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More electric vehicle charging stations coming to Saskatchewan

Some drivers of electric vehicles are going to have more charging options along the Yellowhead Highway.Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is planning to install super charging stations at locations i...

Jan 03, 2020 More Tesla super charging stations like this one in Swift Current are coming to Saskatchewan. (Twitter/Zee @ Road Trip Tesla)

North East SPCA looking forward to busy 2020

The calendar has turned to 2020 and it looks to be a busy year for the North East SPCA (NESPCA).The most notable event from 2019 though was the opening of the Harry and Eve Vickar Shelter in Melfort i...

Jan 03, 2020 The Harry and Eve Vickar Shelter. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

St. Front Curling Club set to open new facility

The hamlet of St. Front, Sask. will have its population balloon on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 4 when the curling club hosts its facility's grand opening.Back in the winter of 2017, the club was for...

Jan 03, 2020 (submitted photo/Scott Sunderland)

‘Open wound:’ Talk by poet who worked with Indigenous woman’s killer to go ahead

REGINA - The University of Regina is being urged to cancel a lecture by a celebrated Canadian poet who has worked with an Indigenous woman's killer, but the school says doing so would go against its p...

Jan 03, 2020 (File photo/Canadian Press)

Candle Lake death investigation ongoing

More than three months after a man was found dead at his apartment in Candle Lake, there are still many more questions than answers.Toller Klassen, 43, was arrested hours after the body of Tom "Buck" ...

Jan 03, 2020 A picture of the RCMP at the Fisher Trading Post on Sept. 23, 2019, where Tom "Buck" Borson both lived and worked prior to his death. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Kinsmen Ski and Snowboard Centre urge public to stay off river ice

The Kinsmen Ski and Snowboard Centre are reminding people that walking on the river ice at Little Red River Park is dangerous.The reminder came in the form of a Facebook post on Dec. 31.Operations Man...

Jan 02, 2020 Numerous people enjoyed the terrain park at the Kinsmen Ski and Snowboard Centre. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

Melfort heliport fundraiser launch approaching

The official launch of the fundraising campaign for the Melfort Heliport will take place in a couple of weeks.A luncheon for North Central Health Care Foundation's campaign launch will be held Wednesd...

Jan 02, 2020 NCHCF Chair Peggy George (right) informs two members of the public about plans for a heliport beside Melfort Hospital during an information session Dec. 14. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Fire destroys much of Bloomfield's Resort at Deschambault Lake

The owner of Bloomfield's Ballantyne Bay Resort at Deschambault Lake hopes to rebulid after a devastating fire.Owner Gary Bloomfield told northeastNOW he was "totally shocked" when the fire broke out ...

Jan 02, 2020 (GoFundMe/Rupert Yee)

New insurance act took effect New Year’s Day

A new set of insurance regulations came into effect on Wednesday.The Insurance Act replaces the 40-year-old Saskatchewan Insurance Act.Jan Seibel, the director of the real estate and insurance divisio...

Jan 02, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Women's Learn to Play Hockey Program

The 2020 Women's Learn to Play Hockey is starting soon, coached by Shawn Mooney at the Star City Rink.Ice time: Sunday's at 5:45-6:45pm on:January 5, 12, 19, 26February 2, 9, 23March 1, 15, 22, 29 Cos...

Jan 02, 2020