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Former Trojans defenceman Dylan Ashe joins the Mustangs
A former Tisdale Trojan has returned to the northeast.Dylan Ashe, a 17-year-old defenceman from Warman, joins the Melfort Mustangs for the 2019-20 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season after...
Sep 27, 2019 Dylan Ashe (right) returns to Northeast Saskatchewan after being re-assigned to the Melfort Mustangs. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
B.C. Lions look to stop Stanback, stymie Montreal Alouettes' run game
SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. Lions may be looking for their third win in a row, but coach DeVone Claybrooks says his team still has plenty room for improvement. "We still haven't played a perfect game by m...
Sep 27, 2019
Orange Shirt Day ceremonies begin with round dances in Melfort and Tisdale
With Orange Shirt Day set to take place Monday, Sept. 30, Cumberland College is hosting its annual round dances.In 2013, survivor Phyllis Jack Webstad shared her experience of when she had her new ora...
Sep 27, 2019 Nearly 600 people held hands and danced across the entire track outside of Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate for a round dance. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Thunberg too extreme, immigration needs limiting, Bernier says in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier says teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg's call for governments to act on climate change is creating panic among young people who...
Sep 27, 2019
Red Pheasant begins work on commercial development east of Territorial Dr.
Sudden development along Territorial Dr. on North Battleford's east end has piqued curiosity in the community.The land, which is owned by the Red Pheasant Cree Nation, will soon house a Petro-Canada s...
Sep 27, 2019 Development alongside Territorial Dr. has generated curiosity in the community. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Case for two suspects in Tiki Laverdiere murder adjourned pending further disclosure
Two of eight facing charges related to Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere's homicide investigation returned to North Battleford Provincial Court on Friday. Soaring Eagle Whitstone appeared in court via CCTV fr...
Sep 27, 2019 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)
Official: Exam doesn't find cause of boat fire
LOS ANGELES - U.S. investigators who examined the burned-out wreckage of a scuba diving boat have not been able to determine what ignited a fire that killed 34 people off the California coast, a law e...
Sep 27, 2019
Regional alienation will be 'a challenge' for next federal government: Manning
CALGARY - The founder of what was the Reform Party of Canada is concerned that a pervasive level of alienation could leave the country more divided after next month's federal election. Preston Ma...
Sep 27, 2019
Franklin gets start for Argos but is aware of upcoming trade deadline
TORONTO - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have James Franklin's full attention, but Oct. 9 looms in the back of his mind. The Toronto quarterback makes his first start since July 1 on Satu...
Sep 27, 2019
'It's back to reality pretty quick': What the Cup champs can expect this season
Jonathan Toews remembers the celebrations, the parades and the parties. Hoisting the Stanley Cup meant cherished moments with teammates, family and friends - memories that will never fa...
Sep 27, 2019