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Two inmates escape from Sask Penn in P.A.

Two inmates described as dangerous have escaped from a section of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.According to a media release issued Saturday afternoon, Prince Albert RCMP was informed...

Oct 05, 2019

North Stars head to Weyburn looking to cap road swing with two points against Wings

The red-hot Battlefords North Stars will cap off their four-games in four-nights road swing Saturday evening against the Weyburn Red Wings at Crescent Point Place in Weyburn.The North Stars have poste...

Oct 05, 2019 Stars’ goaltender Adam Dmyterko is coming off a clean-slate performance against the Estevan Bruins Friday, and will be looking to follow it up with an encore performance against the Red Wings in Weyburn Saturday night. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Buckland fire fighter featured in new calendar

The 2020 Saskatchewan Firefighters' calendar has been released and a member of the Buckland Fire Department has made the cut for the second year in a row.Forest Bihun, 26, can be seen in the month of ...

Oct 05, 2019 (Submitted photo/ Saskatchewan Firefighters)

City of Melfort, Humboldt Broncos officially unveil new 'mini-rink' at Northern Lights Palace

The City of Melfort along with the Humboldt Broncos officially unveiled the new mini-stick rink at the Northern Lights Palace in Melfort on Friday, Oct. 4.The rink has been operational for a few weeks...

Oct 05, 2019 A handful of local kids, some current Broncos, and Melfort's Mayor were in attendance to officially open the new 'mini-rink'. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

SPCA find homes for over 700 animals this year

Staff at the Prince Albert SPCA found homes for a substantial number of animals so far this year.To date this year, 541 cats and 208 dogs were adopted. In 2018, from Jan. 1 to Oct. 4 they adopted out ...

Oct 05, 2019 (Submitted photo/SPCA)

Stars blank Bruins to improve to 9-1 on season

The Battlefords North Stars shut out the Estevan Bruins Friday, 2-0 at Affinity Place in Estevan. With the win, the team improves to 9-1 through their opening 10 games, and 3-1 on their current four-g...

Oct 04, 2019 North Stars’ teammates gather together to swarm goalie, Adam Dmyterko in celebration of the netminder’s first career SJHL shutout Friday night in Estevan. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Unifor members hit picket line as contract talks breakdown

Unifor members working for several Crown corporations hit the picket lines Friday following a breakdown in contract negotiations between the union and province. Workers at six Crown corporations and o...

Oct 04, 2019 Several Unifor workers from various Crown corporations participated in a picket in North Battleford Friday afternoon. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

TJ's Pizza in Melfort celebrates 10 years

It all began by accident.TJ's Pizza in Melfort is celebrating their 10th anniversary this month, but owners Lloyd and Tara Muntain hadn't planned on getting into the pizza game originally.The store lo...

Oct 04, 2019 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Unique community space eyes upgrades

If you don't know what you're looking for, you could drive by the St. Brieux Midway Theatre thinking it's just another one of the many metal Quonset huts that dot rural Saskatchewan, perhaps full of f...

Oct 04, 2019 Inside the Quonset hut that houses the St. Brieux Midway Theatre. (Facebook/St. Brieux Midway Theatre)

Indie pot shops seek cooperative wholesale, distribution

Some of Saskatchewan's private independent cannabis shops are forming a co-operative to thwart what they see as the challenges from the already dominant corporate sector in the new legal cannabis mark...

Oct 04, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)