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Pinehouse teen a whiz at solving Rubik's Cube
The Rubik's Cube has baffled and frustrated people for over 40 years, but a 13-year-old boy from the northern village of Pinehouse has mastered it. A recent video submitted for the 'Pinehouse Got Tale...
May 02, 2020 Andrew Netmaker makes impressive short work of his Rubik's Cubes. (Facebook/ Dustin Lariviere)
CPCA suspends 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns
The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) officially suspended the 2020 racing season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.In a statement Friday, the CPCA outlined the decision made in order to pr...
May 01, 2020 The CPCA is suspending the entire 2020 season till 2021 to protect the health of drivers, horses and more. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW)
'Seems surreal': Roughriders select Melfort's Mattland Riley in first round of CFL Draft
The Saskatchewan Roughriders decided to stay in Sask with their first-round pick in the Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft on Thursday, April 30. With the seventh overall pick in the draft, the Ride...
May 01, 2020 Riley (#55) in action with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. (Facebook/Darren Steinke)
Staff at long term care facility in Melfort aim to lift spirits with treat cart
Restrictions at long term care facilities in Saskatchewan due to COVID-19 have led to staff members thinking outside of the box for the residents.Lori Hinz, the facility administrator at Parkland Plac...
Apr 30, 2020 Residents at Parkland Place in Melfort can select their favourite treat from the newly implemented treat cart. (Facebook/Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Saskatchewan Summer Games postponed to 2021
The 2020 Saskatchewan Summer Games have been postponed to next year, due to health and safety concerns surrounding COVID-19.Originally scheduled to take place in Lloydminster from July 26 to Aug. 1, t...
Apr 29, 2020 The medals will have to wait until next summer to be handed out, after it was announced the Saskatchewan Summer Games will be postponed to July 2021. (Facebook/Saskatchewan Summer Games)
'Thrilled to be coaching in hockey's heartland': Hawks hire Blumes as associate coach
The Nipawin Hawks have found their new man behind the bench.Jeremy Blumes of Calgary has been hired as an associate coach to work under head coach and general manager Doug Johnson in Nipawin.The 44-ye...
Apr 29, 2020 (Facebook/Nipawin Hawks)
All registration postponed for 10th annual Melfort Multi-K
The arrival of May typically means early registration for the Melfort Multi-K but that has now been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Race Director Allison Rogers said registration in it's entire...
Apr 28, 2020 Melfort Multi-K 2019. (Facebook/Melfort Multi-K)
Wrights Greenhouse opens for the season this Friday
Wrights Greenhouse will open its Beatty and Melfort locations this Friday.Owner and operator Angie Bragg told northeastNOW greenhouses are deemed as essential during the COVID-19 pandemic and they wil...
Apr 27, 2020 Both Melfort and Beatty Wrights Greenhouse locations will open to the public this Friday. (Facebook/Wrights Greenhouse)
Northeast Saskatchewan represented well at 2020 WHL Bantam Draft
The 2020 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft was done virtually this year and it delivered for the province of Saskatchewan, including the northeast region.The Land of the Living Skies had seven ...
Apr 22, 2020 Bauer Dumanski was taken early in the second round of the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft on Wednesday. (submitted photo/Tyler Durant)
'Easy way out': Amundrud, Grant react to University of Lethbridge shutting down hockey programs
A total of 52 student-athletes, as well as numerous staff members were affected by the announcement on Monday, April 20 that the University of Lethbridge was shutting down its men's and women's hockey...
Apr 21, 2020 Michael Grant (left) had played two seasons at the University of Lethbridge, while Nik Amundrud (right) had just finished his first. (submitted photo/MPP Photography)