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Power outage caused by fire in areas from Waskesiu to Stanley Mission

UPDATE: On Monday evening in a statement from SaskPower, they said there is a strong possibility residents west of the P.A. airport and north of La Ronge could be without power over night. The problem...

May 17, 2021

Evacuations as fire burns northeast of P.A.

Anyone who lives or works in the immediate area around the large fast moving fire burning northeast of Prince Albert has been ordered to get out. That area is north of Highway 55, across from the airp...

May 17, 2021

Davis family sells Melfort Dairy Queen after over eight years of ownership

It is an end of an era for Melfort's Dairy Queen.After over eight years of ownership, Cassie and Jerrod Davis have sold their DQ location on Melfort's Saskatchewan Drive. Cassie told northeastNOW that...

May 17, 2021

Go Fund Me page created to help family following house fire

Supporters have created a GoFundMe Page to help a family left bereft following a house fire at the 2300 block of 100 Street North in North Battleford on May 13.Linda Lefevre and her three children los...

May 17, 2021

Flags raised in Battlefords for Sexual Assault Awareness Week

May 17 to 21 is Sexual Assault Awareness Week in Saskatchewan.To help raise awareness locally, the City of North Battleford and Town of Battleford each raised a flag for the Battlefords and Area Sexua...

May 17, 2021

Drive-in movie theatre at Manitou Beach opens for summer season

As the May long weekend approaches so does opening night for the drive-in movie theatre at Manitou Beach.The drive-in will begin season 66 on Thursday night.Manager Earl Hayhurst told northeastNOW vis...

May 17, 2021

Man who attacked, set fire to Indigenous woman in Saskatchewan denied parole

A Saskatchewan man who brutally attacked a woman and set her on fire has been denied parole. Leslie Black, who is 35, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the beating, burning and sexual assault of M...

May 17, 2021

Saskatchewan exceeds 600,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine after three-day surge

An additional 12,173 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine reported today brings the provincial total to 603,125. The provincial government reported nearly 50,000 total vaccines administered over the past thr...

May 17, 2021

Rural homeowner threatened by stranger with gun

Prince Albert RCMP are investigating an incident which had the potential to have been a lot worse.On May 12, at approximately 4:45 a.m., officers responded to a complaint of a break-and-enter outside ...

May 17, 2021

Gluten Free Education Session via Zoom

The Prince Albert Co-operative Health Centre is providing an education session on the Gluten Free diet via Zoom.See the poster below for details.

May 17, 2021