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Meadow Lake

Crime Watch
Man, woman arrested on drug charges after trying to run from police
A man and woman from the Prince Albert area are behind bars following a game of cat and mouse with police that began outside Meadow Lake and ended in Loon Lake. It happened on April 17 at around 1:30 p.m. when members of the Meadow Lake RCMP attempted to pull over a vehicle with an expired license plate on Highway #55,...
Apr 24, 2026
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'IT'S AN AMAZING FACILITY'
Meadow Lake earns Top Municipal Initiative award for new Co-op Centre
The City of Meadow Lake has received a Top Municipal Initiative award for the newly constructed Co-op Center. The facility was built following a devastating loss of the community's arena, which burned in 2021. It features a full-sized ice surface with nearly 1,300 seats, a fieldhouse, a gathering hall for community ev...
Apr 24, 2026
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Snowfall runoff
Meadow Lake area flooding stabilizes as crews continue response, officials say
Flooding in the Meadow Lake region is holding steady as conditions stabilize, with crews still responding on the ground as cooler weather slows further water movement.During a media technical briefing Thursday, Tyler Harrison, manager of emergency services officers with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), sai...
Apr 23, 2026
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Wild weather
Bridge damage, travel not recommended in Meadow Lake area as spring snowstorm moves through
Travel conditions remain hazardous in the Meadow Lake area as a spring snowstorm moves through Saskatchewan.As of 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, the Highway Hotline said travel is not recommended around Green Lake due to slush and heavy snow. Conditions along Highway 55 from Green Lake to the junction with Highway 903 are list...
Apr 23, 2026
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an unexpected customer
Truck backs into Turtleford diner; no injuries reported
It's not your typical drive-thru. A truck backed into Dede's Diner in Turtleford on Tuesday afternoon, but no one was injured.According to a release issued Wednesday, officers were called around 3:40 p.m. to a collision on Main Street, along with local fire and EMS.Investigators determined a truck parked in front of th...
Apr 22, 2026
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Snowfall runoff
UPDATE: Road closure issued as RM of Meadow Lake responds to flooding; Makwa area also impacted
UPDATE: As of 11 a.m. on Thursday, the RM of Meadow Lake said water levels are continuing to drop in the area, while previously closed roads remain shut and require repairs, though detours are in place. "Because of the weather, [the water levels] are continuing to drop," the RM told meadowlakeNOW.The RM said ...
Apr 22, 2026
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Saskatchewan

Weather alerts lifted
Some highways still affected by late season snowstorm
Most major highways in Saskatchewan were open for travel on Saturday morning, as people in southern and central parts of the province had to pull out snow blowers and shovels after snow and icy weather stormed its way across the province this week.Highway 16 near Borden was open again after being closed late Friday aft...
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Court
Driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash granted last-minute deportation delay
A federal judge has granted a last-minute reprieve for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, temporarily preventing his imminent deportation to India.Lawyers for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu appeared in Federal Court on Friday, hoping to avoid Sidhu's deportation, which was scheduled for Monday mor...
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local economy
Lloydminster hits multi-year highs in land sales
Lloydminster saw strong economic activity in 2025, with record land sales and hundreds of new businesses, but officials say workforce shortages, infrastructure limits and housing gaps are emerging as challenges to further growth.A year-end report presented to council shows the city generated about $2.1 million in land ...
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RCMP warn public
Highways conditions worsen across the province
After a full day of blowing snow across much of the province, highway conditions have deteriorated rapidly, and there is more snow on the way.Saskatchewan RCMP issued an advisory Friday afternoon that the worst conditions are in the central and northern parts of the province. Police said Warman RCMP are on scene and re...
Apr 24, 2026
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Smoking ban
Saskatchewan lung health advocates applaud U.K.'s move toward 'smoke-free generation'
A landmark anti-smoking law passed in the United Kingdom is drawing praise from health advocates in Saskatchewan, who say the move could help shape future policy closer to home.The U.K.'s Tobacco and Vapes Bill would ban anyone born after Dec. 31, 2008, from ever purchasing cigarettes, creating what officials are calli...
Apr 24, 2026
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2025 report
Ombudsman's report finds improvement needed in wildfire response
Changes are needed to streamline services for evacuees during emergencies like last year's wildfire, reads a report from the Saskatchewan Ombudman's office. The office received a record number of calls in 2025. That included 409 from the north, triple the previous year's number of 110. The report looked at how multipl...
Apr 24, 2026
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Local Sports

