The 2025 Viterra Prairie Pinnacle Provincial Curling Playdowns are now underway in Kindersley, as the best women curlers in Saskatchewan vie for a spot in this year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts.The defending Saskatchewan champs, who won last year's tournament in Tisdale, look a little different this time around, and...

SaskWater has issued an update about the Saskatoon sewage spill into the South Saskatchewan River, and how it relates to drinking water downstream. The City of Saskatoon advised SaskWater Monday about the spill after a fire at the University Bridge caused the sewer main to melt and rupture. An estimated 415,000 - 515,0...

The Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) program at Suncrest College in Melfort is undergoing a bit of a facelift. The new program that will debut in August will allow students a chance to find employment while they learn. Students will spend three days in a classroom per week, and a Suncrest news release said the program &...

The City of Melfort and other local municipalities are facing the challenges fluctuating weather brings. Director of Public Works Kalyna Cipywnyk said ice build-up on roads is always a challenge during the winter, but especially during the extreme temperature variations. "Crews focus their attention on clearing th...

Serious injuries were avoided after a two-vehicle collision just south of the bridge in Nipawin. The Nipawin Fire Department (NFD) was called to the crash Monday morning. The NFD said fortunately, the injuries were minor, and no one was trapped inside the vehicles. (Nipawin Fire/Facebook)The highway was closed by the f...

A man charged with second-degree murder after the death of a woman at Yellow Quill First Nation will have his trial next month. 26-year-old Cole Smokeyday will stand trial at Melfort King's Bench Feb. 24. Smokeyday is charged in the death of 24-year-old Terrance Tony-Kishayinew last year. Rose Valley RCMP were called a...

The Melfort Mustangs remain the second-ranked team in the country. The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top-20 rankings released today have Melfort in the number two spot for the third straight week. Melfort won both games this week and are 31-5-0-0 on the year. They have won 20 of their last 21 games. The Mustangs...

A weekend sweep for the Tisdale Trojans at the RECPlex. Tisdale opened things up with a 2-1 victory over the Battlefords Stars on Saturday. The Stars opened the scoring in the first, but Carter Geysen evened things up after one. Geysen scored the winning goal in the second period, and Jackson Dunn made 33 saves in the ...

The Town of Tisdale is looking at amending a zoning bylaw to allow for temporary work camps. At the council meeting on Monday, the town instructed CAO Lovely Magnaye to create a bylaw "to amend the Town of Tisdale's Zoning Bylaw to allow temporary work camps in the Industrial District as a discretionary use."...

The significant snowfall in Nipawin has led to the Town reminding residents of snow removal priorities. A news release stated that crews were mobilized and working to clear streets and sidewalks following the Alberta Clipper that blew through the area Thursday night. The Town said in the release that residents may expe...

While some parts of the region didn't get the amount of snow that was in the forecast, that doesn't mean travel conditions weren't affected. A serious collision on Highway 41 south of Aberdeen briefly closed the road in both directions earlier this morning, but the Highway Hotline update revealed the highway is no long...

Travel is not recommended on Hwy 55 and surrounding junctions near Nipawin.A snapshot of the Highway Hotline just before 9 p.m. Thursday showed conditions including swirling snow, snow drifts, ice and zero visibilty from Meath Park to Choiceland, Nipawin and Carrot River areas. Environment Canada issued a snowfall warn...

The Nipawin Fire Department (NFD) has issued their 2024 annual fire report. The report was presented at the Town's Operations Standing Committee meeting on Thursday. The department responded to 179 calls during 2024, with alarm calls compiling 26 per cent of the incidents. That's down one per cent from 2023. There were...

A celebration of local businesses will return to Melfort in a couple of months. The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) will host the Mel-Bex Awards Gala at the Kerry Vickar Centre March 22. Chamber President Lloyd Muntain told northeastNOW there will be nine different categories for local businesses and...

Carlton Trail College and BHP have launched the BHP Potash Academy. Thirteen trainees are participating in the orientation on the Jansen mine site this week. They will start in the classroom at Carlton Trail College in Humboldt Jan. 20. A Carlton Trail news release said the eight-month paid traineeship is designed to h...

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A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a vehicle near Kelvington. Rose Valley RCMP were called Monday at 6 pm about the collision on Highway 49, about five kilometres east of Kelvington. The investigation determined that an SUV collided with a parked truck and a pedestrian on the side of the highway. The pedes...

The Melfort real estate market continues to be dictated by the low inventory of available properties. Robyn Luthi, Broker and Realtor with Prairie Skies Realty, told northeastNOW that the number of sales in 2024 were down slightly compared with 2023. "In 2024 we did see very limited inventory, so that didn't help ...

Council in Melfort heard from the RCMP Detachment Commander at their meeting Monday night. Staff Sgt. Ryan Case presented his quarterly update to council, and it seems the cooler weather has had an affect on the crime rate. Case said the number of cases in the last quarter is down in Melfort, the detachment area, and t...

Putting a spotlight on human trafficking. The Marguerite Riel Centre is hosting Break the Chains, a human trafficking awareness event Jan. 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort. "We hope to bring awareness about human trafficking by bringing in these speakers," said Kevin Arcand of ...

The Melfort Mustangs remain the second-ranked team in the nation. Melfort is ranked number two in the Canadian Junior Hockey League's weekly top 20 rankings. The Mustangs saw their 17-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday, but bounced back with a 5-1 win over Yorkton on Saturday after their game Friday night against L...

The Tisdale Trojans earned three of a possible four points on the road this weekend. Tisdale opened their two-game set against Swift Current with a 3-2 shootout loss to the Legionnaires on Saturday. Pryce Thiessen opened the scoring in the first and scored the tying goal in the third to send it to a shootout. Jackson D...

Saskatchewan RCMP are confirming a teenage boy from a remote northern Saskatchewan community, has been charged with causing death to an animal.It has to do with an incident that occurred earlier this week at Deschambault Lake. According to a media release issued Friday night by the RCMP, on Thursday they received a rep...

There will be no SJHL game between the La Ronge Ice Wolves and the Melfort Mustangs Friday night at the Northern Lights Palace.The La Ronge Ice Wolves were scheduled to travel to Melfort, however, there were problems with the team's bus which prevented them from making the trip down.This is the second Mustangs' game th...

A pair of locals are nominated for Saskatchewan Sport Awards. The 40th annual awards ceremony will be held in Saskatoon later this month. Melfort's Julie Kozun is up for Female Athlete of the Year. Kozun was nominated by the public and supported by Sask Volleyball. She was the lone Saskatchewan athlete on Canada's Para...

A truck hit the ditch near Melfort Thursday afternoon. Melfort RCMP members were directing traffic on Hwy. 41 as the vehicle was towed and removed from the ditch. Staff Sgt. Ryan Case said there were no injuries in the incident, as the truck lost control on some ice and hit the ditch. The Highway Hotline said pavement ...

A Melfort Mustang is a Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) standout for December. Kristian Coombs was named First Star of the Month by the CJHL. The 19-year-old Calgary product won all seven starts in December as the Mustangs were undefeated in the month. Coombs had a 1.57 goals against average and .931 save percentag...

The Tisdale Trojans started 2025 with a victory on home ice. The Trojans dumped the Yorkton Kinsmen Maulers 4-1 at the RECPlex Wednesday night. Goals by Carter Geysen and Cooper Atkinson on the power play gave Tisdale a 2-0 lead midway through the first, with Yorkton narrowing the lead to 2-1 late in the first. A Justi...