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Canadian soldier killed in Netherlands in Second World War identified

OTTAWA - The Defence Department says it's identified remains of a Canadian soldier buried in a cemetery in the Netherlands near the end of the Second World War. Trooper Henry George Johnston's identit...

Nov 02, 2020

La Loche principal receives provincial Saskatchewan Spirit award

The principal of Ducharme Elementary School in La Loche is the recipient of a prestigious YWCA 2020 Women of Distinction award.Leanne Gailey learned she was the winner of the Saskatchewan Spirit award...

Oct 21, 2020

Bittersweet day as Scott Jenkins celebrates his daughter, marks anniversary of wife Aly’s death

It was a bittersweet day for Scott Jenkins on Tuesday.As he marked his daughter Sydney's first birthday, and his own 32nd birthday, it also was one year ago to the day that his wife Aly passed away du...

Oct 20, 2020

Samwel Uko’s family suing SHA, provincial government

The parents of a man who died by suicide in Regina in May have launched a lawsuit against the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the Government of Saskatchewan.Samwel Uko died May 21, drowning in...

Oct 16, 2020

'I'm going to enjoy it': Melfort City Manager embarking on new venture at Elk Ridge Resort

From city manager to managing partner.That's the case for Melfort's city manager Ryan Danberg who is part of the eight-person group, Route2 SK Inc. that recently bought Elk Ridge Resort. Danberg is se...

Oct 13, 2020

Sask. Party Leader Scott Moe reveals 1994 impaired driving charge

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe revealed Wednesday he once faced another impaired driving charge.This is separate from an impaired driving incident in 1992, and the fatal crash in which he was inv...

Oct 07, 2020

‘Why did it happen?’ Sons of woman killed in 1997 crash want answers from Scott Moe

The sound of his mother's dying breath still haunts him.It was a May morning in 1997. Steve Balog was 18 and sitting beside his mother as she drove down a rural Saskatchewan highway when their car was...

Oct 06, 2020

Photoshoot raising awareness about MMIW

A photoshoot involving staff members at Piwapan Women's Centre is designed to bring attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIW).Local photographer Alayna Calladine and Piwapan ...

Oct 06, 2020

Rebuild underway at Bloomfield's Resort that was destroyed by fire last year

After a devastating fire last December, the rebuild of Bloomfield's Bay Resort at Deschambault Lake is underway.Owner Gary Bloomfield told northeastNOW the rebuild will include the restaurant and stor...

Oct 06, 2020

Fundraiser raises big money for communities in Northern Sask.

Lake Country Co-op held a successful fundraiser on Sept. 15, 'Fuel Good Day,' in Prince Albert and other communities around the region.Fuel Good Day raised a total of $15,166 which was split between f...

Oct 01, 2020