Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes has charged a 57-year-old Naicam man following reports of a serious assault that happened in the community on Thursday. Melfort RCMP responded to the call at around 4:30 p.m. which happened at a residence on 3rd Ave. N. Upon arrival, officers found an injured male who was later pronounced...

The smell of sage filled the air as a large crowd gathered to show their support for those missing or murdered across Canada. The second annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit Plus Walk (MMIWG2S+) Walk in Melfort was held at the Kerry Vickar Centre (KVC) Friday, after the recent wet condi...

When RCMP officers in La Ronge pulled over a vehicle on the afternoon of June 19, 2022, they did so because it was speeding. The car was an unremarkable older four-door sedan that turned into a nearby residential driveway after the officers turned on their lights and activated sirens. Watchguard video from the cruiser ...

Spring has just arrived, but it's never too early to think about an annual late-summer tradition in Melfort. Registration is now open for the Melfort Multi-K being held Sept. 14. Race Director Allison Rogers told northeastNOW that anyone interested can go to melfortmultik.ca to register in the free Castle Northland Bui...

Tis the season for hitting the great outdoors but don't forget there could be something else lurking in those forests. Ticks! They're tiny, creepy, and crawly and some can carry a risk of certain illnesses like Lyme Disease. But as the spring season continues, what risk do ticks pose in Saskatchewan and the Prince Albe...

Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes has charged a 57-year-old Naicam man following reports of a serious assault that happened in the community on Thursday. Melfort RCMP responded to the call at around 4:30 p.m. which happened at a residence on 3rd Ave. N. Upon arrival, officers found an injured male who was later pronounced...

Hundreds arrived dressed in their very best Roughrider green for Jim Hopson's Celebration of Life.Many fans dressed in Hopson's #52 jersey, as they entered through the doors of the Conexus Art Centre on Friday.Hopson helped transform the Saskatchewan Roughriders into a flagship franchise of Canadian football as the tea...

A new agreement announced by CUPE 1949 and Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission is being described as progressive and precedent-setting for employees delivering services to some of the province's most vulnerable people. "As staff at Legal Aid, we know first-hand how important the work we do is in supporting and secur...

Hanging high above the ring, a man nicknamed "crazy mo fo" brought a Prince Albert audience to its feet when he dropped over 10 feet to the ring and delivered a leg drop to his fallen opponent.CAM!!ikaze is among the featured wrestlers when Canadian Wrestling's Elite (CWE) Point to Prove tour swings through C...

Cocaine, guns and trafficking paraphernalia, were all found by police after searching a home in Sandy Bay.The search warrant was executed Thursday night and was the result of a continuing drug trafficking investigation by the RCMP.Sixteen grams of crack-cocaine were found divided into small packages.Four individuals we...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... 'Violent rhetoric' spiking since Oct. 7: CSIS The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is warning the Israel-Hamas war has led to a spike in "violent rhetoric" from "extremist actors...

OTTAWA - The Israel-Hamas war has led to a spike in "violent rhetoric" from "extremist actors" that could prompt some in Canada to turn to violence, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warns. The statement comes as newly released documents illustrate discussions last fall between the spy age...

CALGARY - A potential strike between WestJet and its mechanics union appears to have been avoided. A statement from the Calgary-based airline Sunday night says a tentative deal between it and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association has been agreed to. If the contract is ratified by both sides, it would mark the fi...

India's Foreign Affairs Minister says Canada is his country's "biggest problem" when it comes to Sikh separatism.Subrahmanyam Jaishankar also accused Canada of welcoming criminals when asked about his reaction to developments in the case of a homicide that has roiled tensions between the two countries.RCMP ch...

Gavin McKenna had a hat trick and added an assist as Canada rallied past the United States 6-4 on Sunday to win gold at the under-18 men's world hockey championship.It's Canada's fifth title since the tournament's inception in 1999.Cole Beaudoin and Tij Iginla also scored in the third period as Canada overcame an early...

VICTORIA - Princess Anne saluted Canadian veterans and current forces members today during a ceremony at British Columbia's legislature cenotaph commemorating the Second World War's Battle of the Atlantic. The princess, King Charles's sister, laid a wreath during the ceremony to mark the war's largest and longest battl...

The Little Potato Company celebrated the grand opening of its sustainable potato packaging facility in Nisku, Alta. The new 240,000 square foot facili...

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says it is not relocating its head office from Regina to Quebec.FCC is Canada's largest farm lender and has operated out of S...

A national organization representing Canadian business is putting pressure on the federal government to clarify rules surrounding capital gains propos...

Wildlife attacks on livestock are a significant problem for Manitoba producers with over 2,000 livestock lost each year. Farmers and ranchers have bee...

After a close race, four communities across Canada were named the winners of BASF's Growing Home program and are each awarded $25,000 to be used to fu...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has stated less than 33 per cent of the world's surface has mobile network coverage. That'...

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to begin evacuating, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion could be imminent. The announcement complicated last-ditch efforts by international mediators, including the director of the CIA, to brok...

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities said Sunday that relatives have positively identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend. Baja California state prosecutors said relatives from the two countries had viewed the corpses recovered from a rem...

PANAMA CITY (AP) - José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for disqualified ex-President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama's presidential election, took the lead in early returns Sunday night, holding 34% of the votes and a nearly 10-point lead over his four competitors. Though only 60% of the votes had been counted, s...

The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after "in-depth and serious discussions," the Hamas militant group said Sunday, reiterating key demands that Israel again rejected. After earlier signs of progress, the outlook appeared to dim as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to resist interna...

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California state are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping and surfing trip, the state prosecutor's office said Saturday. While there has not yet been confirmation based on forensic e...

The Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne has been battered by fighting, drone footage obtained overnight by The Associated Press shows. The village has been a target for Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.Russian troops have been advancing in the area, pounding Kyiv's depleted, ammunition-deprived force...