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Wounded Warriors Weekend coming to Meadow Lake

Planning is underway for Meadow Lake's first Wounded Warriors Weekend. The four-day event is intended to show appreciation to veterans, active duty military, and first responders who suffer from physi...

Dec 06, 2019 Rick Burnett stands with a custom fridge adorned with a poem written by his late father and Second World War veteran.(Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

North Stars return home for rivalry bash with Klippers

The Battlefords North Stars return to action Friday looking to bounce back from their first back-to-back losses of the season. Returning home to the Civic Centre, the Stars will welcome the Kindersley...

Dec 06, 2019 Rivalry night: While it may be nearly three months since the teams last met to open the season, it shouldn’t take long for the North Stars and Klippers to renew acquaintances when the teams meet Friday at the Civic Centre for their first of back-to-back showdowns this weekend. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

'We recognize you have suffered a great loss': jury deliberations begin at Kereluk death inquest

A six-person jury, consisting of five women and one man, now have the job of reviewing all the evidence they have heard over a period of four days, and deciding what, if any, changes need to be made t...

Dec 06, 2019 (file photo/ paNOW Staff)

Upcoming Programs at the JMC

The John M. Cuelenaere Library has many events for all ages and interests.See the posters below for details.

Dec 06, 2019

Melfort Rotary Club reducing Carol Festival to just one show this year

Less entries this year has led to changes with the Melfort Rotary Carol Festival.There will be just the afternoon performance rather than the tradition of an evening and afternoon show on Sunday.Rotar...

Dec 06, 2019 Gordon Liddle conducts choir at last years carol festival. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

Local areas to receive wireless improvements

An upgrade on bandwidth capacity is coming to a number of local communities.SaskTel announced today that 4G LTE improvements are coming to 19 towers in mainly rural areas of central and eastern Saskat...

Dec 06, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

Horsin' Around in Watson

The Wadena Arts Council encourages all music lovers to attend Horsin' Around CD Release and Concert at St. Bride's Anglican Church in Watson on Sunday, December 15.See the poster for details on a grea...

Dec 06, 2019

Santa settling well into new digs

A ten foot tall Santa is greeting passers by north of Prince Albert.The statue was rescued last April from the city's landfill and Don Fyrk has been working hard ever since to help restore Old Saint N...

Dec 06, 2019 R.M. of Buckland Reeve Don Fyrk is very proud of his gigantic Santa statue. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Sombre 30th anniversary for 'Montreal Massacre'

A mass shooting no one in Canada will forget.Thirty years ago today, a lone gunman entered cole Polytechnique, and shot and killed 14 women in what has been called the 'Montreal Massacre'.Fourteen oth...

Dec 06, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Listen to Your Heart - Give a Little Life Day

Currently900CKBI (900 AM), Power 99 (99.1 FM) and XFM (101.5) FM are on location LIVE at the Victoria Hospital for the Give a Little Life Day Radiothon. Call right now with your donation 1-855-816-543...

Dec 06, 2019 Bring Your Donations in Person or see information below (photo credit XFM)