The Tisdale Trojans have signed three more players for the upcoming season. Forward Carter Corbett will join the team after playing last season with the North East Wolfpack. (Facebook/Tisdale Trojans)The 2008-born forward had 13 goals and 11 assists in 29 games for the Wolfpack, and he also played seven regular season ...

The investigation is underway into a massive waste of fish at Deschambault Lake.Conservation officers in Creighton received information March 31 about fish abandoned at the lake. The fish were partially buried under the complainant's ice shack, northeast of Williams Island. Twelve walleye, four perch fillets, and 80 wa...

Referring to herself as a bit old school, Rose Roberts says the feeling of holding a hard cover version of the book she worked on with her mother, was very satisfying.Myths and Legends of the Woodland Cree was an idea first raised by Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte, who then approached Ro...

RCMP in Nipawin are looking for the suspect behind a break-and-enter in the community. Early on the morning of April 12, a home on Fifth Street N. was broken into, and a man demanded the keys to the occupant's vehicle. The man left the property after an altercation with the occupant, who was not injured. Several doors ...

Hockey season may be winding down, but the Tisdale Trojans are making headlines with a couple of signings and their search for some important personnel. The Trojans are on the lookout for a new Director of Player Personnel and an Assistant Coach. Both roles were filled by Trevor Logan last season. Both positions are op...

A family that lost one son watched another go to prison for his death. Nicholas Bear, 25, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter in the death of his brother Nickison in Sandy Bay in 2021. Bear was shackled and handcuffed when brought into Court of King's Bench in Melfort Monday morn...

A total of six businesses fell victim to a string of break-and-enters in Naicam last week.Melfort RCMP said the incidents happened sometime overnight on April 17 or early the next morning.The suspects broke into the businesses by accessing the back doors of the building through an alley. No items of value were reported...

The Humboldt RCMP are turning to the public for help in locating suspects in various break-and-enters and mischief calls in and around the areas of the communities. The first incident happened in the early hours of Feb. 3 at around 1:30 a.m. when Humboldt RCMP received a complaint that two individuals defaced the front...

It is a walk to recognize those who have been lost. The second annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit Plus Walk (MMIWG2S+) Walk in Melfort is coming up on May 3 at Memorial Gardens. A youth art installation will be set up as part of a project in collaboration with Grade 11 and 12 students...

RCMP are looking for some out-of-province suspects involved in a theft in Melfort. The suspects were spotted in the city on April 18, three weeks after a theft in which they stole about $5,000-8,000 worth of merchandise from the same business. Workers at the business recognized the suspects, confronted them, and they l...

Is there a deal to be made, or will there be a return to square one? Teachers across the province will determine the next step, as they vote next month on the provincial government's latest contract offer. The deal calls for an eight per cent wage increase over three years, and Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill has ca...

The Melfort Mustangs had a rousing sendoff on Thursday as they prepare for their Canterra Seeds final series against the Flin Flon Bombers. Fans greeted the team's bus as they departed for Flin Flon. The bus was escorted by emergency personnel complete with sirens.The Melfort Mustangs received plenty of support as they...

Less than six months after returning to the community, having served a lengthy sentence for manslaughter, a man was found with cocaine, meth, multiple weapons and over $1,200 in cash.Those details were heard Thursday morning during a bail hearing at Prince Albert Provincial Court. In relation to an incident that occurr...

Melfort's RCMP Detachment Commander is weighing in on the potential start of a neighbourhood watch program in the city. A Melfort Neighbourhood Watch Facebook group has well over 100 members and has organized an information meeting on Tuesday, Apr. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Kerry Vickar Centre. Ryan Case told northeastNOW th...

The City of Melfort has hired Brenda Mellon as their new Museum Curator and Cultural Coordinator. "I am deeply honoured and excited about this opportunity," Mellon told northeastNOW. The lifelong Melfort native said she's incredibly proud to be from the community. Mellon has more than 30 years of educational ...

A series of power outages are affecting residents across the northeast.SaskPower crews have been busy looking to restore power to a number of local communities. Crews were dispatched just before 8 a.m. Wednesday to repair an outage reported for some areas northwest of Nipawin, including White Fox, Love, Choiceland, Gar...

One day after a $535 billion budget was unveiled by the federal Liberals, Prince Albert's Conservative MP is already giving it an F grade. Randy Hoback spoke to paNOW following the budget announcment and while he admitted there were a lot of highlights and promises in the budget, he's waiting to see if any of it will b...

Producers and residents in the Melfort area will soon have another option for their petroleum needs. United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd. (UFA) is continuing their Saskatchewan expansion into Melfort with a petroleum site on Highway 41. The site will be built across the highway and east of the Pioneer grain term...

The sod has been turned on a 15-bed personal care home in St. Brieux. Several dignitaries were on hand April 2 for the ceremony at 213 Second Ave. N. to commemorate the beginning of construction. The St. Brieux Manor Inc. Committee, a non-profit organization made up of eight board members and others have formed a fundr...

Two people face multiple charges after an incident at the James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN). Melfort RCMP received a call of a possible shooting on JSCN April 11, and they say an adult sustained minor injuries in the incident. Two people were arrested at the scene. Twenty-three-year-old Jodi Sanderson faces six firearms-r...

A tyrant of winter weather has led to poor road conditions and the cancellation of school bus routes in the northeast.A number of bus cancellations were reported by the North East School Division (NESD) Wednesday morning.It included a several routes in Carrot River, Nipawin, and Arborfield.(North East School Division)T...

The Melfort Mustangs are off to this year's SJHL Finals.Just 2:55 into overtime, Ryan Duguay buried a perfect cross-ice pass from Aidyn Hutchinson, on the powerplay, to win Game 7 over the Humboldt Broncos, 5-4."It feels good Ben, it feels good, we're going to the championship, adversity the boys went through, the...

A 34-year-old man from Prince Albert is behind bars after a large seizure of drugs and weapons in Sandy Bay. Kelvin McCallum, age 34, was arrested following a routine traffic stop in Sandy Bay on April 12 around 6 p.m. Police say they found 107 grams of crack cocaine, 19 grams of methamphetamine, a small amount of ecst...

Melfort and the northeast can expect some significant precipitation over the coming days. That includes another taste of winter. Brian Proctor of Environment and Climate Change Canada told northeastNOW the northeast will have the best chance of snowfall accumulation over the next couple of days compared to the rest of ...

A group of Melfort residents is gauging interest in setting up a neighbourhood watch program.A Melfort Neighbourhood Watch Facebook account has been organized by Dawn Quinn and has nearly 100 members after just a few days. She told northeastNOW there has been talk of starting a similar program in the past. "With t...

Monday night was a busy one for the Nipawin Fire Department (NFD). The first call happened during firefighter training, which had to be put on hold. Crews had to respond to a significant grass fire, but the fire department expressed their thanks to the community for their help in containing the blaze by using tractors,...

The sister of a man who was beaten at a Melfort-area farm and later died is frustrated and angry with the suspects pleading guilty to a lesser charge. "I'm very disappointed, I'm not going to lie," Shanda Tansowny told northeastNOW after the case was adjourned. Peter McLean, 59, and Adam McLean, 35, both ente...

Tisdale RCMP have located a missing 44-year-old man. All identifying information has been removed from this article.--panews@pattisonmedia.com