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Tisdale bringing in radar signs and crosswalks with lights
The Town of Tisdale received a $10,000 grant from the Photo Speed Enforcement Committee, and they've been quick to spend it.Movable radar signs will be placed at both the north and west entrances of T...
May 30, 2019 The Town of Tisdale will be putting a crosswalk with lights at the intersection between Dairy Queen and Memorial Park. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Book on dwarfism honoured with award in independent publishers' competition
Linda Nelson was born with achondroplasia, a genetic bone disorder that causes disproportionate dwarfism.Her memoir, recounting the challenges she has faced growing up with dwarfism, recently won an a...
May 30, 2019 Battleford author Linda Nelson received an award for her memoir That is Not Me: A Journey of Perception. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Durant travels with the Warriors to Toronto ahead of finals
OAKLAND, Calif. - Kevin Durant is travelling with the Golden State Warriors to Toronto for the first two games of the NBA Finals, leaving open the chance he could be ready to return from a strained ri...
May 30, 2019
Enbridge offers 2024 finish for Great Lakes tunnel project
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Enbridge Inc. said Thursday it could have a proposed oil pipeline tunnel built and operating beneath a crucial Great Lakes channel by early 2024, responding to demands from Mich...
May 30, 2019
JRMCC to host New Zealand fastball team in July
Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre (JRMCC) will host an International Youth Fastball team from New Zealand in July. An exhibition game will be held at the facility as part of the Super 8 Internat...
May 30, 2019 The exhibition game will be held July 21 at JRMCC. (submitted photo/Kevin Roberts)
Scheer vows to end 'illegal' border crossings as part of immigration policy plan
OTTAWA - If elected prime minister, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would put an end to "illegal" border crossings in Canada. Scheer included that as one of several general commitm...
May 30, 2019
City of Melfort to hold open house to kick off Recreation and Parks month
June is Recreation and Parks month in the City of Melfort and they want residents to get out and enjoy what Melfort has to offer.To kick off the month, the city is holding an open house on Wednesday, ...
May 30, 2019 The skate park at Spruce Have Recreation area was the first of a major expansion of the area. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Prince Albert's stray cat crisis growing: Animal protection officer
Sixty-four kittens are waiting for homes at the Prince Albert SPCA and more are coming in each day according to the local animal control and animal protection worker. Ashlee Bober said Prince Albert's...
May 30, 2019 The Prince Albert SPCA currently has four orphaned kittens at the shelter after the stray mother cat died due to birthing complications. (Prince Albert SPCA/Facebook)
Melfort KidSport holds barbecue to wrap up KidSport month
Money shouldn't prevent children from playing sports. That was the main takeaway from this month as the KidSport organization raised awareness in Saskatchewan. KidSport is a non-profit group that help...
May 30, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
CBC head defends coverage after Scheer suggests too much focus on U.S. politics
OTTAWA - The CEO of the CBC is defending its coverage of American politics after Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer suggested the public broadcaster places too much emphasis on the United Sta...
May 30, 2019