Two local fire crews were busy battling a pair of blazes over the past couple of days. The Kinistino Fire Department was called out to a house fire on James Smith Cree Nation late Wednesday morning. The house was on fire, and smoke was coming from the roof when crews arrived. The fire was quickly brought under control,...

Motorists in the Melfort area could see more traffic enforcement over the coming days. It's all part of Canada Road Safety Week, running from May 12-18. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CAPC) initiative is designed to "increase public compliance with safe driving measures in order to save lives and re...

The heliport at the Nipawin Hospital has been open for about a year, and it's being described as a gamechanger. Nipawin Mayor Marlon Zacharias told northeastNOW the Twin Lakes District Planning Commission (TLDPC), made up of representatives from local communities and RMs, helped to make the project a reality. "It ...

The Hudson Bay Fire Department was called to a grass fire Tuesday afternoon. The department said a property owner was burning garbage in a burn barrel, and an item inside the barrel exploded. The fire rapidly began to spread throughout the surrounding grass and underneath several nearby vacant buildings. Crews containe...

Folks in Melfort should soon be able to golf in town for the first time this year.After a lengthy winter that has carried deep into the spring, the recent warm weather and lack of snow should allow the Melfort Golf and Country Club to open this week.According to the club, they are currently working to get the course pr...

A native of Porcupine Plain, Sask., will soon play for one of the most storied NCAA Division I hockey programs.Tarin Smith has announced his commitment to the University of Minnesota to become a member of the Golden Gophers.Smith will join the organization for the 2026/27 campaign, coming off the heels of an ongoing re...

It has been 78 years since a fire forced the closure of Thunderchild Residential School in Delmas, Sask. Today, the land where the church and school once stood - a site that held nearly 650 children - has been reduced to an empty field marked by memory and loss. Previous radar searches on the grounds identified multipl...

As the season approaches to forage wild mushrooms, people in Saskatchewan may pick it up as a new hobby, but it's important to understand what you're looking for. "Learn the ones that will kill you first," said mushroom expert Donovan Thiessen, who started the Facebook group 'Saskatchewan Mushroom Picking' in...

A wildfire that tore through a portion of Mistawasis Nêhiyawak on Wednesday destroyed one home, displaced several families and forced evacuations as crews battled flames fueled by dry conditions and strong winds.Officials said no injuries were reported in the community 70 kilometres west of Prince Albert.Kelly Wa...

Visitors heading to Prince Albert National Park for the May long weekend are being urged to plan ahead, as lingering snow, limited water service and dangerous ice conditions continue to affect parts of the area.Parks Canada said some campgrounds and services in the Waskesiu area will be available for Victoria Day weeke...

The Edmonton Oilers have reportedly made a coaching change after the team's early exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs.According to TSN, Kris Knoblauch was fired on Thursday morning.Knoblauch, who hails from Imperial, Sask., led Edmonton to two straight Stanley Cup final appearances before the club's first-round playoff ...

The spring storm set to hit Saskatchewan is "just getting itself wound up," according to Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.A wind warning has been put in place by Environment Canada, covering the southern part of the province, including Regina, while a rainfall warning cov...

A pair of graduating players for the La Ronge Ice Wolves will be continuing their hockey careers this coming season.Goaltender Graham Brown and forward David Vitt have committed to post-secondary programs for the 2026/27 campaign.Brown, a 21-year-old native of Victoria, B.C., is joining the University of Alberta August...

Over the past month, Malcolm Bell has needed to have a suitcase nearby, with doors to opportunity opening left and right for the star defensive back.This week, he got the call to hop on a plane and join the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Saskatoon for training camp."You just pack your stuff and get ready to go to Sas...

A total of four graduating Melfort Mustangs from the 2025/26 roster have committed to continuing their hockey careers so far.All 2005-born players, defencemen Bo Eisner and Danton Cox, and forwards Zayden Sadlemyer and Noel Englot have committed to either universities or colleges next season. Eisner, a 21-year-old from...

Jack Coan has played under some of the brightest lights in the sport, but he's now facing one of the biggest tests of his career at Roughriders training camp.From throwing touchdowns at Notre Dame Stadium in front of over 80,000 of the most passionate college football fans on the planet to running out of the tunnel at ...

Folks in Melfort should soon be able to golf in town for the first time this year.After a lengthy winter that has carried deep into the spring, the recent warm weather and lack of snow should allow the Melfort Golf and Country Club to open this week.According to the club, they are currently working to get the course pr...

A native of Porcupine Plain, Sask., will soon play for one of the most storied NCAA Division I hockey programs.Tarin Smith has announced his commitment to the University of Minnesota to become a member of the Golden Gophers.Smith will join the organization for the 2026/27 campaign, coming off the heels of an ongoing re...

Monster trucks are set to return to Prince Albert for the first time in more than 30 years this summer.Lake Country Co-op presents Ram Monsters and Mayhem, scheduled for Aug. 15 and 16 at the Prince Albert Exhibition Grounds, marking a rare stop for the high-octane motorsports show in northern Saskatchewan. Promoter Ro...

The Nipawin Hawks have locked down their bench boss for an additional two years.Head Coach and General Manager Tad Kozun has signed a two-year contract extension with the organization."I'm definitely really excited to be able to continue on what we've done here. It hasn't been easy sledding, obviously; we went thr...

The Melfort Mustangs continue to add pieces for their future, marking their sixth commitment in the past month.Daniel Skalicky, an 18-year-old defenceman from Stony Plain, Alta., is the newest member of the organization.A Western Hockey League draft pick of the Seattle Thunderbirds in 2023, Skalicky has had an impressi...

Several farmers are just getting started seeding.The latest Saskatchewan crop report was released Thursday morning. Kim Stonehouse, crops extension sp...

More than half of North America's grasslands have been lost to development and agriculture. A new research hub at the University of Alberta aims to he...

A massive alumina discovery in northeastern Saskatchewan could eventually lead to aluminum smelting in Tisdale, according to the CEO of Canadian Energ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Smith set to make energy announcement; carbon price deal expected Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are to meet today in Calga...

A researcher on intimate partner violence is calling for British Columbia to increase funding for forensic nurses, saying there is service gap for survivors in most regions. The comments by Amanda McCormick, an associate professor in the school of cri...

CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are to meet today in Calgary, where they're expected to announce an agreement on the future of industrial carbon emission pricing in the province. A source with knowledge of the di...

ST. JOHN'S - Hydro-Québec fought to hide decades-old correspondence about a proposed aluminum smelter, saying its details could derail ongoing energy negotiations with Newfoundland and Labrador. The provincially owned utility made these arguments with ...

OTTAWA - It's the final day of hearings into the tragic death of a Canadian defence analyst in 2024, launched over allegations military police mishandled a welfare check on the day he took his own life at his Ottawa home. The rare public interest heari...

Almost everyone appears to agree that the Montreal Canadiens fans are the loudest and rowdiest of any team in the National Hockey League. And the "Habs fever" is only intensifying as the team pursues a second round battle in the Stanley Cup playoffs. C...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children. Emergency workers finished digging through th...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children. Emergency workers finished digging through th...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Africa CDC, the continent's top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. The deaths and suspected cases h...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man who experts for both prosecutors and defense attorneys had said was intellectually disabled became the 600th person executed in Texas since 1982, put to death Thursday evening for the killing of a retired 77-year-old coll...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court's order allows women seeking abortions ...

HAVANA (AP) - CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including Raúl Castro's grandson during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials said. Ratcliffe met with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, Inter...