Significant Honour
Melfort, Humboldt native to be inducted into Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame this fall
Two northeast locals are set to be inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame this fall.The 2026 class will see seven different inductees, with a pair coming from Humboldt and Melfort, respectively.First is Brianne Theisen-Eaton of Humboldt, in the athlete category. A bronze medalist in the 2016 Olympics, she h...
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Drug trafficking
Saskatchewan to test out technology that detects drones smuggling drugs into prisons
REGINA - Saskatchewan is taking aim at reducing the rise in drugs and weapons being dropped by drones into prison yards - sometimes right to an inmate's cell window."It's literally almost like Uber Eats," Jake Suelzle, who represents prison guards on the Prairies, said in an interview.He said the buzzing skyb...
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Significant Honour
Melfort, Humboldt native to be inducted into Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame this fall
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Tarin Smith
Native of Porcupine Plain named WHL Defenceman of the Year finalist
Reports increasing
Tick season is here for many parts of Saskatchewan
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Wild Rice Series
From lake to plate: Sask. Polytechnic bringing innovation to tired industry
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Significant Honour
Melfort, Humboldt native to be inducted into Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame this fall
Two northeast locals are set to be inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame this fall.The 2026 class will see seven different inductees, with a pair coming from Humboldt and Melfort, respectively.First is Brianne Theisen-Eaton of Humboldt, in the athlete category. A bronze medalist in the 2016 Olympics, she h...
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Fire department launched in 1907
A fire that sparked an idea: 1906 grass fire leads to establishment of HFD
The Humboldt Fire Department (HFD) has an interesting origin story, and it stems from an incident 120 years ago on Monday. Fire Chief Mike Kwasnica told northeastNOW it began April 20, 1906. "A fairly significant prairie fire went through and threatened the homes and residents of the newly formed community that w...
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Victim had non-life-threatening injuries
Lanigan woman charged after child assaulted with weapon
A disturbing case has emerged from the community of Lanigan. Humboldt RCMP were called about an assault at a home in Lanigan on Friday, and the investigation determined that a woman assaulted a child under the age of 12 with a weapon. The child was treated for non-life-threatening injuries in the hospital. A 49-year-ol...
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Significant Investment
Kinistino Sports Complex now known as CLAAS Centre
The Kinistino Sports Complex will now be called the CLAAS Centre. CLAAS, an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Harsewinkel, Germany, has connections to the area and is one of the main suppliers for Ag Authority. It was announced on Monday that the facility will bear their name thanks to a five-year $75,000 in...
Apr 20, 2026
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Non-life-threatening injuries
Three charged after shooting in Melfort
Charges have been laid after a shooting in Melfort. RCMP received a report of a shooting at a home on Burrows Ave. W. on Friday. Police determined that there had been an altercation between a group of individuals, and a firearm was discharged. One person was struck and treated at hospital for non-life-threatening injur...
Apr 20, 2026
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More snow in forecast
City of Melfort issuing recommendations to help avoid water seepage issues
The snow continues to melt across the northeast, but we're far from out of the woods. With higher temperatures over the next couple of days, and more snow in the forecast later this week, the chances of water affecting residents' homes increase. The City of Melfort is cautioning homeowners to be prepared to avoid seepa...
Apr 20, 2026
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Saskatchewan
Reports increasing
Tick season is here for many parts of Saskatchewan
While the spring weather may be taking its sweet time to take hold of the province, some areas are already seeing an unwanted aspect of the warmer weather. Ticks have woken up in parts of Saskatchewan, according to Dr. Emily Jenkins, Professor of Veterinary Microbiology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in ...
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Wild Rice Series
From lake to plate: Sask. Polytechnic bringing innovation to tired industry
Wild rice is an important economic crop for First Nations and Métis people across Western Canada. The industry is particularly significant in Northern Saskatchewan, where approximately 70 per cent of the Canadian crop originates. Considered a sacred grain to Indigenous Peoples for centuries, it was first introdu...
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Drug trafficking
Saskatchewan to test out technology that detects drones smuggling drugs into prisons
REGINA - Saskatchewan is taking aim at reducing the rise in drugs and weapons being dropped by drones into prison yards - sometimes right to an inmate's cell window."It's literally almost like Uber Eats," Jake Suelzle, who represents prison guards on the Prairies, said in an interview.He said the buzzing skyb...
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Councillors quit
Tensions flare as RM of Sherwood moves ahead with data centre agreement
A data centre project in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood is moving forward, following a raucous council meeting which saw people ejected from the gallery, protesters banging on windows and most of the public locked out during the discussion.Construction on the 300-megawatt Bell Canada AI data centre project just out...
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Must watch
Season 4 of docuseries focuses on wildfires in La Ronge area
Season Four of the acclaimed docuseries Guardians of the North launches Tuesday night and over the course of six episodes will focus on wildfires in the La Ronge area.The series, which represents a partnership between the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) and Wavelength Entertainment, can be followed on CityTV S...
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cost of living
High fuel prices driving up shipping costs for northern grocers
Whether it's Florida oranges, Colombian coffee or even homegrown items from another province, food has often travelled a long way before it reaches grocery stores in Canada.The supply chain gets even longer for communities in the Far North. Typically, groceries are loaded onto a truck and taken to a launch point in cit...
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Significant Honour
Melfort, Humboldt native to be inducted into Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame this fall
Two northeast locals are set to be inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame this fall.The 2026 class will see seven different inductees, with a pair coming from Humboldt and Melfort, respectively.First is Brianne Theisen-Eaton of Humboldt, in the athlete category. A bronze medalist in the 2016 Olympics, she h...
