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RCMP searching for suspects in Synergy Credit Union break-in and theft
Officers are asking for the public's help identifying suspects involved in a break-and-enter and theft at the Synergy Credit Union in Neilburg.According to police, two men were spotted at the bank on ...
Feb 07, 2025

Sask. RCMP investigating alleged online server containing intimate images
Saskatchewan RCMP have confirmed they are investigating reports that intimate images of females are circulating on a website potentially without their consent. This week, several northwest detachments...
Feb 07, 2025

Boost Indigenous business to counter Trump's tariff threats, leaders say
OTTAWA - As U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats rattle Canadian investors, the head of a group representing thousands of Indigenous businesses is calling for governments and Canadians to boos...
Feb 07, 2025

Canucks trade defenceman Mark Friedman to Predators for future considerations
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks traded depth defenceman Mark Friedman to the Nashville Predators for future considerations Friday. The 29-year-old played five NHL games with Vancouver this season to...
Feb 07, 2025

City of ML looking into the Housing Accelerator Fund
The City of Meadow Lake is considering the possibility of a community with more affordable housing thanks to new federal funding. During a January council meeting Councillor Connie Marsh-Yuhasz submit...
Feb 07, 2025

Prince Albert Ski League soars at Alberta competition
The Prince Albert Ski League (PASL) was reaching new heights last weekend while competing at their first-ever Alberta competition. A handful of members, including four athletes and coach Andrea Ornawk...
Feb 07, 2025
Council in Nipawin to vote on new Professional Unit Lease Policy
The Town of Nipawin is looking to establish a new Professional Unit Lease Policy regarding their town-owned duplex. CAO Michele Sorensen told northeastNOW the duplex was built over a decade ago to att...
Feb 07, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. U.S. District Judg...
Feb 07, 2025

Sask starts 2025 with one of the lowest unemployment rates in Canada
The latest Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada reports that Saskatchewan's unemployment rate is tied for the lowest among provinces, with a percentage rate of 5.4 in 2025 and well below the nat...
Feb 07, 2025

Missing plane in Alaska had sudden drop in elevation and speed before signal lost, Coast Guard says
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A single-engine plane flying over water in Alaska just south of the Arctic Circle with 10 people on board experienced a sudden loss in elevation and speed just before its signal ...
Feb 07, 2025