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Weekend toy run helps Children's Hospital

A special convoy has delivered hundreds of toys for children at the Jim Pattison Children's hospital in Saskatoon.Saturday night's event was organized by Jeep Saskatchewan, which raised over $2,000 th...

Dec 16, 2019 (Submitted photo/Kara Thorpe)

Weekend toy run helps Children's Hospital

A special convoy has delivered hundreds of toys for children at the Jim Pattison Children's hospital in Saskatoon.Saturday night's event was organized by Jeep Saskatchewan, which raised over $2,000 th...

Dec 16, 2019 (Submitted photo/Kara Thorpe)

Weekend toy run helps Children's Hospital

A special convoy has delivered hundreds of toys for children at the Jim Pattison Children's hospital in Saskatoon.Saturday night's event was organized by Jeep Saskatchewan, which raised over $2,000 th...

Dec 16, 2019 (Submitted photo/Kara Thorpe)

Weekend toy run helps Children's Hospital

A special convoy has delivered hundreds of toys for children at the Jim Pattison Children's hospital in Saskatoon.Saturday night's event was organized by Jeep Saskatchewan, which raised over $2,000 th...

Dec 16, 2019 (Submitted photo/Kara Thorpe)

P.A. candidates sound off on Scheer stepping down

Some local candidates from the most recent federal election are speaking to Andrew Scheer's surprise announcement last Thursday to step down as party leader. At the same time, his party became embroil...

Dec 16, 2019 From left, Randy Hoback, Estelle Hjertaas, Harmony Johnson-Harder, Kelly Day and Brian Littlepine, were the candidates for Prince Albert during the last election. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Meadow Lake RCMP Christmas angels ready to take flight

Meadow Lake RCMP are kicking off their second annual fundraiser for the Salvation Army Empty Stocking Fund and this year will be a little different. Staff Sgt. Tim Sartison at the local detachment sai...

Dec 16, 2019 Meadow Lake RCMP Detachment. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Cornerstone, Horizon, and Plainsview Credit Unions discussing merger

A local credit union is in merger talks with two additional financial institutions.Cornerstone Credit Union, with branches in Archerwill, Rose Valley, Tisdale, and Wynyard, is in amalgamation discussi...

Dec 16, 2019 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Supports for Canoe Lake student athletes

Students at Canoe Lake Miksiw School will be heading into 2020 with some new sports equipment. The early Christmas gifts are expected to touch down in the community this week thanks to the Saskatoon-b...

Dec 16, 2019 Students from Canoe Lake Miksiw school pose with Joel Pedersen of Fitness 2J2 (centre, kneeling). (Facebook/Fitness 2J2)

'It's a big deal': La Ronge Filipino Canadian community celebrates Christmas

There was no shortage of holiday cheer at the 2019 La Ronge and District Filipino - Canadian Community Christmas Party. The event was held at the La Ronge Senior Citizens Club and it attracted close t...

Dec 16, 2019 Close to 150 people attended the Christmas party. (submitted photo/Sonny Montilla)

Radio station and Salvation Army team up for annual campaign

The 70th edition of the Christmas Cheer Campaign is in the books.Together, 900 CKBI and the Salvation Army were able to raise $4,795."This money will be used to help with the Christmas Program along w...

Dec 16, 2019 900 CKBI's Chris Knight (left) with the Salvation Army's Lt. Matthew Reid.