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Nipawin assault
Man charged after using bear spray on employee, RCMP officer in Nipawin
A 32-year-old man has been charged after an assault at a business in Nipawin.RCMP were called to the business on First Avenue East last Thursday night about an assault with a weapon.The investigation determined a man went into the business and sprayed an employee with bear spray.The man was found by officers, ran away,...
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Off to New Brunswick
Team Bryden wins Senior Men's Curling Provincials in Melfort
The 2024 Senior Men's Curling Provincials were held in Melfort over the weekend and one team came out as the Saskatchewan representatives.Team Bryden became the provincial champions after defeating Team Korte 8-4 in seven ends in the finals on Sunday afternoon, as they're now off to their second National Championship i...
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Big Apple Bound
Luthi accepted into New York Marathon in quest to complete all six majors
An athlete from Melfort has the finish line in sight in her quest to complete all six marathon majors.Robyn Luthi has completed five of the six majors, and recently received word that she was accepted into the New York Marathon Nov. 3.Luthi told northeastNOW she was very excited to get that notification."I feel li...
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SJHL POTW
Nipawin Hawk, two Humboldt Broncos on SJHL POTW list
A Nipawin Hawk is among the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Players of the Week.Braeden Jockims is the Bourgault Forward of the Week with three goals and three assists in the Hawks final two games of the season, wins over Melville and La Ronge.Jockims had 25 points in just 28 games for the Hawks and turns 19 o...
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Trojans season over
Tisdale Trojans season comes to an end after sweep
The Tisdale Trojans couldn't come back from a 2-0 series deficit this time.The Trojans' season came to an end Sunday night with a 6-3 loss in Saskatoon against the top-seeded Blazers.The Saskatoon victory completed the three-game sweep.Tisdale had the lone goal in the first period as Lucas Borne scored just 40 seconds ...
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Dogs injured in fire
Dogs on the mend after fire in RM of Torch River
A pair of four-legged friends are lucky to be alive thanks to the quick action of the Nipawin Fire Department (NFD).They were called to a shop fire last Wednesday night in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Torch River.Nipawin fire crews were called to this shop fire in the RM of Torch River last week. (Nipawin Fire/Facebo...
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Saskatchewan

TAKING A STAND
P.A. High School basketball team to hold silent protest to save HOOPLA
Members of a Prince Albert High School Basketball team are taking matters into their own hands to hopefully save the 2024 HOOPLA Tournament.The Carlton Boys Senior Boys basketball team qualified for the 5A Provincial Championships happening this weekend. However, that tournament is in jeopardy due to new sanctions anno...
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Corrections
Union says 8-year-old Phoenix pay system still full of glitches and affecting families
The union that represents federal correctional officers says ongoing issues with the Phoenix payroll system are affecting members' ability to pay bills and mortgages.The Phoenix pay system was launched in 2016 and its purpose was to consolidate dozens of separate and antiquated pay systems. The goal was to save the gov...
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HOOPLA
Fate of HOOPLA now up to teachers and the province says SHSAA
The fate of the province's largest high school basketball tournament is still up in the air after more teacher sanctions were announced this week. On Monday, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) announced a one-day, province-wide strike for Wednesday, followed by the cancellation of extracurricular activities on ...
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Sex offender at centre of Sask. Amber Alert sentenced to 52 months by U.S. judge
A convicted sex offender who was at the centre of an Amber Alert in Saskatchewan in 2022 has been sentenced in the United States.Benjamin Martin Moore illegally entered the U.S. in August of 2022 along with his common-law partner and her two children by cutting through a fence.After the two children - then aged seven a...
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Ongoing job action
One-day strike coming Wednesday, withdrawal of extracurricular activities later this week for Sask. Teachers
Saskatchewan teachers will have a one-day strike and withdraw from extracurricular activities for two days this week. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) gave the 48-hour notice Monday morning that there will be a one-day province-wide strike on Wednesday, March 20 and a two-day withdrawal from extracurricular ...
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MORE JOB ACTION
Lunch-hour supervision withdrawn in several divisions over next two days
The latest round of teacher sanctions takes place Monday and Tuesday as lunch-hour supervision is being cancelled.On Monday, three school divisions are affected including the North East School Division, which means many schools will likely end 40-50 minutes earlier.On Tuesday, a handful of other divisions will be impac...
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Local Sports

