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Tisdale Ladies Annual Bonspiel

The Tisdale Ladies Annual Bonspiel will be in March at the Tisdale Community Curling Club in the RecPlex.Registration deadline is March 17th.See the poster for details.

Mar 03, 2020

Go Out and Play Challenge Continues in Nipawin

Hello Nipawin! The 2020 Go Out and Play Challenge is underway and continues until March 10, 2020. We are going to try and get the Rock Climbing Wall again! Help us out by registering today and then lo...

Mar 03, 2020

Heart of the Youth Community Pow Wow

Prince Albert Outreach Inc. is hosting the 3rd Annual Heart of the Youth Community Pow Wow to honor and showcase youth in Prince Albert and area. Youth will be involved in all aspects of this event, f...

Mar 03, 2020

Licensee of Melfort cannabis shop hope to open 'within a month'

Melfort's cannabis shop should be opening in the very near future according to the licensee.Corey Bacon said he hopes to open Saskabuds Cannabis "within a month."Previously, the first licensee for the...

Mar 02, 2020 Saskabuds Cannabis is located on Burrows Ave. W. in the old Dataport Computer Solutions building. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Over $12,000 going to Melfort Heliport project from progressive 50/50 fundraiser

The North Central Health Care Foundation's (NCHCF) progressive 50/50 fundraiser has wrapped up.The money raised from the 50/50 will go toward the Melfort Heliport Project as the NCHCF looks to reach i...

Mar 02, 2020 The Melfort Heliport is set to go behind the Melfort Hospital. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Melfort Trail Riders coming off successful provincial snowmobile festival

The 2020 provincial snowmobile festival is being deemed a success by the Melfort and District Trail Riders (MDTR) group.Over 260 people were in attendance for the banquet on Saturday night and 44 ride...

Mar 02, 2020 The dignitaries ride kicked-off the 2020 provincial snowmobile festival in Melfort. (Facebook/Melfort and District Trail Riders Inc.)

The World According to Randy Ambrosie

CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie brought his message of pigskin development to Rider fans Saturday afternoon.The stop was part of the Commissioner's Road Trip where he makes stops in all CFL cities. Am...

Mar 02, 2020

4th Annual Ice Fishing Derby at Meadow Lake

The Royal Canadian Legion #76 is hosting its 4th Annual Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, March 7 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Meadow Lake.The Grand Prize is $2,400.Get your tickets before the even...

Mar 02, 2020

Wet’suwet’en chiefs, ministers reach proposed agreement in pipeline dispute

SMITHERS, B.C. - A Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief and senior government ministers say they have reached a proposed arrangement in a pipeline dispute that has prompted solidarity protests across Canada ...

Mar 01, 2020 OPP Sgt. Diana Hampson of the liaison team, middle, speaks with members of the Mohawk Territory in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, near Belleville, Ont., on Feb. 11, 2020. The members have blocked the CN/VIA train tracks for six days in support of Wet'suwet'en's blockade of natural gas pipeline in northern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

World religions conference reflects common ground in diverse perspectives

It was a time for understanding Saturday when six speakers from different cultures and religious perspectives came together for the Pathway to Peace conference at the North Battleford Library.Quentin ...

Mar 01, 2020 Left to right, Wes Fine Day (Indigenous), Amandeep Singh (Sikhism), and Pastor Keith Klippenstein (Christian) were among the speakers at the event. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)