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Company seeks injunction: Co-op, union in court over pickets at Regina refinery
REGINA - A nearly three-week labour dispute between a Saskatchewan petroleum refinery and hundreds of its workers moved from the picket line into the courtroom Monday, with the company seeking an inju...
Dec 23, 2019
Mid-season review: Hawks aim to meet expectations in second half
Heading into their final weekend of games before the holiday break, the Nipawin Hawks sat seventh in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) standings with 38 points (18 wins, 16 losses, two over...
Dec 23, 2019 The Nipawin Hawks (black and yellow) had some highs in the first half of the 2019-20 SJHL season but are hoping for more consistency in 2020. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
New central office one of many highlights for Horizon School Division in 2019
A number of changes highlighted the year that was for the Horizon School Division.The year began with the office staff moving into their new home on Eighth Ave. in Humboldt in January. Prior to the mo...
Dec 23, 2019 The Horizon School DIvision held the grand opening of their new office building in November. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Pride committee planning fundraiser gala to support new LGBTQ drop-in centre
Battlefords Pride has a plan to start a new drop-in centre for LGBTQ people in the area as early as next spring or summer. Bobbisue Thompson, the committee's president, said the group started working ...
Dec 23, 2019 The Battlefords Pride committee is planning to open a drop-in centre to create a safe space for the LGBTQ community. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Newcomers celebrate first holiday season in Canada
Prince Albert welcomed over 100 refugees this summer.On Friday, many of them celebrated the holidays at a party at YWCA Settlement Services. The event included plenty of food and a line dancing lesson...
Dec 23, 2019 YWCA Settlement Services staff, clients and volunteers learn some line dancing steps from an instructor during a holiday celebration. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
A few safety tips for holiday travellers from SGI
Whether you're braving the roads to get in some last minute shopping or driving hours away to spend time with family, you need to be prepared for winter conditions on Saskatchewan roadways. With that ...
Dec 23, 2019 SGI is encouraging the public to drive safely and smartly this holiday season. (ID 106757753 © Radila Radilova | Dreamstime.com)
Battlefords musical prodigy Knutson grateful for community's support
Battlefords musician Cole Knutson is sending a message of thanks to his community this Christmas for enabling him to study piano at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, U.K. ...
Dec 23, 2019 Battlefords musical prodigy Cole Knutson is making progress in his studies at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Woman enters guilty plea after running from police
Details of how a young woman was able to escape police custody last month were laid out in a Prince Albert courtroom Monday morning.Courtney Sinclair, 23, had been at Victoria Hospital at the time of ...
Dec 23, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Year in Review: Saskatchewan's oldest resident turns 112 in Melfort
northeastNOW is taking a look back at the biggest and most interesting stories of 2019, as selected by our newsroom:The oldest person in Saskatchewan is a local resident. Reita Fennell of Melfort turn...
Dec 23, 2019 Melfort's Reitta Fennel celebrated her 112th birthday on November 20. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW staff)
Body of unidentified woman discovered on Hwy 102
An unidentified woman has been found dead along Hwy 102. Her body was discovered around 5:30 a.m. Monday about 8 kilometres north of La Ronge. Police said its an Indigenous woman who appears to be bet...
Dec 23, 2019 The body was discovered Monday morning on Hwy 102, north of La Ronge. (file photo/larongeNOW )