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Sask. father describes being on phone with daughter during fatal bear attack

A Saskatchewan family is in mourning after a fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan last week.Stephanie Blais, 44, was killed on Thursday after a black bear attacked her outside the family cabin a...

Aug 25, 2020

Class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of passengers in fatal Icefield bus crash

CALGARY - A class-action lawsuit alleging the defendants acted recklessly and unreasonably has been filed against the operators of a tour bus involved in a fatal rollover at Jasper National Park's Col...

Aug 25, 2020

Riders first-round pick reacts to cancelled CFL season

Saskatchewan Roughriders first round pick Mattland Riley said he's disappointed there won't be a Canadian Football League (CFL) season this year.The Melfort native told northeastNOW while he was excit...

Aug 24, 2020

‘The shame of the country:’ 2020s reported overdose deaths tentatively break records, and it’s only August

Prairie Harm Reduction Executive Director Jason Mercredi says overdose deaths in Saskatchewan are "the epidemic within the pandemic.""We need real-time action, and we need it now," Mercredi told 650 C...

Aug 19, 2020

Cancelled Amber Alert for four-year-old girl

The Saskatchewan RCMP has reported the Amber Alert sent out Wednesday morning for a four-year-old has been cancelled.According to a media release, she was found safe and sound by the Saskatoon Police ...

Aug 19, 2020

La Loche RCMP searching for wanted man

The La Loche RCMP is searching for wanted 33-year-old Colin Evan Lemaigre who investigators say has been evading arrest.According to a media release, he was charged on Aug. 7 for being unlawfully at l...

Aug 12, 2020

'Very kind:" Slain doctor remembered by colleagues, patients

RED DEER, Alta. - An Alberta family doctor slain in his medical clinic is being remember as a kind practitioner, a devoted dad and a jokester.Dr. Walter Reynolds, 45, was "the best colleague I ever ha...

Aug 11, 2020

Saskatoon Folkfest goes virtual

With limits to gatherings this summer, Saskatoon Folkfest will be offering the celebration virtually for the first time in 40 years with the latest event, 'Folkfest Gives Back - Connecting with Cultur...

Aug 10, 2020

'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid

Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because...

Aug 09, 2020

La Loche RCMP searching for 25-year-old woman

UPDATE: The La Loche RCMP have reported on Aug. 24 Toulejour was located safe and sound.-The La Loche RCMP are asking for the publics help in locating missing 25-year-old Keesha Toulejour.According to...

Aug 09, 2020