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WATCH: Community Champion Scott Roos

"Community Champions" is a brand new video series on paNOW and features local people who make their communities a better place through volunteer work or just random acts of kindness.Scott Roos is a fi...

Dec 23, 2025

Melfort residents stepping up to help family displaced by fire

There's no good time to lose your house to fire but having it happen during the Christmas season is especially devastating. A Melfort family of five was displaced after a fire destroyed their house Sa...

Dec 23, 2025

LLRIB chief announces intention to not seek re-election

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson won't seek re-election at the end of her term in 2026. "I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the LLRIB membership for the opportunity t...

Dec 23, 2025

Mechanical breakdown leading to snow removal issues in Nipawin

The Town of Nipawin has issued an update regarding snow removal in the community. In a news release, the Town indicated that their municipal grader has experienced a mechanical breakdown. "As a result...

Dec 22, 2025

Muenster ballplayer named Best Pitcher in Germany

Muenster native and former Pittsburgh Pirates draft pick, Logan Hofmann, found himself pitching in Germany this summer, and he did not disappoint.Hofmann was recently named the Best Pitcher of the Deu...

Dec 19, 2025

'If I can do this, so can you': Officer encouraging Indigenous people to join RCMP

RCMP Const. Wanda McKenzie has a policing career spanning more than two decades and she now prides herself with increasing the number of Indigenous officers in the force. McKenzie, who is a member of ...

Dec 17, 2025

WATCH: Community Champion Santa Trav

"Community Champions" is a brand new video series on paNOW and will feature local people who make their communities a better place through volunteer work or just random acts of kindness.Santa Trav has...

Dec 17, 2025

'Amazing chemistry': Blevins and Flory help Canada West to WJAC Silver

Two members of the Melfort Mustangs' organization have now returned from their international debuts, bringing back home some nice hardware.Defenceman Tao Flory and Head Coach Trevor Blevins were with ...

Dec 17, 2025

Sidelined by sickness: Flu outbreaks cancel Christmas gatherings and hockey games

Due to rising cases of influenza, chief and council on Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation near Duck Lake have postponed all community dinners and Christmas parties until the new year or when the flu se...

Dec 16, 2025

City of Melfort hosting Twinkle Tour Dec. 22

The holiday season is quickly approaching, and the City of Melfort is once again hosting a Twinkle Tour. Recreation and Aquatics Manager Shannon Marshall told northeastNOW this is the fifth annual Twi...

Dec 16, 2025