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Bench installed on River Street to honour Donald Light

After nearly a year since a Prince Albert man went missing, the family of Donald Light along with officials from the City of Prince Albert, have cemented a memorial bench to honour him.Light went miss...

Nov 11, 2020

RCMP advise drivers to continue to use caution following storm

Battlefords RCMP are reminding drivers to continue to use caution on the roads and highways as the cleanup from the recent snow storm continues.Staff Sergeant Jason Teniuk said a number of officers we...

Nov 10, 2020

North Battleford Scouts shovel snow ahead of Remembrance Day

The 2nd North Battleford Scouts and Beavers gathered together at the Cenotaph this week, to shovel snow away from the monument ahead of Remembrance Day, Wednesday.Will Picard is one of the leaders wit...

Nov 10, 2020

Battleford mayor weighs in on new council, leadership change in NB

Municipal election night Monday, was a busy time in the Battlefords. And perhaps no one between the two communities was keeping a keener eye on the developments as they transpired, than acclaimed Mayo...

Nov 10, 2020

Ward 1 and 2 re-elect city council members

Charlene Miller will serve for a fourth straight term as she held onto her seat at city council for Ward 1.Miller was challenged for the seat by Daniel Brown. She was re-elected by a vote of 317 to 18...

Nov 10, 2020

Battleford council announced

The town of Battleford has released the unofficial results of its town council election.The announcement came in the early hours of Tuesday morning, following Monday's municipal election.Four of the f...

Nov 10, 2020

Remembrance Day ceremonies will go ahead virtually amid pandemic

Royal Canadian Legion's in the northeast will have virtual Remembrance Day ceremonies this year.President of the Melfort Legion Branch No. 30 Jim Graham told northeastNOW it is important to take the t...

Nov 10, 2020

Dionne re-elected following close mayoral race

Incumbent Greg Dionne has been re-elected to a third term as mayor of Prince Albert in a tight race that came down to a nail-biting finish.Based on Monday nights unofficial results, Dionne received 3,...

Nov 10, 2020

Results for Prince Albert School Boards

Both the public and separate school division boards have been elected.Prince Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division Suzanne Stubbs: 1,533 votes Andrea Ring: 1,260 votes Patrick Hordyski: 1,072...

Nov 09, 2020

George narrowly defeats Lang in Melfort mayoral race

The mayoral race in Melfort was a photo finish.As of Monday night, Glenn George has been elected as mayor with 583 votes compared to Rick Lang who received 578 votes."I don't know what I thought it wo...

Nov 09, 2020