Drug trafficking
Saskatchewan to test out technology that detects drones smuggling drugs into prisons
REGINA - Saskatchewan is taking aim at reducing the rise in drugs and weapons being dropped by drones into prison yards - sometimes right to an inmate's cell window."It's literally almost like Uber Eats," Jake Suelzle, who represents prison guards on the Prairies, said in an interview.He said the buzzing skyb...
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Season 4 of docuseries focuses on wildfires in La Ronge area
Season Four of the acclaimed docuseries Guardians of the North launches Tuesday night and over the course of six episodes will focus on wildfires in the La Ronge area.The series, which represents a partnership between the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) and Wavelength Entertainment, can be followed on CityTV S...
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What's Trending
Snowfall runoff
RM of Meadow Lake declares state of emergency amid flooding
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Guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
Reports increasing
Tick season is here for many parts of Saskatchewan
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Wild Rice Series
From lake to plate: Sask. Polytechnic bringing innovation to tired industry
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Meadow Lake
Snowfall runoff
RM of Meadow Lake declares state of emergency amid flooding
The Rural Municipality (RM) of Meadow Lake No. 588 declared a state of emergency Tuesday as flooding is already affecting residents, with rising water levels and blocked drainage contributing to the situation."There's people that are getting their basements flooded," Division 5 Coun. Sylvin Cockrum told meado...
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SPORTS
'We never get that opportunity': UBC-led rugby camp in Meadow Lake opens door to next-level play
For rugby players in Meadow Lake, a visit from university-level coaches is offering something rarely seen in northern Saskatchewan - a chance to be evaluated at the next level without leaving home.A camp held April 11 at the Co-op Centre brought in coaches connected to the University of British Columbia (UBC), includin...
Apr 20, 2026
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CONTINUED INVESTIGATION
Several items seized during search warrant in Lloydminster
RCMP has seized cocaine during a search warrant in Lloydminster. In January, Saskatchewan RCMP's Lloydminster Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team began a drug trafficking investigation in the Lloydminster area. On April 14, RCMP obtained and executed a warrant at a residence on 22 Street in Lloydminster, Alta. Dur...
Apr 17, 2026
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federal politics
MP Falk slams Liberal majority as 'backroom deals' after historic shift
Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake MP Rosemarie Falk is criticizing the Liberal government's shift to a majority, saying Canadians "did not vote for this Liberal majority government."Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals reached 174 seats in the House of Commons on April 13 - enough for a majority - after w...
Apr 17, 2026
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WINTER DRIVING
UPDATE: Travel not recommended in Lloydminster, surrounding highways
As of 2 p.m. on April 15, the Saskatchewan Highway Hotline has removed the "travel not recommended" alert for the route between North Battleford and Lloydminster.-Travel is not recommended in parts of northwest Saskatchewan as winter driving conditions worsen across highways linking North Battleford, Lloydmin...
Apr 15, 2026
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LOCAL TALENT
Meadow Lake goalie shines as La Crete captures provincial title
An unreal moment.That's how Meadow Lake's Ethan Fechter described the final seconds of the gold medal game at the Junior B Hockey Provincials in Lloydminster. It's a moment that felt even more significant considering the journey that brought him there. Near the end of November, the 20-year-old goaltender was traded to...
Apr 14, 2026
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Saskatchewan
Reports increasing
Tick season is here for many parts of Saskatchewan
While the spring weather may be taking its sweet time to take hold of the province, some areas are already seeing an unwanted aspect of the warmer weather. Ticks have woken up in parts of Saskatchewan, according to Dr. Emily Jenkins, Professor of Veterinary Microbiology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in ...
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Wild Rice Series
From lake to plate: Sask. Polytechnic bringing innovation to tired industry
Wild rice is an important economic crop for First Nations and Métis people across Western Canada. The industry is particularly significant in Northern Saskatchewan, where approximately 70 per cent of the Canadian crop originates. Considered a sacred grain to Indigenous Peoples for centuries, it was first introdu...
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Drug trafficking
Saskatchewan to test out technology that detects drones smuggling drugs into prisons
REGINA - Saskatchewan is taking aim at reducing the rise in drugs and weapons being dropped by drones into prison yards - sometimes right to an inmate's cell window."It's literally almost like Uber Eats," Jake Suelzle, who represents prison guards on the Prairies, said in an interview.He said the buzzing skyb...
17h ago
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Councillors quit
Tensions flare as RM of Sherwood moves ahead with data centre agreement
A data centre project in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood is moving forward, following a raucous council meeting which saw people ejected from the gallery, protesters banging on windows and most of the public locked out during the discussion.Construction on the 300-megawatt Bell Canada AI data centre project just out...
