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Meadow Lake

SUICIDE INTERVENTION
'They are not alone': Meadow Lake to host life-saving suicide intervention workshop
A family-run mental health organization is bringing life-saving skills to Meadow Lake on Feb. 27 and 28, offering a workshop to help individuals intervene when someone is experiencing thoughts of suicide."Suicide doesn't discriminate - it can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender or background," said Amand...
18h ago
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Crimewatch
Three people in custody after shots fired in North Battleford and police chase
Three men are facing multiple charges after a police pursuit involving a stolen vehicle and a firearm incident that began in North Battleford and ended on Red Pheasant First Nation.Last Friday, around 10:45 p.m., Battlefords RCMP responded to a report of shots fired from a vehicle in the city. No one was hurt. Officers...
20h ago
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Homicide investigation
Second-degree murder, manslaughter charges after Waterhen Lake victim dies
Police have updated charges for two men arrested after the victim in a shooting on Waterhen Lake First Nation on Feb. 8 died in hospital.In a news release on Feb. 17, Saskatchewan RCMP said shooting victim 29-year old Antoine Hamm from Waterhen Lake First Nation died on Feb. 13 and the two men previously arrested were ...
Feb 17, 2025
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COLD SNAP CONTINUES
Deep freeze to grip the Battlefords, Meadow Lake over Family Day weekend
Residents of the Battlefords and Meadow Lake areas will have to brace for another wave of extreme cold over the Family Day long weekend before temperatures begin to return to normal by midweek."This cold snap is not over," said Environment Canada meteorologist Danielle Desjardins. "It's going to get wors...
Feb 14, 2025
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Share the Warmth
Share the Warmth hands out over 1,000 bags in events held in PA; other communities
Over 1,000 bags. That's how many Share the Warmth Days were able to be handed out in communities across the province for its 30th anniversary. This year, events were held in Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Weyburn and Yorkton over January and February and celebrated charities "that have made a lasting imp...
Feb 13, 2025
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Wanted man
Beauval RCMP looking to locate man facing drug charges
A 46-year-old man known to spend time in Beauval and Meadow Lake is being sought by RCMP. Christopher Blyan has charges of possessing cocaine, failing to attend court and failing to comply with release conditions. He is described as 5'10" tall and 190 pounds with hazel-coloured eyes and brown hair. Report all sigh...
Feb 12, 2025
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Saskatchewan

Provincial politics
Spring session of legislative assembly to commence March 19
The spring sitting of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly will begin on March 19 with the tabling of the 2025-26 Provincial Budget.According to a statement released by Premier Scott Moe on Tuesday, the session and the budget will focus on delivering for Saskatchewan people."We will continue to deliver on our ele...
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Suspicious death
Death in Dillon is suspicious according to RCMP
The death of a man at a home in Dillon on Monday is considered suspicious, according to the RCMP. At 4:30p.m., police received a report of an injured man and after going to the residence, found the victim. He was later declared deceased at the scene. Major Crimes has now been given the investigation and are looking for...
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Gallery of Trailblazers
'Gallery of Trailblazers' Black History Month exhibition coming up in Melfort
An exhibition honouring the contribution of the Black community in Saskatchewan will be held in Melfort on Wednesday. The Black History Month exhibition "Gallery of Trailblazers" is opening at the Kerry Vickar Centre, starting at 3 p.m. Melfort Museum Curator Brenda Mellon told northeastNOW that while Saskatc...
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competition
Canadian Challenge begins with premiere 10-dog race
It was a freezing start in La Ronge on Tuesday for the mushers and their teams competing in the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race. Eight mushers competing in the 10-dog, 322-kilometer (200 miles) race are now on the trail after leaving Riese Park beginning at 10 a.m. and departing in two-minute intervals. According to E...
22h ago
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Crime and Court
Large scale RCMP investigation leads to multiple charges in bank robbery, ATM thefts
A whopping 64 charges have been laid against three people in connection to a bank robbery that occurred in Landis, about an hour south of North Battleford, on November 22 of last year.The RCMP's Provincial General Investigation Section (GIS) said the charges also pertain to a string of ATM thefts, and attempted thefts ...
Feb 17, 2025
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Black History Month
'No man's land': Descendants of Sask.'s first Black community proud of history
The one-room Shiloh Baptist Church, constructed from hand-hewn poplar logs nestled in a small grove near a cemetery with 37 white crosses, is a poignant reminder of Saskatchewan's first Black settlement.There are still descendants of the Shiloh people, who moved to 29 kilometres north of Maidstone from Oklahoma in the ...
Feb 17, 2025
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Local Sports

WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Finals
Japan and Dominican Republic to open Softball World Cup tournament in Prince Albert
The stage has been set for the most prestigious tournament in men's softball.The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the groups and schedule for the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Finals, set to take place at Prime Ministers' Ballpark in Prince Albert July 8 - 13. Japan and the Dominican Republic ...
18h ago
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League shakeup
SJHL: Notre Dame conditionally approves move to Warman
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's (SJHL) 2025-2026 season is getting a bit of a shake-up with the relocation of a team that's been developing players for 38 years.On Tuesday it was announced that the SJHL's Board of Governors has "conditionally approved the location of the Notre Dame Hounds to the community ...
Feb 18, 2025
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Continuity at the core of Riders' 2025 roster-building approach
The Saskatchewan Roughriders focused on bringing most of their players back rather than bringing in a bunch of new faces in free agency."We had a good core of players here and took a lot of growth last season. We really wanted to try to bring them back and have continuity so we knew we weren't going to be very act...
Feb 12, 2025
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Positive and Negative
How the new NCAA eligibility rule is affecting the SJHL
It's been about three months since the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced that players in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) were now eligible to play Division I hockey. Since then, the new rule has shaken up the hockey world and the affects of it, whether good or bad, have been very noticeable and...
Feb 11, 2025
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Two more seasons
Marcus Sayles signs two-year extension with Saskatchewan Roughriders
Defensive back Marcus Sayles will be wearing green and white for two more seasons.On Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced that Sayles had signed a two-year contract extension with the team. The move follows an excellent season by the American defender in 2024, which saw him named an All-CFL player for the ...
Feb 05, 2025
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Signing
Roughriders sign three-time All-CFLer Mike Rose
The Saskatchewan Roughriders were not content waiting for the Canadian Football League's (CFL) Free Agency communication window to open on Feb. 2, signing 32-year-old American defensive lineman Mike Rose on Saturday.Rose is a three-time All-CFLer, four-time West All-CFLer and a Grey Cup Champion.Rose was released by th...
Feb 01, 2025
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Canada

Quebec 13-year-old in critical condition after being buried in snow
CHÂTEAUGUAY, Que. - A 13-year-old girl remains in critical condition in a Quebec hospital this morning after being buried in snow on Tuesday. Police in Châteauguay, Que., a suburb on Montreal's South Shore, say emergency services were dispatched at around 4 p.m. when the girl was found unresponsive under a ...
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Implementing universal basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%: PBO
OTTAWA - The government's fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent. In a new report, the parliamentary budget officer says that a Canadian family in the lowest earning group could expect to receive an average of $6,100 in annual d...
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Federal government moving ahead with high-speed rail: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is moving ahead with a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto. The Liberal government says the planned rail network will span approximately 1,000 kilometres and reach speeds of up to 300 kilometres an hour. There will be stops in Toront...
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In the news today: Convoy organizer sentencing, CAF class action lawsuit falls short
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... 'Freedom Convoy' organizer faces sentencing Pat King, one of the organizers of the 2022 convoy protest in Ottawa, is set to be sentenced in an Ottawa courtroom today. Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland found King guilty on fi...
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Crown seeking 10-year sentence for 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King
OTTAWA - Pat King, one of the organizers of the 2022 convoy protest in Ottawa, is set to be sentenced in an Ottawa courtroom today. Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland found King guilty on five counts in November, including mischief and disobeying a court order. King was found not guilty on three counts of intimida...
7h ago
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CAF discrimination settlement was 'a slap in the face,' says former soldier
OTTAWA - A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who has been involved in a discrimination class action for eight years says the settlement isn't enough to compensate for the trauma he and others experienced. The class action was launched on behalf of current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) w...
7h ago
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World

Trump is living in a 'Russian disinformation space,' says Ukraine's Zelenskyy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump is living in a Russian "disinformation space" regarding his previous day's comments about the Ukrainian leader's approval rating. Trump said at Mar-a-Lago that Zelenskyy's rating stood at 4%. Zelenskyy r...
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Pakistan wants to expel all Afghan refugees from the country, says Afghan embassy
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan wants to remove all Afghan refugees from the country and their expulsion is imminent, the Afghan embassy in Islamabad warned Wednesday. The embassy issued a strongly worded statement about Pakistan's plans, saying Afghan nationals in the capital, Islamabad, and the nearby garrison city of Rawa...
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The pope slept peacefully, had breakfast after diagnosis of pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis slept well and ate breakfast Wednesday, the Vatican said, after he developed pneumonia in both lungs in a further complication in the condition of the 88-year-old pontiff that raised concerns about his ability to fight off the infection. In an early update Wednesday morning, a Vatican spokesman...
8h ago
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Man who attacked Japan's ex-Prime Minister Kishida convicted and sentenced to 10 years, reports say
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court on Wednesday convicted a man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at Japan's former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event, sentencing him to 10 years in prison, according to local media reports. Ryuji Kimura, 25, was charged with attempted murder for the April 15, 2023 attack on ...
12h ago
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Incumbent Democratic-backed Wisconsin education chief Underly advances in primary
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's Democratic-backed incumbent state schools leader advanced in Tuesday's three-person primary, overcoming challenges from a union-backed superintendent and an advocate for private schools supported by Republicans. The position leading Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction guides ed...
13h ago
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2 people killed in Oregon avalanche near a snowmobile trail, authorities say
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Two people were killed in an avalanche in Oregon's Cascade Mountains, authorities said Tuesday. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said that its search and rescue unit had recovered two bodies from near a snowmobile trail in Happy Valley. Earlier Tuesday, the sheriff's office said it had responded ...
14h ago
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