education
STF warns of teacher shortage and burnout despite classroom gains
The final bell may have signalled the end of the school year, but for Saskatchewan teachers the pressures of the classroom aren't packing up for summer.Samantha Becotte, President of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, said new supports are starting to make a difference but warns that crowded classrooms, rising comp...
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a major hydrocarbon release
No injuries but Hibernia oil spill posed threat of deadly blast and fire: regulator
ST. JOHN'S - The agency that oversees Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore energy sector says a recent oil spill and gas leak aboard the Hibernia oil platform could have caused a deadly explosion and fire.The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Energy Regulator says the spill on May 12 was contained on the platfo...
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Spartans football team begins road to 2026 title with home opener, repeat showdowns
The Carpenter Spartans will begin the 2026 football season at home before navigating a regular-season schedule featuring two meetings each with the John Paul II Crusaders and Kindersley Kobras ahead of the provincial playoffs.The schedule, released recently, opens with a non-conference game against the Bonnyville Voyag...
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One last chance
Meadow Lake native getting set for final crack at NHL Draft
The NHL Draft is coming up this weekend, and a Meadow Lake local is hoping to hear his name called from the draft floor in Buffalo. This is the third and final year of eligibility for Dawson Gerwing, a soon to be 20-year-old forward for the Kelowna Rockets and a former Battlefords U18 AAA Star. Last year, Gerwing was r...
Jun 25, 2026
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NEW READS
Big Book Sale returns to Meadow Lake Library this weekend
Book lovers and bargain hunters may want to make a stop at the Meadow Lake Library this weekend for its annual Big Book Sale.Tawn Marshall, programming clerk with the library, said the sale helps clear out materials removed from the shelves to make room for new items, along with donated books and media."There are ...
Jun 25, 2026
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"as long as it's got horsepower"
Burnout contest sparks launch of new Meadow Lake truck club
Smoke and screeching tires will fill the air Friday evening as participants put their vehicles to the test in a burnout competition in Meadow Lake."You give 'er for 30 seconds and then whoever has the most smoke and crowd response will be the winner," said 17-year-old Luke Campbell. Luke Campbell with his tru...
Jun 24, 2026
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SIX COMMUNITIES
New Indigenous leadership program launches for Saskatchewan youth
A new Indigenous leadership program is creating opportunities for youth across Saskatchewan through mentorship, cultural connections, community engagement and career exploration. The Navigating Horizons program, hosted by the Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan, is open to youth aged 12 to 25. "We are tr...
Jun 23, 2026
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BUSTED
Meadow Lake women arrested after stolen vehicle pursuit in Lloydminster injures officer
Two women were arrested in Lloydminster Monday night after RCMP say a stolen vehicle investigation turned into a high-speed pursuit that crossed into Saskatchewan. Officers were called around 9 p.m. on June 22 to a suspicious vehicle parked outside a local business. When they arrived, they found a red Subaru Outback wi...
Jun 23, 2026
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education
STF warns of teacher shortage and burnout despite classroom gains
The final bell may have signalled the end of the school year, but for Saskatchewan teachers the pressures of the classroom aren't packing up for summer.Samantha Becotte, President of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, said new supports are starting to make a difference but warns that crowded classrooms, rising comp...
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"he’s not aggressive, he’s just scared."
A frightened young emu escaped a farm in Luseland. Now its owner is racing to bring it home
Kim Sheppard-Lee watched the young emu squeeze through a small gap in a fence the Wednesday before last and disappear across an alfalfa field just hours after it arrived at her hobby farm in Luseland."I actually saw him do it," she recalled. "By the time that I could get the fence undone and get out to h...
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innovation
USask researchers discover new, fifth way human bones regenerate
Our bodies completely overhaul our bones every seven to 10 years, breaking down old or damaged bone tissue and replacing it with new bone, and for decades global medical experts have operating under the assumption that there were only four biological processes through which bones regenerate.Now, a groundbreaking discov...
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Sask First Nations Water Association
Special water ceremony at Manitou Lake immerses participants in healing
A special water ceremony, held the day after Summer Solstice, immersed participants in their earliest experiences as human beings."It's about being carried again. To teach your spirit to feel safe inside of your own body," said Daphie Pooyak, water knowledge keeper and leader of the water ceremony."When ...
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provincial matters
Photo speed enforcement hits speed bump in Saskatchewan
It appears that some - or possibly all - of the speed camera boxes in Saskatchewan are currently sitting empty.Redflex Traffic Systems, operating as Verra Mobility Systems, was the vendor for the province's photo speed cameras. It entered into a contract with SGI in 2020 to lease the cameras to the Crown corporation, i...
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2026 summer
Saskatchewan set to be drenched over first full weekend of summer
It may be the first full weekend of summer, but it'll feel like early spring in many parts of Saskatchewan.Environment Canada says rain is expected to start overnight on Friday and fall until Monday in large areas of the province. Meteorologist Chris Stammers said much of central and southern Saskatchewan can expect to...
Jun 27, 2026
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Spartans football team begins road to 2026 title with home opener, repeat showdowns
The Carpenter Spartans will begin the 2026 football season at home before navigating a regular-season schedule featuring two meetings each with the John Paul II Crusaders and Kindersley Kobras ahead of the provincial playoffs.The schedule, released recently, opens with a non-conference game against the Bonnyville Voyag...
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Are you ready for some football?
Riders, Argos set to clash in early season CFL showdown at Mosaic Stadium
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will look to continue their hot start during the Prairie Blizzard game.Saskatchewan is 2-0, and will take on the 1-1 Toronto Argonauts at Mosaic Stadium on Friday. The Riders will be in their white Prairie Blizzard jerseys, as they are technically the away team in the game. This will count ...
