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North Stars remain positive following preseason opening weekend
The Battlefords North Stars kicked off their preseason this weekend, with a home-and-home versus the Kindersley Klippers. The Stars fell 5-2 Friday night in North Battleford, and 4-1 Saturday in Kinde...
Oct 26, 2020

Raiders temporarily loan Nachbaur, Herman to MJHL
A pair of Prince Albert Raiders will be wearing different colours for the next couple months until the Western Hockey League (WHL) returns to action.Forwards Evan Herman and Justin Nachbaur have been ...
Oct 26, 2020

Mustangs split pre-season opening weekend against rival Hawks
The Melfort Mustangs have wrapped up their first weekend of exhibition hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League as they await official word on a regular season.On Friday, Oct. 23 the Mustangs b...
Oct 26, 2020

54 new cases of COVID-19, North Central reports another 15
There are 54 new cases of COVID-19 and 23 more recoveries in Saskatchewan.The new cases are located in the Far North West (two), Far North East (two), North West (two), North Central (15), North East ...
Oct 26, 2020

'They can't keep happening': Binks says Montreal Impact must curb defensive mistakes
With just three games left in the regular season, Montreal Impact coach Thierry Henry says every match is a must-win for his team. The Impact (7-11-2) currently hold a post-season berth, but are...
Oct 26, 2020

Canadian freshman receiver Ajou Ajou making his mark with top-ranked Clemson Tigers
Ajou Ajou knew the first day he stepped foot at Clemson that's where he wanted to be.It was in June 2019 when the six-foot-three, 215-pound receiver from Brooks, Alta., was at the school attending Tig...
Oct 26, 2020

Ron Dishko campaigns on a promise for the right direction
One of the many reasons Ron Dishko loves to call Meadow Lake home is because of what it offers outdoors."I do some fishing. I'm not very good at it, but I try and do some fishing," he said.Enhancing r...
Oct 26, 2020

Young candidate for mayoral race hopes to make a difference
James Sieben hopes to make some positive changes to the community if he is successful in his bid in the mayoral race for the City of North Battleford."I am running because I want the public to be hear...
Oct 26, 2020

Polling stations seeing slow, steady turnout on election day
Saskatchewan residents are taking to the polls today, though in smaller numbers than is typical of past election days.So far, polling stations in Northwest Saskatchewan ridings aren't facing massive d...
Oct 26, 2020

Voting day underway in Melfort
Not much for wait times at polling stations around Melfort today with popularity around advance polls and mail-in ballots this year.Senior Director Tim Kydd told northeastNOW more than 185,000 people ...
Oct 26, 2020