Rider News
Riders' Craig Reynolds looks ahead to training camp, Saskatoon pre-season game
As the off-season winds down for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, president and CEO Craig Reynolds is still riding a high from last fall's Grey Cup championship.So, too, are the Roughriders' fans who have turned out in droves to purchase tickets ahead of kickoff for the 2026 Canadian Football League season."We've see...
Apr 24, 2026
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Senators Cup
Star studded panel chats about career journeys ahead of 10th annual Senators Cup
A four-person panel made up of current and former professional hockey players, one being a Stanley Cup champion, helped kick off Senators Cup weekend in Prince Albert.Festivities for the 10th annual installment of the Indigenous tournament, hosted by the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC), got underway on Thursday afte...
Apr 24, 2026
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Rob Bagg, Dan Clark, Paul McCallum to join Saskatchewan Roughriders Plaza of Honour
Three former Saskatchewan Roughriders will be inducted into the team's plaza of honour this fall.Wide receiver Rob Bagg, offensive lineman Dan Clark and kicker Paul McCallum are set to join the 143 other members of the plaza in a halftime ceremony during the team's home game against the Montreal Alouettes on Oct. 17.Wh...
Apr 20, 2026
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GO RIDERS GO
Australian kicker Alex Hale joining Saskatchewan Roughriders after NFL stint in Green Bay
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Australian kicker Alex Hale, who's coming to the province after a year with the Green Bay Packers in the NFL.Hale, 27, who is originally from Gosford, Australia, signed with Green Bay in August of 2024 as an undrafted free agent and was released by the team in July of 2025.Befor...
Apr 20, 2026
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Rider moves
Riders release Ajou Ajou after slotback violated CFL's gender-based violence and harassment policy
Ajou Ajou has been released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders after a suspension from the CFL.The league announced the slotback was suspended for both preseason contests and a minimum of six regular-season games after violating the league's gender-based violence and harassment policy. Shortly after the announcement, the ...
Apr 16, 2026
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AJ Ouellette 'bringing the dad strength' to Riders training camp in May
Saskatchewan Roughriders running back AJ Ouellette is bringing a new type of strength to the team in 2026.He and his partner welcomed a baby girl named Isla Jo into the world on March 6."I'm bringing the dad strength in," Ouellette said. "The whole sleep thing is getting to me - I don't know if it's a tr...
Apr 10, 2026
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Canada

Liberals must show results in spring economic update: former PBO
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be under pressure to show results from his economic agenda when his government tables an update to its fiscal outlook on Tuesday. The spring economic statement comes one year to the day after the party secured a...
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Church in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. becomes unlikely Habs playoff watch hub
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU - The sound of singing rises up from the packed pews of St-Jean-l'Évangéliste Cathedral in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. But the congregation is dressed in blue, white and red Montreal Canadiens jerseys, and the song they're s...
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Manitoba premier says social media ban coming for kids, like Australia
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government will move to ban children from using social media accounts and artificial intelligence chatbots, Premier Wab Kinew told fellow New Democrats on Saturday night. Kinew told some 900 people at a party fundraiser that the...
9h ago
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Toronto man's HIV no longer detectable after bone marrow transplant
TORONTO - A Toronto patient who has been living with HIV for 27 years is in remission - and potentially cured, according to his doctors - after a bone marrow transplant from a donor naturally resistant to the virus. If he remains in remission for abou...
13h ago
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Montreal airport installs memorial to Air Canada pilots who died in LaGuardia crash
MONTREAL - Montreal's airport authority has installed a memorial to two Air Canada pilots who died in a runway collision at LaGuardia Airport last month. The memorial at the Jacques-de-Lesseps plane spotting park states that Antoine Forest and Mackenzi...
14h ago
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Governor General travelling to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., months after deadly mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Governor General Mary Simon will be in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., next week to support the community's "ongoing healing journey" months after a deadly mass shooting claimed eight lives. The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General say...
17h ago
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World

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya wins London Marathon in world-record time, first to finish under two hours
LONDON (AP) - Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon. In a huge moment in sports history, Sawe smashed the men's world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in ...
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An explosive device kills 13 and injures 38 on a bus in southwestern Colombia as violence persists
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) - An explosive device killed 13 people traveling on a bus in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, an attack the country's army chief described as a "terrorist act" that also left at least 38 injured as violence linked to drug traffi...
14h ago
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Officer killed, another critically injured in Chicago hospital shooting, police say
CHICAGO (AP) - A police officer died and another was critically injured after a man in police custody and receiving treatment at a Chicago hospital opened fire on them Saturday, according to officials. "Officers transported an individual...
17h ago
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Gunfire and blasts rock Mali as attackers hit capital and other cities, residents say
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Gunmen attacked several locations in Mali's capital and other cities early Saturday in a possible coordinated assault, residents and authorities said. Mali's army said in a statement that "unidentified armed terroris...
Apr 25, 2026
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US imposes sanctions on a China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The move, announced Friday and first reported...
Apr 24, 2026
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Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes
NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) - A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in northern Florida while more than 120 homes have been destroyed in southeast Georgia and thousands more remain threatened by two large blazes, one of which investigators suspect was...
Apr 24, 2026
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