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Former Mustang promoted to Regina Pats Assistant GM

A member of the Melfort Mustangs 'minion line' is now a high-up member of a Western Hockey League's front office staff.Tristan Frei has spent the past two seasons as the Regina Pats Manager of Hockey ...

Jun 25, 2025

École St. Mary valedictorian sees future as scientist

Over 200 students at cole St. Mary High School said goodbye to the institute on Tuesday. The Class of 2025 crossed the stage at the Art Hauser Centre in a ceremony that included lots of laughter, tear...

Jun 24, 2025

Hawks Trakakis commits to Chatham University

Nipawin Hawks goaltender Nik Trakakis has committed to a post secondary hockey career.The now 21-year-old is set to attend Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he will become a member ...

Jun 24, 2025

Busy Canada Day in the northeast

It will be a busy Canada Day across the northeast. Communities in the region will be holding celebrations to commemorate Canada's 158th birthday. Most of the Canada Day events in Melfort will be held ...

Jun 24, 2025

Carlton Valedictorian encourages graduates to never let an opportunity pass by

When times get tough, keep pushing, because good things will come out of it.That was Rachel Gibson's response for paNOW when asked what value or lesson instilled with her in high school she will take ...

Jun 23, 2025

Broncos Fouquette commits to U of C, team signs B.C. netminder

The Humboldt Broncos had a pair of commitments over the weekend.One of their graduating players has signed at the U Sports level. Defenceman Tre Fouquette is the newest member of the University of Cal...

Jun 23, 2025

'There's a higher meaning': Immigrant nurse and lifeguard aims to give back to the Battlefords

When Vladyslav Nychyk arrived in North Battleford from Ukraine at age 11, he didn't speak the language or fully understand the culture. Ten years later, he's a licensed nurse, an award-winning graduat...

Jun 23, 2025

'An unsung hero': Battleford ball diamond renamed O'Driscoll Field in honour of beloved umpire

On the first day of summer in Battleford, the community gathered at the Flats Ball Diamond 2 - now carrying a new name.For the first time, players and families took to O'Driscoll Field on Friday, rena...

Jun 21, 2025

SaskTel experiencing outage in communities north of Meadow Lake

UPDATE: As of 5:05p.m. SaskTel has confirmed that the outage has been repaired and all services have been restored._____________________________________________________________________Early n the morn...

Jun 21, 2025

Ahtahkakoop Chief Larry Ahenakew elected for sixth term

For a sixth straight term, Ahtahkakoop First Nation will be led by Chief Larry Ahenakew. Of the 990 votes issued on Tuesday for the leadership, Ahenakew took well over half at 588. The closest behind ...

Jun 20, 2025