infrastructure
Province invests $3.6M in urban highway upgrades across Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is investing in urban roads that connect to major highways, with projects planned in communities across the province, including Prince Albert and North Battleford. About $3.6 million will go toward road maintenance and related work through the province's Urban Highway Connector Program, alongside larger ca...
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Jaxson Brick
Mustangs commit another future piece
The Melfort Mustangs have committed yet another young player for the future. Forward Jaxson Brick is the newest member of the organization.A 17-year-old native of Brandon, Man., has been with his hometown Wheat Kings organization for the past four seasons.During the 2022/23 campaign, Brick played with the U15 AAA Wheat...
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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...
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SaskPower smart meter installations in Melfort, Tisdale areas complete
The SaskPower installation of smart meters in the region is now complete. Spokesperson Joel Cherry told northeastNOW that installation in Melfort, Tisdale, and surrounding rural areas was completed late last month. SaskPower began installing the meters in the area last summer. The Nipawin area had their meters installe...
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Nipawin Fire Department responds to two collisions
A pair of vehicle crashes had the Nipawin Fire Department springing to action. The first happened during the early afternoon of Tuesday's snowstorm. The department was called to a crash on Highway 35 in Codette just before 2 p.m. Visibility and road conditions were rapidly deteriorating at the time. Crews were called j...
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Earlier than planned
NESD moving ahead with technology upgrades
The North East School Division (NESD) Board of Education tackled some new business at their latest meeting. Among the issues that they dealt with was a funding request for technology projects. Director of Education Stacy Lair told northeastNOW the requests had been made to fund the projects for the 2026-27 school year,...
Apr 09, 2026
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Former Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield dies at age 82
Vaughn Solomon Schofield, who represented Saskatchewan as the province's 21st lieutenant governor from 2012 to 2018, passed away this week at the age of 82.According to the Government of Saskatchewan, Solomon Schofield died in Regina on Wednesday "after a short illness."Read more:Schofield reflects on time as...
Apr 09, 2026
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Increasing costs
Travelers face higher costs and fewer flight options as jet fuel prices swing
A new reality is setting in for travelers worldwide: rising fees, fewer flight options and difficult decisions about whether a trip is worth the cost.The culprit is volatile oil and jet fuel prices, which have spiked sharply since the war in the Middle East began and fighting near the narrow Strait of Hormuz created a ...
Apr 09, 2026
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Province invests $3.6M in urban highway upgrades across Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is investing in urban roads that connect to major highways, with projects planned in communities across the province, including Prince Albert and North Battleford. About $3.6 million will go toward road maintenance and related work through the province's Urban Highway Connector Program, alongside larger ca...
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Risks
What's in store for Canada's 2026 wildfire season?
Wildfire season may get off to a relatively quiet start in Canada but lingering drought and a warm summer could tip the scales towards another severe year, experts say.Wildfire expert Mike Flannigan says this year will be his "litmus test" for whether Canada's wildfire seasons, already in uncharted territory ...
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NDP: sex assault victims in Prince Albert at further risk due to lack of gov't funding
The Saskatchewan NDP's Shadow Minister for Women's Health says anything less than round-the-clock care for victims of sexual assaults is unacceptable, and survivors in Prince Albert deserve better.Jacqueline Roy made a stop in the city on Thursday to call out Premier Scott Moe's Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill. The NDP...
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Emergency preparedness
SPSA readies itself for new wildfire season
As the residents of Denare Beach press on with re-building their community, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said that new tree seedlings are on the way for shelterbelts. The SPSA has put in some effort with their part of the job of cleaning up after the Wolf Fire burned hundreds of home in the community la...
Apr 08, 2026
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Economic uncertainty shakes small businesses in Saskatchewan, motivates global trade efforts
Saskatchewan's independent business owners continue to be affected by ongoing trade turbulence with the US amid global instability. But there is hope the province's strength internationally can offer some sign of resilience."Essentially one year after the United States imposed tariffs on Canadian goods, nearly hal...
Apr 08, 2026
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Tragic events
Snowmobile crash in NWT claims life of Black Lake man
A man from Black Lake has died following a snowmobile crash in the Northwest Territories.Fort Smith RCMP said the man died on April 5, and the collision involving two vehicles occurred 420km east of the community near the Saskatchewan border.The other rider suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. RCMP also...
Apr 08, 2026
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Jaxson Brick
Mustangs commit another future piece
The Melfort Mustangs have committed yet another young player for the future. Forward Jaxson Brick is the newest member of the organization.A 17-year-old native of Brandon, Man., has been with his hometown Wheat Kings organization for the past four seasons.During the 2022/23 campaign, Brick played with the U15 AAA Wheat...
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AJ Ouellette 'bringing the dad strength' to Riders training camp in May
Saskatchewan Roughriders running back AJ Ouellette is bringing a new type of strength to the team in 2026.He and his partner welcomed a baby girl named Isla Jo into the world on March 6."I'm bringing the dad strength in," Ouellette said. "The whole sleep thing is getting to me - I don't know if it's a tr...
