Teen handed three-year sentence for attempted murder at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate
A 16-year-old girl was handed a three-year sentence on Monday for lighting a fellow student on fire at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate in 2024.Last month, the Crown and defence jointly requested a three-year sentence for the attacker: two years in custody and one in the community with no credit for time already serve...
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Defeat St. Brieux/Lake Lenore
Jansen Jets claim Wheatland Hockey League title
The Jansen Jets are the 2025-26 Wheatland Senior Hockey League champions. They downed the St. Brieux/Lake Lenore Rivals 4-2 in game four of the five-game final. The Jets went up 3-0 after one period after a pair of goals from Nayte Zip and a tally from Riley Funk. The Rivals stormed back to make it a 3-2 game after two...
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Defeat St. Brieux/Lake Lenore
Jansen Jets claim Wheatland Hockey League title
The Jansen Jets are the 2025-26 Wheatland Senior Hockey League champions. They downed the St. Brieux/Lake Lenore Rivals 4-2 in game four of the five-game final. The Jets went up 3-0 after one period after a pair of goals from Nayte Zip and a tally from Riley Funk. The Rivals stormed back to make it a 3-2 game after two...
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Incidents in Kinistino, Melfort
Snowmobile fire, crash keep local fire departments busy
The Kinistino Fire Department was called to a garage fire on Sunday. Crews arrived to find a snowmobile fully engulfed in flames. They credited the property owner for removing the snowmobile from the garage, saving the house from catching fire in the process. Meanwhile, fire crews in Melfort were called to a motor vehi...
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Weldon man faces multiple charges
Tisdale youths threatened with gun during car jacking: RCMP
A terrifying incident for two youths in Tisdale. RCMP have charged a man for threatening the two youths with a gun and stealing their vehicle with them still inside. The incident happened Thursday night. Two youths were parked in a vehicle when a man entered with a gun pointed at them. He drove around the Tisdale area,...
Mar 14, 2026
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Looking to raise $200k
NRHF launches ENT surgical equipment campaign
The Nipawin Region Health Foundation has launched its latest fundraiser to purchase much-needed equipment for the Nipawin Hospital. The foundation's goal is to raise $200,000 to purchase advanced ENT surgical equipment that will allow specialized ear, nose, and throat procedures to be performed in the community. "...
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Mustangs set for regular season finale with Hawks
The Melfort Mustangs will play their regular-season finale on Friday as they travel to Nipawin to take on the Hawks.Melfort is already locked into sixth place in the SJHL standings, so the result of tonight's contest doesn't technically matter.The Mustangs have struggled against their division rivals this season, havin...
Mar 13, 2026
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Local Legend
'A good man with a good heart': Blake Emmons passes away at 81
An well-known entertainer and philanthropist to residents in Nipawin and across Saskatchewan has died. Blake Emmons passed away earlier this week at the age of 81. Emmons was heavily involved in the first years of Telemiracle, helping to ensure the event's legacy was established. Long-time friend Jim Chute told northea...
Mar 13, 2026
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Saskatchewan
Teen handed three-year sentence for attempted murder at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate
A 16-year-old girl was handed a three-year sentence on Monday for lighting a fellow student on fire at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate in 2024.Last month, the Crown and defence jointly requested a three-year sentence for the attacker: two years in custody and one in the community with no credit for time already serve...
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Annual inflation cools to 1.8% in February, StatCan says
Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation dipped below two per cent in February as the end of last year's federal "tax holiday" helped to take some steam out of the yearly price comparisons.The agency says inflation last month came in at 1.8 per cent year-over-year, half a percentage point lower tha...
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Megan Gallagher's father says family left 'in the dark' on Thomas Sutherland's new charges
A man who was accused in the killing of Megan Gallagher before the charges were later stayed will soon be back in court, facing a new set of unrelated charges.Thomas Sutherland, 46, was arrested on January 26. He's facing multiple weapon-related charges in addition to other charges that include possessing a loaded, pro...
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Politics
Carney meeting Keir Starmer in London as Iran war disrupts shipping routes
LONDON - Prime Minister Mark Carney met Monday with Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, and while both remarked the world has become a more challenging place since their first meeting a year ago, neither named a specific issue.Bill Blair, Canada's high commissioner to the U.K., has said the two leaders are expected ...
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New Bill
Saskatchewan NDP calls for free parking for cancer patients
A new private members' bill from the Saskatchewan NDP is aiming to lighten the mental and financial load on people getting cancer care in the province.Jared Clarke, the NDP's rural and remote health critic, said the bill would ban parking fees for people who are attending a Saskatchewan Health Authority facility to rec...
Mar 14, 2026
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Curling
Mike McEwen parts ways with Sask. rink after three seasons
After three seasons in Saskatchewan, Mike McEwen will no longer skip his current team.The Brandon, Man. product announced on Facebook, "The team has chosen a different path without me next season."He added in the post that he is a free agent for the coming season.Announcement from @MikeMcEwen80 🚨 pic.twitt...
Mar 14, 2026
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Local Sports
Defeat St. Brieux/Lake Lenore
Jansen Jets claim Wheatland Hockey League title
The Jansen Jets are the 2025-26 Wheatland Senior Hockey League champions. They downed the St. Brieux/Lake Lenore Rivals 4-2 in game four of the five-game final. The Jets went up 3-0 after one period after a pair of goals from Nayte Zip and a tally from Riley Funk. The Rivals stormed back to make it a 3-2 game after two...
