Natural warming cycle
El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday.Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil fuel pollution and will likely turbocharge extreme w...
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Father-son duo win second straight Left/Right
The Gary Brandon Left/Right golf tournament in Melfort has a repeat champion.Father-son duo, Tyler and Carter Degelman, won the tournament for the second straight year this past weekend, doing so in convincing fashion.Both times, the Degelmans have only needed 13 holes to come out on top. "I think we're planning o...
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El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
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Father-son duo win second straight Left/Right
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Back-to-back
Father-son duo win second straight Left/Right
The Gary Brandon Left/Right golf tournament in Melfort has a repeat champion.Father-son duo, Tyler and Carter Degelman, won the tournament for the second straight year this past weekend, doing so in convincing fashion.Both times, the Degelmans have only needed 13 holes to come out on top. "I think we're planning o...
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Crime watch
Wanted man believed to frequent Nipawin, Melfort area
Saskatchewan police are asking for the public's help in locating a 35-year-old man.Laurent Goulet is currently wanted on a warrant by the RCMP for a variety of charges, including possession of a weapon and robbery.Goulet, a six-foot, 199-pound man, has brown eyes and short brown hair. He is known to visit areas such as...
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On trial for murder
Victim's family frustrated after Chubey trial is adjourned
Content warning: This article discusses domestic violence, homicide and court evidence that may be distressing to some readers.The Cody Chubey trial at Court of King's Bench in Melfort has come to a screeching halt. After the Crown closed its case in the first-degree murder trial, defence counsel Peter Abrametz asked t...
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SaskPower
E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station completes refurbishment
SaskPower has now completed a major refurbishment at its E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station, north east of Tobin Lake.The upgrades, which began construction in 2021, include improved turbines, generators, and intake systems. (Image Credit: Ben Tompkins/northeastNOW) "Specifically, the turbine made it more efficie...
Jun 10, 2026
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Crown case likely ending Wednesday
Victim's screams heard on audio played at Cody Chubey murder trial in Melfort
Content warning: This article discusses domestic violence, homicide and court evidence that may be distressing to some readers. Coarse language is also included in this story. The screams of a woman begging for her life echoed through the room at Cody Chubey's trial at Court of King's Bench in Melfort. Court heard two ...
Jun 09, 2026
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Future of the Game
Local talent highlights 2026 SJHL draft for Northeast clubs
The 2026 SJHL Draft was held on Tuesday as numerous northeast hockey players heard their names called, some by local clubs.In total, the Melfort Mustangs selected five players over eight rounds, while the Humboldt Broncos drafted nine. Meanwhile, five draft picks were from the northeast.Melfort MustangsBeginning in the...
Jun 09, 2026
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Saskatchewan
Destructive Storm
Tornado that destroyed Alameda farm was strongest in Sask. since 2010
The tornado that flattened an Alameda farmyard on Tuesday was the strongest Saskatchewan has seen in more than a decade.The Northern Tornadoes Project, a research group based at Western University, assigned the tornado a preliminary rating of EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which can have wind speeds from 225-265 kil...
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Natural warming cycle
El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday.Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil fuel pollution and will likely turbocharge extreme w...
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Infrastructure
Power outage required to facilitate upcoming highway twinning
There will be a widespread power outage this weekend to facilitate the twinning of Highway 2 north of Prince Albert. In the most recent provincial budget delivered last month, it was announced the Ministry of Highways would be twinning a six-kilometer section of Highway 2 just outside of the city.Although a total est...
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"THE SHELTERS ARE FULL"
NDP calls for more treatment, recovery supports amid Lloydminster drug crisis
The topics of addiction, homelessness and mental health took centre stage in Lloydminster as NDP MLA Erika Ritchie called on the Saskatchewan Party government to invest more in treatment and recovery services.Ritchie said the city has spent approximately $3 million addressing homelessness and social disorder because of...
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2026 Saskatchewan Crop Report
East Central Saskatchewan falls behind in seeding
Most of Saskatchewan is nearing the finish line for seeding operations. Provincially, 93 per cent of seed is in the ground, still well behind the five and 10-year averages. The west-central region leads at 98 per cent complete, followed by the southwest at 97 per cent, the southeast at 96 per cent, the northwest at 95 ...
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Roughriders
Riders' KeeSean Johnson ready for action after late-season injury in 2025
KeeSean Johnson was one of the biggest contributors to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2025.But when it came to the biggest moment for the team last season, Johnson had to watch from the sidelines.The 29-year-old receiver suffered a knee injury in an Oct. 10 game against the Toronto Argonauts, forcing him to miss the C...
Jun 11, 2026
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Back-to-back
Father-son duo win second straight Left/Right
The Gary Brandon Left/Right golf tournament in Melfort has a repeat champion.Father-son duo, Tyler and Carter Degelman, won the tournament for the second straight year this past weekend, doing so in convincing fashion.Both times, the Degelmans have only needed 13 holes to come out on top. "I think we're planning o...
