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Multiple people dead after small plane crashes in Kingston, Ont., police say
KINGSTON, Ont. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is examining weather as a possible factor in a crash that claimed the lives of multiple people, a spokesman said Thursday as a team of f...
Nov 28, 2019
'An important meeting:' Saskatchewan premier hopes leaders can find consensus
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says an upcoming sit-down of Canada's premiers is an important chance to send a message to a prime minister dealing with regional divisions. Moe ...
Nov 28, 2019
Opening game of Meota Combines SPHL season at Civic Center Thursday night
The red hot North Stars may be on the road for the next few days but that does not mean the Civic Centre will be without exciting hockey.Tonight at 8 p.m. the Meota Combines will take on the Perdue Pi...
Nov 28, 2019 Meota Combines take on the Perdue Pirates Thursday night at 8 p.m. (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)
Stars look to sniff out win and bounce-back versus Hounds
The Battlefords North Stars return to action Thursday for part two in their three-games in three-nights gauntlet to close out the workweek. Coming off just their third defeat of the season Wednesday i...
Nov 28, 2019 Stars’ forward Elijah Loon-Stewardson and his North Stars’ teammates will play the division rival Hounds for the first time this season Thursday. Loon-Stewardson has been a force for the team this season with 21 points in 23 games this year. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Alleged gang members to face trial following weapons bust
Two men charged in connection to a substantial weapons bust in Prince Albert last September have entered not guilty pleas.Cory Redman and Justin Charles appeared via video Thursday morning at Prince A...
Nov 28, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
SaskWater assuming water services in Meadow Lake
The City of Meadow Lake has kicked off a new era in water services with the finalization of its partnership with SaskWater.SaskWater and the City of Meadow Lake have signed a water supply agreement th...
Nov 28, 2019 (submitted photo/City of Meadow Lake)
Author writes children's book perpetuating family dragon myth
Nobody tell her grandchildren, but La Ronge area resident Caron Dubnick has written and illustrated a children's book for them for Christmas. "I wrote it as a gift for my grandchildren and it sort of ...
Nov 28, 2019 Caron Dubnick released a new book with limited copies available for purchase. (Lac La Ronge Tourism Centre/Facebook)
Emergency service disruption in Porcupine Plain
There will be a temporary disruption to emergency services in Porcupine Plain this weekend.Emergency services will not be available at the Porcupine Carragana Hospital on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 4 a.m....
Nov 28, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Shaq Evans, Cameron Judge among 32 possible Roughriders free agents
It's a lengthy list of free agents facing the Saskatchewan Roughriders.According to a list released Thursday by the CFL, the Roughriders have 32 players who could hit the open market Feb. 11.A few of ...
Nov 28, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Cameron Judge (4). (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Three adults facing drug-related charges following RCMP investigation
Three adults are facing drug-related charges following an investigation that stemmed from a police traffic stop. Battlefords RCMP report a traffic stop led to a residence search in which the controlle...
Nov 28, 2019 Three adults are facing drug-related charges following an investigation at a residence in North Battleford that stemmed from a police traffic stop. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)