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Riders defensive star, 1966 Grey Cup champion Garner Ekstran dead at 86
One of the greatest defensive players in Saskatchewan Roughriders history has died.The Roughriders announcing Monday the passing of longtime defensive lineman and linebacker Garner Ekstran, who died of natural causes Saturday at the age of 86 in Sedro-Woolley, Wash.Ekstran spent seven of his eight CFL seasons with the ...
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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...
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Local curling
Inglis, Nikolejsin representing Saskatchewan at Masters Curling Nationals
Two Saskatchewan curling teams are currently competing in Grand Prairie, Alta., in hopes of bringing home a national championship.Team Inglis on the women's side and Team Nikolejsin on the men's earned their way to the Canadian Masters by way of a provincial win, which came last month in Tisdale.Catherine Inglis has wo...
Apr 08, 2026
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Jacob Strizzi
Former Bronco commits to TMU
A former player for the Humboldt Broncos will be continuing his hockey career post Junior A.Forward Jacob Strizzi has committed to Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) to become a member of the Bold.Strizzi, a 21-year-old native of Toronto, came to the Broncos in the middle of the 2023/24 campaign after being acquired...
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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...
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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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Strychnine emergency use expanded in Saskatchewan
The Emergency Use Registration for two per cent liquid strychnine has been expanded to allow a broader range of Saskatchewan rural municipalities (RMs...
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Guidance on crop protection product use
Canada's agriculture sector depends heavily on international markets, with up to 90 per cent of canola, more than 80 per cent of wheat, barley and oat...
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Nex Gen Agriculture Program begins seventh cohort
The Saskatchewan Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship Program announced the mentor - mentee pairings for cohort seven. This 18-month program provides emerg...
Apr 08, 2026
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Canada
Davies to act as NDP parliamentary lead after Lewis announces critic roles
OTTAWA - Former interim NDP leader Don Davies will continue to act as the party's parliamentary leader in the House of Commons while new leader Avi Lewis remains outside of Parliament. The House of Commons resumes sitting Monday for the first time sinc...
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Former head of Manitoba Inuit Association facing sex assault charges in Nunavut
WINNIPEG - The former leader of an Inuit organization based in Winnipeg is facing multiple sexual assault charges in Nunavut. RCMP in the territory say 39-year-old Nastania Mullin was arrested Wednesday in Winnipeg following an investigation that began...
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B.C.'s wood manufacturers call lumber dispute with U.S. a 'broken process'
NORTH VANCOUVER - British Columbia's wood manufacturing sector is again sounding the alarm about Canada's softwood lumber dispute with the United States, calling it a "broken process." The response by the Independent Wood Processors Association comes a...
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Quebec homelessness rising sharply in regions outside Montreal, report finds
MONTRÉAL - New numbers released by the Quebec government are showing that homelessness has increased across the province, with the sharpest rises outside Montreal. The survey conducted April 15, 2025, counted more than 12,000 people who were visibly ho...
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Supreme Court upholds reversal of death declaration in case of man found to be alive
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a judge's decision to annul the declaration of a Quebec man's death when new evidence indicated he was living in Iran. Eight years after Hooshang Imanpoorsaid disappeared in 2008, his spouse went to court...
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Carney says next governor general will 'absolutely' speak French and English
MONTRÉAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's next governor general will speak both French and English. In an interview with Radio-Canada, Carney answered "absolutely" when asked by radio host Patrick Masbourian whether he would commit to naming ...
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Five people charged with murder in deadly Northern California fireworks warehouse explosion
WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) - Five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at a fireworks warehouse that killed seven people, authorities said. Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Clara Nabity said Friday...
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Oklahoma State's softball team stunned after team bus involved in fatal crash with a pedestrian
Oklahoma State's softball team took some time to process a fatal crash involving its team bus earlier this week and will be back on the field Friday. The team had been traveling to Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday afternoon when its bus struck and killed ...
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Prince Harry sued by charity he set up in Africa to honor late mother Princess Diana
LONDON (AP) - An African charity co-founded by Prince Harry in honor of his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year. Sentebale, which supports young people living with HIV in Bo...
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Flyers fans have faith as run at playoff spot follows family's jersey gift to Pope Leo XIV
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Trying for any kind of divine intervention to reverse the fortunes of his favorite hockey team, Philadelphia Flyers fan Mike Culin skipped traditional good-luck gimmicks for a more heavenly approach: Gift Pope Leo XIV his own custom...
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Vance warns Iran not to 'play' the US as he departs for negotiations aimed at ending their war
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to "play" the U.S. as he headed overseas for negotiations aimed at ending their war. President Donald Trump has tasked the member of his inner circle who has seemed to b...
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US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. Vice President JD Vance headed Friday to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on...
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