12h ago
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Significant Investment
Kinistino Sports Complex now known as CLAAS Centre
The Kinistino Sports Complex will now be called the CLAAS Centre. CLAAS, an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Harsewinkel, Germany, has connections to the area and is one of the main suppliers for Ag Authority. It was announced on Monday that the facility will bear their name thanks to a five-year $75,000 in...
Apr 20, 2026
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Rob Bagg, Dan Clark, Paul McCallum to join Saskatchewan Roughriders Plaza of Honour
Three former Saskatchewan Roughriders will be inducted into the team's plaza of honour this fall.Wide receiver Rob Bagg, offensive lineman Dan Clark and kicker Paul McCallum are set to join the 143 other members of the plaza in a halftime ceremony during the team's home game against the Montreal Alouettes on Oct. 17.Wh...
Apr 20, 2026
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GO RIDERS GO
Australian kicker Alex Hale joining Saskatchewan Roughriders after NFL stint in Green Bay
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Australian kicker Alex Hale, who's coming to the province after a year with the Green Bay Packers in the NFL.Hale, 27, who is originally from Gosford, Australia, signed with Green Bay in August of 2024 as an undrafted free agent and was released by the team in July of 2025.Befor...
Apr 20, 2026
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U18 Men's World Hockey
Humboldt native competing in Slovakia with Team Canada
A Humboldt native is currently living one of his dreams, donning the Canadian jersey on the international stage.Newly minted Red Deer Rebels captain, Beckett Hamilton, is in Slovakia right now as a member of Canada's Pre-Tournament Camp Roster for the 2026 IIHF World Championship."It's been a pretty surreal week p...
Apr 18, 2026
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Pat Canadian
Mustangs add Telus Cup defenceman
The Melfort Mustangs continue to bolster their young depth. After three recent commitments to forwards, Melfort has now committed a defenceman to the roster for next season.Regina native Xavier Doane has signed with the organization for the 2026/27 campaign. The 17-year-old is currently a member of his hometown Pat Can...
Apr 16, 2026
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Northeast Profiles
Tarin Smith
Native of Porcupine Plain named WHL Defenceman of the Year finalist
Everett Silvertips defenceman, Tarin Smith, has been nominated for a major award.The Porcupine Plain, Sask. native is up for the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy, which goes annually to the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Defenceman of the Year.Smith, the captain of the Silvertips, was an over a point-per-game player this sea...
Apr 09, 2026
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It’s a Co-op Thing
Building, Feeding, Fuelling, Growing and Helping Keep Our Communities Safe
At Prairie North Co-op (PNC) we often say that we are proud to serve our members with products and services that help build, feed, fuel and grow the communities in which we live and do business. Now we can add "help keep our members and communities safe' through our commitment to a strong safety culture to that li...
Aug 26, 2025
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Guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a hug...
Jul 23, 2025
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farmnewsNOW
Agriculture show boosts Saskatchewan economy
Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) increased the Saskatchewan economy by $151.3 million in 2025, according to a recent economic impact study. Praxis Co...
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New Regina canola processing plant operational
Cargill's canola processing facility in Regina, Sask. is now operational. The plant can process 1 million metric tonnes of canola each year. It increa...
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Most of Saskatchewan to have near to below normal runoff this spring
The Water Security Agency (WSA) in Saskatchewan provided an update to the spring runoff outlook for 2026. WSA continued to closely monitor conditions ...
Apr 20, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Mexico pyramid shooting, Canada-U.S. trade, Tips on buying a car
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing A haunting photo of B.C. woman Barbara Welsh and her friends shows the moment ...
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'The day the music dies': Organists pipe up to save historical instrument
EDMONTON - Music from a pipe organ has filled a convocation hall at the University of Alberta for a century, but that may soon come to an end as the institution begins renovations that include removing the memorial instrument. Marnie Giesbrecht, profe...
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B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing
It looks like a typical tourist photo, as British Columbia woman Barbara Welsh and her friends smile near the foot of the famous Pyramid of the Moon at the Teotihuacan site northeast of Mexico City on Monday. But in the background, clambering the pyram...
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Expert says it's time for Canada to amp up efforts to educate Americans on trade
HOUSTON - Piling his shopping bags into his vehicle's trunk outside a Houston grocery store last week, Texan Herman Moreno said he doesn't think Canada has any kind of trading relationship with Texas at all. "Canada better straighten up, bro," he said....
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How 're-wilding' can make Canada's cityscapes more climate resilient and bee friendly
TORONTO - The laneway beside Adam Barnes's house is, at first blush, unremarkable within Toronto's catalogue of backstreets: there are garages, a graffiti-tagged brick wall and a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. The curb used to be dominated...
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MPs approve Annette Ryan as the next Parliamentary Budget Officer in House vote
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to approve the appointment of Annette Ryan as Canada's next Parliamentary Budget Officer. MPs approved her appointment in a 164 to 153 vote, with Bloc Québécois and Conservatives voting against her nominatio...
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World
Searchers find body of 1 of 6 missing crew members from ship that overturned during typhoon
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) - Authorities have found the body of one of the six missing crew members from a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon. U.S. Air Force divers "used an underwater remotely operated ...
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Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats' seats in Congress
Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats' chances of winning four additional U.S. House seats in November's midterm elections that will decide control of the closely divided Congress. The...
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Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, court rules
DALLAS (AP) - Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into classrooms. The 9-8 decision ...
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Man who set neighbor on fire after she found him burglarizing her home is executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man who set his neighbor on fire after she returned from work to find him burglarizing her home was executed Tuesday evening. Chadwick Scott Willacy, 58, received a three-drug injection and was pronounced dea...
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Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with even Republicans showing less faith in his leadership. T...
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Democrat Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigns before the House can sanction her in ethics case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigned from office on Tuesday moments before the start of a hearing that could have led to a recommendation that she be expelled from Congress. Cherfilus-McCormick ...
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