Author Archives:

Local shoppers made a big difference this Christmas
The numbers aren't totaled up yet from the Christmas shopping season, but from the businesses the Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce has talked to, it was a great shopping season for local businesses t...
Jan 06, 2026

Local organizations benefit from Melfort Christmas Castle
The Melfort Christmas Castle has wrapped up for another year, and organizers said the event was a hit. Elaine Tremblay told northeastNOW they were able to decorate more trees this year because they ha...
Jan 06, 2026

'I want to challenge us as a college' new VP says as North West College looks beyond trades and health
North West College (NWC)'s new vice-president, academic, says the institution needs to think more ambitiously about its role in Northwest Saskatchewan, expanding beyond trades and health training to b...
Jan 06, 2026

Salvation Army fire human-caused: Prince Albert Fire Department
A fire that tore through the Salvation Army building on Christmas Day was human-caused and there were multiple starts from within the building.Those are the findings of the Prince Albert Fire Departme...
Jan 06, 2026

'We need to help bring industry to our town and our community': NB byelection candidate
Alan Wiese is running for a North Battleford council seat once again, after a 2024 defeat that came down to just two votes. "I was disappointed... then when all the stuff came out and I saw that he (f...
Jan 06, 2026

‘Preparation is really ramping up,’ organizer says as 2026 Sask. Winter Games enter final stretch
With about 1,600 athletes expected to arrive in just over a month, the communities of Meadow Lake and Flying Dust First Nation are entering the final stretch of preparations for the 2026 Saskatchewan ...
Jan 06, 2026

No injuries reported after late night fire at West Flat home
The cause of a late night house fire in Prince Albert's west flat is under investigation..Around 10 p.m. on Monday, the city's fire department was dispatched to the 1200 block of 13th St. W. On arriva...
Jan 06, 2026

Nipawin makes trip to Battlefords to face North Stars
The Hawks are back on the road Tuesday heading to North Battleford for a showdown with the North Stars in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) action.Nipawin has an overtime win against the North ...
Jan 06, 2026

Nipawin Fire Chief discusses record year in 2025
The Nipawin Fire Department is coming off a record number of calls in 2025, and many of them were not responses to fires. Fire Chief Paul Cockell told northeastNOW the department had 260 calls last ye...
Jan 06, 2026

North Stars aiming for third straight win hosting the Nipawin Hawks
After a pair of wins against the Kindersley Klippers on New Years Eve and New Years Day, the Battlefords North Stars (17-8-2-2, first in Nutrien Division) look to keep it going when they host the Nipa...
Jan 06, 2026