nov. 13; however, the game will be played in Strasbourg, the home of Mark Cross."Mark's always been an upstanding person, a great human being in whatever...

We know more about the city of Melfort's budget numbers for 2027. The draft operating budget was discussed at this week's Budget Committee Meeting, and it is proposing a property tax increase of 4.86 per cent. There will also be a five per cent increase in water and sewer rates. City Manager Adam Homes told northeastNO...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told a group of municipal and business leaders on Friday that once the Port of Churchill can show strong interest from business, getting related government infrastructure funding will flow more easily. Moe was speaking in Prince Albert at the annual meeting of the Hudson Bay Route Associ...

RCMP are investigating a suspicious death in Rose Valley. Police were called about a man in medical distress at a home in Rose Valley Thursday night at 11 p.m.66-year-old Willard Buckle was declared dead at the scene by EMS. Saskatchewan RCMP's Homicide Unit (HIU) is working with the Saskatchewan Coroner's Service to d...

A busy early Friday morning for the Kinistino Fire Department (KFD). Crews were called to a fire in a secured compound, and firefighters arrived to find four vehicles on fire. The blaze was quickly contained to the four vehicles in a line-up of cars. The department said they cooled the cars down and extinguished hot sp...

The Tisdale Trojans are in Swift Current twice this weekend in AAA action. The two teams will tangle Friday night at 7:45 and Saturday at 12:45 p.m. In the PJHL, the Carrot River Outback Thunder will host the Saskatoon Westleys Saturday at 7:30, and Regina Sunday afternoon at 4. The North East AA Wolfpack welcomes the ...

High school football playoff semi-finals are being held in several local communities this weekend. The undefeated Tisdale Tornadoes will welcome Melville in one of the 4A nine-a-side semis, while the Melfort Comets host Lumsden, with both those games Saturday at 1. In 2A six-a-side semis, Wynyard welcomes Clavet Friday...

A front-line animal rescue worker, working on the ground this week in Pelican Narrows and actively retrieving dogs from the community, is describing the situation as a crisis. Chelsie Breeze, founder of Boreal Animal Rescue in La Ronge, was in the community on Wednesday and then returned again on Thursday. "I've n...

Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback said Thursday's federal budget gives Saskatchewan farmers little to look forward to, but he welcomed proposed funding for military families affected by the deadly training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright.The funding proposal came a day after hundreds gathered at the Prince Albe...

The Melfort Mustangs have made a trade with the Humboldt Broncos. The two SJHL clubs have swapped a pair of 20-year-olds.Coming to Melfort is 2006-born defenceman Kai Holowachuk. The native of Calgary, Alta. has 66 games of SJHL experience under his belt, all coming in the last two seasons.So far this year, Holowachuk ...

North East Outreach and Support Services (NEOSS) hosted its second annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk in downtown Melfort Thursday afternoon. Braving the cold wind, dozens of people came out to take part in the walk. (Image Credit: Cam Lee/northeastNOW) Outreach worker Tracey Zwozdesky said the event coincides wit...

Break-ins and thefts rose in the Prince Albert rural RCMP detachment area from August through October compared with the same period last year, even as overall property crime fell 10 per cent through the first 10 months of 2026.RCMP recorded 58 break-ins over the three months, up 71 per cent from 34 a year earlier but b...

The Nipawin Hawks have added to their forward group while moving a 20-year-old defenseman to Melville.The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club announced Thursday that Mason Eggen has been traded to Melville for Leo Jewitt. Nipawin General Manager Tad Kozun appreciated the work Eggen put in over almost a year w...

The city of Melfort is looking at the possibility of instituting angled parking at the high school. Director of Works and Utilities Kalyna Cipywnyk told northeastNOW that administration is recommending a trial of the parking layout at Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate (MUCC). "A preliminary study/analysis ...

The Tisdale Trojans dropped a 4-1 decision to the Saskatoon Contacts at the RECplex Wednesday night. Millar Anderson had the lone Tisdale goal, and Karter Hilbig stopped 18 shots. Tisdale drops to 6-8-1 on the season, while the Contacts are a perfect 11-0. The Trojans are back in action Friday and Saturday in Swift Cur...

A member of the 2017/18 Humboldt Broncos is coming back to Humboldt to acknowledge and say thank you to the community.Kaleb Dahlgren will be at the Elgar Petersen Arena on Sunday, Nov. 22, to share his journey following the Broncos' afternoon clash against the Flin Flon Bombers."I've always wanted to give a big th...

Planning continues for the repair and rehabilitation of the Historic Post Office in Melfort. A live auction and luncheon will take place Saturday, Nov. 14 to help raise money for the restoration of the over century-old building. Elaine Tremblay of the Historic Post Office Advisory Group (HPOAG) told northeastNOW that a...

Rose Valley RCMP have laid charges against a Kelvington man for weapons-related offences. Police executed a search warrant at a home in the RM of Kelvington on Monday in relation to a firearms investigation. Officers seized four firearms, ammunition, and illegal cigarettes in the house. The 52-year-old is charged with ...

A messy clean up was required Sunday morning after a brazen robbery at the only pharmacy in Birch Hills.At approximately 5:50 a.m., the suspects drove an SUV through the front window of the store. Two men entered the business, stole an undisclosed sum of cash and goods, and fled on foot. RCMP responded, along with loca...

A northwest Saskatchewan dog rescue founder is calling on communities to establish and enforce dog control policies following an attack that critically injured a young woman in Pelican Narrows.Amanda Harder, with Northern Transitional Dog Rescue, said communities need plans for managing stray and aggressive dogs.Her co...

Two people are dead after their pickup left a grid road and ended up in water southeast of Elfros. Wynyard RCMP were called Sunday about a vehicle discovered in a body of water. Two of the vehicle's passengers were able to exit the vehicle and did not report physical injuries. Officers were unable to find the driver an...

Humboldt RCMP are looking for help solving a theft from a local business. They were contacted Oct. 28 about a theft from a business on B Ave. The investigation showed the suspect drove to the business in a truck, loaded two 28" EGO snowblowers into his vehicle, and left without paying for them. The theft happened ...