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Must watch
Season 4 of docuseries focuses on wildfires in La Ronge area
Season Four of the acclaimed docuseries Guardians of the North launches Tuesday night and over the course of six episodes will focus on wildfires in the La Ronge area.The series, which represents a partnership between the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) and Wavelength Entertainment, can be followed on CityTV S...
18h ago
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BUSTED
Man charged after RCMP seize drugs, firearm from motel room in Lloydminster
A 25-year-old Onion Lake man is facing drug and firearms charges after RCMP say cocaine, methamphetamine and a gun with a defaced serial number were seized from a motel room.Officers with the Lloydminster Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team were conducting patrols April 17 when they spotted a man known to be wanted ...
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Local Sports
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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Riders defensive star, 1966 Grey Cup champion Garner Ekstran dead at 86
One of the greatest defensive players in Saskatchewan Roughriders history has died.The Roughriders announcing Monday the passing of longtime defensive lineman and linebacker Garner Ekstran, who died of natural causes Saturday at the age of 86 in Sedro-Woolley, Wash.Ekstran spent seven of his eight CFL seasons with the ...
Apr 10, 2026
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Junior Hockey
OLCN Scouts play underdogs to win inaugural USPHL Premier Alberta Division title
The Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) Scouts have written themselves into the history books. The Junior A hockey club claimed the first-ever Alberta Division title within the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Premier after downing the Calgary Bandits 6-3 in Game 3 of the best-of-three finals on Tuesday in Calgary...
Apr 01, 2026
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Meadow Lake Profiles
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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Support and empathy
Honouring Grief and Tradition: Supporting Indigenous Families with Compassion
In an industry centred on helping families through the most difficult moments, Doreen Day-Wapass from the Thunderchild First Nation has found a sincere way to demonstrate her company's support and empathy."Family being a big part of the business is really important to me," said Day-Wapass, co-owner of Marshal...
Jan 03, 2025
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Canada
In the news today: Mexico pyramid shooting, Canada-U.S. trade, Tips on buying a car
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing A haunting photo of B.C. woman Barbara Welsh and her friends shows the moment ...
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'The day the music dies': Organists pipe up to save historical instrument
EDMONTON - Music from a pipe organ has filled a convocation hall at the University of Alberta for a century, but that may soon come to an end as the institution begins renovations that include removing the memorial instrument. Marnie Giesbrecht, profe...
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B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing
It looks like a typical tourist photo, as British Columbia woman Barbara Welsh and her friends smile near the foot of the famous Pyramid of the Moon at the Teotihuacan site northeast of Mexico City on Monday. But in the background, clambering the pyram...
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Expert says it's time for Canada to amp up efforts to educate Americans on trade
HOUSTON - Piling his shopping bags into his vehicle's trunk outside a Houston grocery store last week, Texan Herman Moreno said he doesn't think Canada has any kind of trading relationship with Texas at all. "Canada better straighten up, bro," he said....
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How 're-wilding' can make Canada's cityscapes more climate resilient and bee friendly
TORONTO - The laneway beside Adam Barnes's house is, at first blush, unremarkable within Toronto's catalogue of backstreets: there are garages, a graffiti-tagged brick wall and a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. The curb used to be dominated...
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MPs approve Annette Ryan as the next Parliamentary Budget Officer in House vote
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to approve the appointment of Annette Ryan as Canada's next Parliamentary Budget Officer. MPs approved her appointment in a 164 to 153 vote, with Bloc Québécois and Conservatives voting against her nominatio...
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World
Searchers find body of 1 of 6 missing crew members from ship that overturned during typhoon
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) - Authorities have found the body of one of the six missing crew members from a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon. U.S. Air Force divers "used an underwater remotely operated ...
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Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats' seats in Congress
Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats' chances of winning four additional U.S. House seats in November's midterm elections that will decide control of the closely divided Congress. The...
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Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, court rules
DALLAS (AP) - Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into classrooms. The 9-8 decision ...
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Man who set neighbor on fire after she found him burglarizing her home is executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man who set his neighbor on fire after she returned from work to find him burglarizing her home was executed Tuesday evening. Chadwick Scott Willacy, 58, received a three-drug injection and was pronounced dea...
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Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with even Republicans showing less faith in his leadership. T...
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Democrat Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigns before the House can sanction her in ethics case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigned from office on Tuesday moments before the start of a hearing that could have led to a recommendation that she be expelled from Congress. Cherfilus-McCormick ...
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