Off to New Brunswick
Team Bryden wins Senior Men's Curling Provincials in Melfort
The 2024 Senior Men's Curling Provincials were held in Melfort over the weekend and one team came out as the Saskatchewan representatives.Team Bryden became the provincial champions after defeating Team Korte 8-4 in seven ends in the finals on Sunday afternoon, as they're now off to their second National Championship i...
6h ago
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SJHL POTW
Nipawin Hawk, two Humboldt Broncos on SJHL POTW list
A Nipawin Hawk is among the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Players of the Week.Braeden Jockims is the Bourgault Forward of the Week with three goals and three assists in the Hawks final two games of the season, wins over Melville and La Ronge.Jockims had 25 points in just 28 games for the Hawks and turns 19 o...
8h ago
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Hawks Honours
Hawks handout hardware at awards banquet
The Nipawin Hawks officially concluded their season with their annual awards banquet Saturday at the local Legion Hall.The team finished the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season with a record 22 wins, 29 regulation losses, and five losses in either overtime or a shootout and missed the postseason by four poi...
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Trojans season over
Tisdale Trojans season comes to an end after sweep
The Tisdale Trojans couldn't come back from a 2-0 series deficit this time.The Trojans' season came to an end Sunday night with a 6-3 loss in Saskatoon against the top-seeded Blazers.The Saskatoon victory completed the three-game sweep.Tisdale had the lone goal in the first period as Lucas Borne scored just 40 seconds ...
10h ago
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Bittersweet
Hawks blowout Ice Wolves in season finale
The Nipawin Hawks won't be in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs, but the team ended their season with a 6-0 romp of La Ronge on home ice Friday.The victory capped a solid ending week that also included a 5-2 ousting of Melville on Tuesday. Captain Maguire Ratzlaff, the longest tenured Hawk and now g...
Mar 17, 2024
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Shootout Loss
Mustangs finish regular season with 80 points, facing Bruins in first round of playoffs
The Melfort Mustangs concluded their regular season on Saturday afternoon with a tilt against the La Ronge Ice Wolves.After officially clinching second place in the SJHL standings the previous Sunday, Melfort didn't have too much to play for in their final game.Despite that fact, along with dressing just 11 forwards on...
Mar 17, 2024
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Canada

Quebec anti-corruption police arrest retired judge, say he inflated hours worked
MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police say they have arrested a retired municipal court judge for fraud. Police say Jean Herbert, who sat on the municipal court in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal, created fake records to inflate the time he claimed to have spent hearing cases. He is alleged to have billed the City...
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'This tragedy has shaken me': Ottawa father of slain family thanks public for support
OTTAWA - The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa's mayor has called one of the city's worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support. Dhanushka Wickramasinghe released his first public statement though police after hundreds gathered at a convention centre Sunday to mourn his family. Police ...
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COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down
VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidden. The study, published Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolution and led by researchers at the University of B.C., is one...
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A closer look at the legacy of former prime minister Brian Mulroney
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died on Feb. 29, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada's history, and was re-elected in 1988. On Monday, members of Parliament and federal party leaders offered their tributes to the late leader...
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More families will be allowed to apply to come to Canada from Gaza: Miller
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will allow more people trapped in Gaza who have extended family members in Canada to apply for temporary refuge - but he admits the move is "cold comfort." The government launched a family reunification program in January that offers temporary refuge to pa...
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B.C. officials to give drought update as province adopts new wildfire prediction tool
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance companies warns residents about the potential for another destructive fire season. The Insurance Bureau of Canada issued a statement encouraging residents to...
9h ago
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World

Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents
An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C. Stefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S. Marshals after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating co...
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Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro is expected to report Tuesday to a federal prison for a four-month sentence, after being found guilty of misdemeanor charges for ...
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Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out. Opponents have called the law, known as Senate Bill 4, the most dramatic...
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Ohio mom who left toddler alone 10 days when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder
CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole. Kristel Candelario, 32, had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and child endangerment ...
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Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in more than a month as tension grows over food crisis, war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, their first interaction in more than a month as the divide has grown between allies over food crisis in Gaza, conduct of war, according to the White House. The call comes after Republicans in Washington and Israeli offi...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal by former New Mexico county commissioner banned for Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was kicked out of office over his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Former Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin, a cowboy pastor who rode to national political fame by e...
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