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Melfort's Ken Singer inducted into broadcast hall of fame

Over five decades in the broadcasting industry was honoured on Friday as Ken Singer was inducted into the Saskatchewan Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.Singer began his career in 1967 at CKOM,...

Sep 18, 2019 Ken Singer (right) and Neil Headrick (left) were inducted into the Saskatchewan Broadcast Hall of Fame. (Submitted photo/Neil Headrick)

'It's great to have their support': Big Brothers Big Sisters Day in Melfort

Kathryn Carswell can't recall how many times the City of Melfort has proclaimed Sept. 18 to be Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Day.The development coordinator for BBBS of Melfort joined Mayor Rick Lan...

Lisa Brady Sep 18, 2019 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Melfort Development Coordinator Kathryn Carswell (second left) and two children waiting for an adult mentor joined Mayor Rick Lang (second right) as Melfort proclaimed Sept. 18 as Big Brothers Big Sisters Day. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Indigenous Women's Workshop and Dinner

The Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan is hosting the Indigenous Women's Workshop and Dinner at the Kikinahk Friendship Centre September 19th. Everyone is welcome: all genders - all ages.

Sep 18, 2019

Pushing the vote: why is turnout in Prince Albert so low?

There are over 56,000 registered voters in the Prince Albert riding, and nearly 30 per cent decided not to vote in the last federal election.The total number of ballots cast in 2015 was just over 39,6...

Sep 18, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Local PPC candidate welcomes leader's invite to debates

The Prince Albert candidate for the People's Party of Canada (PPC) has responded to the news that party leader Maxime Bernier will be allowed into next month's leadership debates.One of the debates wi...

Lisa Brady Sep 17, 2019 Prince Albert candidate Kelly Day poses with People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier during his visit to the city Aug.1. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Special Feature: The people behind the quest for Fort à la Corne's diamonds

The first season of deep trench-cutting by Rio Tinto at Star Diamond Corporation's Star-Orion South Diamond Project in the Fort la Corne forest east of Prince Albert is reaching a conclusion. Ahead of...

Sep 17, 2019 George Reed with Star Diamond Corporation, left and Rio Tinto's Gary Hodgkinson in front of the star attraction at Project Falcon, the Trench Cutter Sampling Rig. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

Tim Hortons smile cookie campaign underway until Sunday

The smile cookie campaign at Tim Hortons is underway across the country.The campaign raises funds for charities, hospitals, and programs of each restaurant owner's choice.Here in Melfort, the funds fr...

Sep 17, 2019 Tim Hortons smile cookie campaign aims to raise funds for charities, hospitals, and programs. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW staff)

Youth Choir Needs Members

Registration is still open. The more the merrier!See the poster for details.

Sep 17, 2019

National Drive Electric Week Returns

With more Saskatchewan events than ever before, National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) is returning to the province for the fifth year in arow with five local events offering attendees in Saskatoon, Regi...

Sep 17, 2019

Last third of 2019 CFL Season proving difficult to handicap

We have passed the two-thirds mark of the 2019 CFL season and there are still enough unanswered questions to make forecasting any kind of Grey Cup Champion a fool's errand.The BC Lions won the toilet ...

Sep 17, 2019