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AP Heavy Lineup
Mustangs set for regular season finale with Hawks
The Melfort Mustangs will play their regular-season finale on Friday as they travel to Nipawin to take on the Hawks.Melfort is already locked into sixth place in the SJHL standings, so the result of tonight's contest doesn't technically matter.The Mustangs have struggled against their division rivals this season, havin...
Mar 13, 2026
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Goal accomplished
Mintos captain signs with Nipawin Hawks
The Nipawin Hawks have signed Barret Berger to a Letter of Intent for next year's Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season.Barret Berger, the captain of the Prince Albert Mintos U18 AAA team and draft pick of Nipawin with the sixth overall choice in 2023 has signed with the club. The 2008-born defenceman was one...
Mar 13, 2026
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Sixth Place Secured
Mustangs use lengthy delay to fuel win over Estevan
The Melfort Mustangs and Estevan Bruins played a bit of a bizarre game Wednesday night.Everything was typical through the first period and intermission, as both teams were tied at one goal apiece.Come what should've been the start of the second period, however, is where the game took a bit of a shift.Nearly an hour del...
Mar 12, 2026
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Meeting their heroes
WATCH: Education day with the Riders
Upon entering the library at St. Francis school in Prince Albert, Noah Zerr who stands at a towering 6-7, was greeted with applause, excitement, and some wide eyed expressions.The offensive lineman was one of three Saskatchewan Roughriders attending local area schools on Wednesday and shared the team foundation's menta...
Mar 11, 2026
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Same old story
Hawks flightless in loss to Flin Flon
The Hawks gave up an early third period goal, allowing the Bombers to go in front during Tuesday's game at the Whitney Forum leading to a 5-1 loss, their 15th in a row in Flin Flon.Wrapping up the season series between the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) division rivals, the Hawks were seeking their first win ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Northeast Profiles
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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Innovation at Work
Prairie North Co-op Retrofit Serves Rural Members
At Prairie North Co-operative, the vision is to be the trusted first choice in the community. Sometimes achieving that vision requires thinking outside the box and taking an innovative approach to problem solving. In 2019, the Prairie North Co-op Agro Fuel team began to offer a number of bulk oil products to its rural ...
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DUC and Loblaw partner on agriculture programs
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has entered a new partnership with Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) on sustainable agricultural programs. Loblaw will he...
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Farm groups write to the feds on research cuts
Organizations that represent Canadian farmers across conventional and organic production of crops and livestock have united in their opposition of the...
Mar 13, 2026
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Water Security Agency outlines Saskatchewan runoff
Most of Saskatchewan can anticipate near to below normal runoff this spring. In the Water Security Agency (WSA) spring runoff outlook for 2026, an are...
Mar 12, 2026
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Canada
Tumbler Ridge gets arena funding through NHL's Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight people were killed and dozens more hurt. Thirteen pr...
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Quebec's Abitibi region buried by March storm forecast to bring up to 50 cm of snow
MONTREAL - Schools are closed and many municipal services are suspended in Quebec's Abitibi-Témiscamingue region because of a storm forecast to bring up to 50 centimetres of snow and freezing rain. The city of Rouyn-Noranda, about 500 kilometres northw...
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No charges three years after Old Montreal building fire kills seven people
MONTREAL - It's the three-year anniversary of a building fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people - and there are still no charges. Both the prosecutor's office and Montreal police say the criminal investigation is ongoing and they are working to ...
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Flood risks rise as atmospheric river hits B.C., bringing rain, snow and wind
VANCOUVER - Parts of British Columbia are now under flood watches as an atmospheric river arrives along the coast, triggering a string of weather warnings and watches. The B.C. River Forecast Centre says northern and western Vancouver Island and the ce...
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Teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon high school gets 3-year sentence
SASKATOON - A judge has sentenced a teen girl to three years for setting a fellow student on fire in the hallway of a Saskatoon high school. The 16-year-old must serve two years in intensive rehabilitative custody followed by one year in the community ...
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Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - The federal government is putting $200 million toward a Canadian-owned launch pad to send satellites into orbit. Ottawa will use the funds over the next decade to lease a space launch pad near Canso, Nova Scotia, which will serve as the founda...
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World
Asian Football Confederation says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A leading soccer official in Asia says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup which kicks off in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Also on Monday in Tehran, a government spokesman again stressed it was for ...
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Laporta set to win another term as Barcelona president after opponent concedes election
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Joan Laporta is on course to be officially reelected as the president of FC Barcelona for another five years after a leadership vote among members of the Spanish soccer powerhouse on Sunday. His only rival, Víctor ...
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5th member of Iranian women's soccer team gives up asylum in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A fifth member of the Iranian women's soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country, the Australian government said on Monday. The player's departure shortly before midnight ...
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Formula 1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to Iran war
SHANGHAI (AP) - Formula 1 and its governing body FIA canceled Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on safety grounds related to the Iran war. Both countries have been struck during Iran's response after the United States and Isra...
Mar 14, 2026
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Another 3 members of Iran's women's soccer team decide against staying in Australia as refugees
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Another three members of the Iran's women's soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland, an Australian government minister said on Sunday. The departure ...
Mar 14, 2026
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Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96
BERLIN (AP) - Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world's most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96. Habermas' publisher,...
Mar 14, 2026
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