Jun 26, 2026
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One last chance
Meadow Lake native getting set for final crack at NHL Draft
The NHL Draft is coming up this weekend, and a Meadow Lake local is hoping to hear his name called from the draft floor in Buffalo. This is the third and final year of eligibility for Dawson Gerwing, a soon to be 20-year-old forward for the Kelowna Rockets and a former Battlefords U18 AAA Star. Last year, Gerwing was r...
Jun 25, 2026
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Riders Vs. Argos
'Lot of respect for those guys': Riders' defence looking forward to Argos challenge
Defensive coordinator Josh Bell will take on some familiar faces as his Saskatchewan Roughriders meet the Toronto Argonauts on Friday.Bell was on the Corey Mace defensive staff in Toronto from 2022-23. Those teams featured current starting quarterback Chad Kelly and current head coach Mike Miller, who was the quarterba...
Jun 25, 2026
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Road victory
Riders out-gallop Stamps in overtime thriller, win 40-37
It was another thriller in the 2026 CFL season as the Saskatchewan Roughriders left Calgary with a 40-37 win over the Stampeders at McMahon Stadium on Saturday.The Riders led 23-7 at one point but with only 34 seconds left in the game, Calgary's quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. connected with Tevin Jones for a touchdown to...
Jun 21, 2026
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Riderville
Rider Foundation shares stories behind impact on Saskatchewan youth
A family sharing the loss of their son, a principal describing the excitement of a Rider player walking into a classroom, and a teenage football player explaining how he stayed in the game.Those were some of the stories at the centre of the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation's annual impact report Thursday, which moved...
Jun 20, 2026
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Meadow Lake Profiles
Summer adventures
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word.
Ask someone from Calgary or Vancouver what you do in Kelowna and you'll get the same answer: wine tours. Fair enough. The Okanagan earned that reputation. But spend a summer day here with one of the region's local guides and you'll come home with a different story.You might spend a morning rappelling down a canyon wall...
Jun 15, 2026
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Aviation history
Rise Air receives Canada's first ATR 72-600 aircraft
A Saskatchewan airline made Canadian aviation history this week by taking delivery of a passenger aircraft that had never before operated in the country - a move that could reshape how workers travel to and from northern job sites.Rise Air said the ATR 72-600 marked the beginning of a new generation of northern air tra...
Dec 22, 2025
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Guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a hug...
Jul 23, 2025
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Canada
The perpetrator of the Concordia massacre dies in prison at 86
MONTREAL - Valery Fabrikant, who shot four people dead at Concordia University in 1992, died in a Quebec prison on Saturday. Correctional Service Canada put out a news release on Sunday stating he had died of apparent natural causes at the age of 86. F...
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Poilievre asks Parliament to probe B.C. 'condo bailout' blocking 'a price correction'
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Parliament to probe Ottawa's proposal to convert unsold condominium units in British Columbia into affordable housing. In a letter to the House ethics committee, Poilievre says a program to po...
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Montreal family to be separated after mother's asylum claim was refused
MONTREAL - Arminda Casanova said her son never learned to write in his mother tongue of Spanish after attending several years of school in French in Montreal. The mother and her son came to Canada from Mexico as asylum seekers in 2022 to reunite with h...
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No injuries but Hibernia oil spill posed threat of deadly blast and fire: regulator
ST. JOHN'S - The agency that oversees Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore energy sector says a recent oil spill and gas leak aboard the Hibernia oil platform could have caused a deadly explosion and fire. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore ...
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Pride Parade marching through Toronto today; PM Mark Carney set to attend
TORONTO - Toronto's annual Pride Parade is hitting the streets today, drawing crowds of partygoers as the city simultaneously basks in World Cup excitement. Prime Minister Mark Carney is among the high-profile attendees expected to join the march. Toro...
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After more than 150 years, the RCMP's Musical Ride is still a living symbol of Canada
OTTAWA - The RCMP's celebrated Musical Ride is almost as old as Canada itself. Speaking at the RCMP stables east of downtown Ottawa last week, RCMP Chief Instructor Sgt. Derek Quilley said the show is a living, breathing symbol of the country. The spec...
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World
Authorities say 14 are dead after an oil company helicopter crashed in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - All 14 people on board were killed in Saudi Arabia when a helicopter belonging to the world's largest oil company crashed on Sunday morning, according to the Saudi Ministry of Energy. The accident occurr...
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A skydiving plane crashes in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board
NANCY, France (AP) - A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, authorities said. The plane suffered a malfunction and "fell almost vertically" after taking off from the Nancy-Essey airfie...
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3 firefighters killed, 2 injured while tackling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border
BEAVER, Utah (AP) - Three firefighters died and two were injured while tackling fires on the Colorado-Utah border, the U.S. Wildland Fire Service reported Sunday. The agency - created earlier this year to streamline firefighting and fire ...
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Iran narrowly knocked out of tumultuous World Cup on Austria's last-second goal
Iran has been eliminated from the World Cup, narrowly failing to advance past the group stage in a politically charged tournament where the team played its matches amid tight restrictions imposed by the United States. Iran missed the roun...
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US Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins the GOP primary for Senate in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Louisiana on Saturday, giving President Donald Trump a win after he backed her to replace GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy. Letlow, who was endorsed by ...
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4 dead amid flooding caused by heavy rains, Kentucky governor says
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Four people have died due to flooding from thunderstorms in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday, and he declared a state of emergency with additional rainfall expected. Flash flood warnings were in effect Satur...
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