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Mustangs add former first overall pick in trade with Klippers

The Melfort Mustangs have made a trade to bolster their backend.Melfort is acquiring former number one overall pick, Rhett Vedress, from the Kindersley Klippers.In exchange, the Mustangs are sending a...

Sep 09, 2025

Melfort Multi-K sold out ahead of race day Saturday

An annual tradition makes its return to Melfort this weekend. The 14th annual Melfort Multi-K is taking place throughout the city on Saturday, Sept. 13. Race Director Allison Rogers told northeastNOW ...

Sep 08, 2025

Melfort museum unveils new dentist office in honour of local historic figure

A very well-remembered and well-respected woman in Melfort's history was honoured on Thursday.The Dr. Campion Swartout dentist's office had its grand opening at the Melfort and District Museum."I thin...

Sep 06, 2025

PHOTOS: 6x Stanley Cup Champion, Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78

MONTREAL - Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender whose long resume in and out of hockey included six Stanley Cup victories and helping backstop Canada's generation-defining victory at the 1972 Summi...

Sep 06, 2025

Broncos sign BCHL-experienced forward

The Humboldt Broncos have made another addition to their roster in the midst of their preseason action.Forward Logan Flint is joining the Green and Gold, coming over from the British Columbia Hockey L...

Sep 05, 2025

Coffee with Council being held in Melfort Sept. 9

Council in Melfort wants to hear from you. Coffee with Council is being held at the Kerry Vickar Centre Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m., allowing residents to ask questions and learn more about the City's ...

Sep 05, 2025

Two people, including self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Canada,’ facing charges after RCMP raid in Richmound

The woman who styles herself the "Queen of Canada" is one of two people facing charges after the RCMP made a number of arrests on Wednesday at the disused school in Richmound, Sask. that had become th...

Sep 05, 2025

ECHL’s Oilers ink P.A.’s Matt Henry

Matt Henry has become the newest Prince Albert-born player to go pro. The 21-year-old put pen to paper with the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL, formerly the East Coast Hockey League, after two seasons with ...

Sep 04, 2025

Melfort's Misskey committing to Div I after multi-year WHL stint

A Melfort hockey player has committed to an NCAA Division I hockey program, instead of returning to the WHL for his fifth and final season.Twenty-year-old Nate Misskey will be joining the UMass Lowell...

Sep 04, 2025

Luthi completes seventh major marathon in Sydney, Australia

A Melfort athlete has completed all seven current major marathons. Robyn Luthi recently returned to Canada after her trip to Sydney, Australia to race in the Sydney Marathon. "I kind of thought I woul...

Sep 04, 2025