17h ago
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Roughriders
Riders' KeeSean Johnson ready for action after late-season injury in 2025
KeeSean Johnson was one of the biggest contributors to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2025.But when it came to the biggest moment for the team last season, Johnson had to watch from the sidelines.The 29-year-old receiver suffered a knee injury in an Oct. 10 game against the Toronto Argonauts, forcing him to miss the C...
Jun 11, 2026
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CFL
'Prove who we are': Riders on practice field after bye week
While the Saskatchewan Roughriders will unveil a championship banner on Saturday, the current team is only focused on the now."We're a new team. We have to go out there and prove we are still a good team," Riders head coach Corey Mace said on Tuesday after the team's first practice of the 2026 CFL regular sea...
Jun 10, 2026
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Future of the Game
Local talent highlights 2026 SJHL draft for Northeast clubs
The 2026 SJHL Draft was held on Tuesday as numerous northeast hockey players heard their names called, some by local clubs.In total, the Melfort Mustangs selected five players over eight rounds, while the Humboldt Broncos drafted nine. Meanwhile, five draft picks were from the northeast.Melfort MustangsBeginning in the...
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Nipawin moves two 2006-born veterans to Kindersley
Hawks acquire SJHL veteran Brock Evans in major move
The Nipawin Hawks have made a trade sending two 20-year-olds to Kindersley for Brock Evans and the third pick in Tuesday's Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) draft.In return for Evans and the pick, the Hawks sent Konnor Watson and Justus Cutler to Kindersley. Nipawin General Manager Tad Kozun said giving up two p...
Jun 09, 2026
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VIJHL Veteran
Hawks commit BC defenceman
The Nipawin Hawks have added a new defenceman for the 2026/27 season. Victoria, B.C. native, Boston Cripps is joining the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League club. Cripps, a 2008-born product, has spent parts of the last three seasons in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL), split between the Saanich Predato...
Jun 04, 2026
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Northeast Profiles
Ram Monsters and Mayhem
Monster trucks roar back to Prince Albert after decades-long absence
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...
May 04, 2026
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Staying Home
Kozun signs 2-year extension with Hawks
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...
Apr 30, 2026
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Future Piece
Mustangs commit WHL drafted defenceman
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...
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Nominations open for Sask Mustard board seat
Mustard growers in Saskatchewan now have an opportunity to be more involved in the industry. Nominations are being accepted for one director position ...
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New app puts farm decisions in Alberta farmers' hands
Alberta's three largest crop commissions have launched a mobile app for Alberta's Crop Protection Guide, better known as the Blue Book, to give farmer...
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Sask Stock Growers discuss trade, stewardship at annual convention
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) brought together livestock producers, ranching families, industry leaders, government representative...
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Canada
Canada pledges $100M for Palestinians facing settler violence, humanitarian crisis
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has announced $100 million in federal funding to support Palestinians living in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. She unveiled the funding in Paris, where western leaders are meeting to discuss mounting cha...
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Ottawa to table bill to keep products of forced labour out of Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to table a bill Friday that would change the way Canada bars imports of products made with forced labour. The move is being seen as a response to the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump mulling new tariff...
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Fans marching to Toronto Stadium ahead of first World Cup game on Canadian soil
TORONTO - Thousands of excited soccer fans are descending on Toronto Stadium as Canada's FIFA World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina is set to get underway this afternoon. Fans are arriving in droves at the temporarily rebranded BMO Field, wearing...
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BC Hydro expects World Cup and hot weather to trigger record spring power consumption
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says the province's spring power demand is expected to hit historic highs due to both the arrival of warm weather and consumption linked to the FIFA World Cup. The province's electric utility says in a statement that British Columb...
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Lutnick leading charge on Gordie Howe Bridge ahead of delay: White House official
WASHINGTON - A White House official says Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been leading the charge in the Trump administration on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which has seen its opening delayed at the request of the United States. Speaking...
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Supreme Court rules New Brunswick lieutenant-governor must be bilingual
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World
Texas shooting leaves 1 dead and 9 injured as police are in a standoff with a suspect
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - A shooter opened fire in the West Texas city of Midland in an attack Friday morning that left one person dead and at least nine others injured, the city's mayor said. The suspect was in a standoff with officers abou...
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Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath
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Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A federal judge agreed on Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration's creation and operation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government. ...
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Rosie Pino wins GOP primary in New Jersey's 9th District to challenge Democratic Rep. Nellie Pou
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Rosie Pino, a Clifton City, New Jersey, councilwoman, has won the Republican primary in the state's 9th Congressional District to take on Democratic Rep. Nellie Pou. Pino defeated attorney Tiffany Burress in the north...
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Where Trump has lost support with independents, according to AP-NORC polling
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Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man facing the death penalty by nitrogen gas was spared Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court refused to set aside a lower-court ruling that found the method is unconstitutionally cruel, issuing a brief order that came well ...
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