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Middle east conflict
Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signaled that he was moving ahead with U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it "the only viable plan to enable a different future" for the region.Netanyahu discussed the plan with U.S. Secretary o...
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Politics
Are U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to make Canada his 51st state credible?
Just how credible are U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to make Canada the 51 state of the United States?According to Martin Gaal, political studies lecturer at the University of Saskatchewan, it is within the realm of possibility, but it's hard to see just how committed Trump actually is to following through.Gaal ...
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Travel
U.S. tourism groups growing worried about Saskatchewan visitor losses
Feb 15, 2025
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Princecraft Boats
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COLD SNAP CONTINUES
Deep freeze to grip the Battlefords, Meadow Lake over Family Day weekend
Feb 14, 2025
DON'T FALL FOR THE TRAPS
Stay skeptical to avoid evolving online scams like fake Peavey Mart website
Feb 13, 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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NEW GRANTS
$1.5M in charitable gaming grants awarded across Sask, include Meadow Lake and Prince Albert
More than 700 community groups and organizations, including those in Meadow Lake, Prince Albert, and the Humboldt-Melfort area, have received a share of $1.5 million in charitable gaming grants in the third quarter of 2024-25, Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS) announced on Wednesday.One recipient, the Jim Pattiso...
Feb 12, 2025
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WANTED MEN
RCMP search underway for two men wanted on assault and firearms charges
La Loche RCMP is asking the public for assistance locating two wanted men on separate charges.Authorities are searching for Keistin Moise, 25, who is wanted in connection to an investigation from May 2024. He also goes by the name Philip J. Fry and faces charges including assault, mischief (property damage), and failin...
Feb 12, 2025
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Two men charged
RCMP charge two men after shooting at Waterhen Lake First Nation
Meadow Lake RCMP have placed charges on two 42-year-old men following a shooting that took place on Saturday at Waterhen First Nation.RCMP were first called out to Waterhen Lake First Nation on February 8 around 6:15 p.m. with reports of a shooting and an injured male. The injured man was taken to hospital, but no upda...
Feb 11, 2025
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Considered armed and dangerous
More details on stabbing incident at Big River First Nation; suspect still on the loose
Saskatchewan RCMP continue to search for 29-year-old Ryan Lachance, the prime suspect in three stabbing incidents that occurred on Big River First Nation Saturday. A second suspect is no longer being sought by police. Meanwhile, investigators have released more details on the timeline of events that started around 3:50...
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Suspects at large
Updated: Multiple stabbing incident on Big River First Nation
Update 10:49 p.m. - RCMP are trying to determine if three separate stabbing incidents that took place on Big River First Nation Saturday are random in nature. Two victims have been transported to hospital for treatment of injuries.The suspects are two men. The last confirmed sighting of them was around 5:30 p.m. in the...
Feb 16, 2025
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Travel
U.S. tourism groups growing worried about Saskatchewan visitor losses
A tourism group based out of Great Falls, Montana, is growing more concerned as Canadian tourists cancel their summer vacation plans to the United States in the face of U.S tariffs."We're already losing Canadian tourists because of the comments at the national level," said Rebecca Engum, executive director of...
Feb 15, 2025
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Provincial
'No man's land': Descendants of Saskatchewan'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 29 kilometres north of Maidstone, Sask., from Oklahoma in...
Feb 15, 2025
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Increased police activity
Large police presence on St. Laurent Drive in North Battleford
A number of RCMP and community safety officers and vehicles have surrounded a building in North Battleford. There also appears to be members from the Emergency Response Team in the area on the 1900 block of St. Laurent Drive.Police on scene would not confirm whether the action is related to an armed carjacking turned k...
Feb 14, 2025
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Weather
Sask. cold snap continues, but warmer weather is on the horizon
Saskatchewan will have to endure the cold for a bit longer.Environment Canada issued extreme cold warnings for much of the province on Sunday, and those warnings remained in effect on Friday.Brad Vrolijk, lead forecaster for Environment Canada, said conditions will not improve "any time quickly," warning that...
Feb 14, 2025
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Travel
U.S. tourism groups growing worried about Saskatchewan visitor losses
Feb 15, 2025
Support and empathy
Honouring Grief and Tradition: Supporting Indigenous Families with Compassion
COLD SNAP CONTINUES
Deep freeze to grip the Battlefords, Meadow Lake over Family Day weekend
Feb 14, 2025
DON'T FALL FOR THE TRAPS
Stay skeptical to avoid evolving online scams like fake Peavey Mart website
Feb 13, 2025
Explore Safely
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Tariffs
Trump says he'll sign reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners Thursday
Feb 13, 2025
NEW GRANTS
$1.5M in charitable gaming grants awarded across Sask, include Meadow Lake and Prince Albert
Feb 12, 2025
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Local Sports
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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Key starter spots
Defensive backs, linemen a need for Riders ahead of free agency
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will look to return to the Grey Cup for the first time since 2013 this season.The team took positive steps towards that goal last season, returning to the playoffs and playing in the West Final under first-year head coach Corey Mace.Now the team will look to continue to build off of that mo...
Feb 01, 2025
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Potential Female Athlete of the Year
Local athletes nominated for Saskatchewan Sports Awards
The 40th Annual Saskatchewan Sports Awards are set to for January 30th in Saskatoon, and athletes and coaches from Prince Albert, Melfort, Makwa Sahgaiehancan First Nation just west of Meadow Lake, and Waldheim have been nominated for awards.One of three recipients of the Inspire Through Sport Award is Tony Fineblanket...
Jan 30, 2025
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Meadow Lake Profiles
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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Hoopla
Saskatchewan High School Basketball 'Hoopla' Championships 2023
The North Central District Athletic Association (NCDAA) is proud to welcome the best high school basketball teams in the province to Prince Albert on March 23-25. We respectfully acknowledge that this event will take place on Treaty 6 territory, the traditional homeland of the Metis and all Indigenous Peoples of Saskat...
Feb 06, 2023
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Jobber of the Year: The Unified Parts Group 'One big family'
This article originally appeared on AutoServiceWord.com on Dec. 8, 2021.Mark Krasicki has surrounded himself with the people he trusts most. People he trusts to offer customers the best experience they can find. People who strengthen relationships with customers and suppliers. People who have helped deliver 28 straight...
Dec 20, 2021
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Canada
Border Security
Internal report urged Canada to counter rhetoric about a 'crisis' at border
An internal government report warned a year ago that allowing "the trend of negative rhetoric" about the security of the Canada-U.S. border could lead to a thickening of the 49th parallel, adversely affecting trade and travel.The report, written by a diplomat at Canada's embassy in Washington, said that faili...
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Snowmobiler killed after crash in Quebec's Charlevoix region
MONTREAL - A snowmobiler was killed in a crash in Quebec's Charlevoix region, northeast of Quebec City. Provincial police received a 911 call for a missing man about 11 a.m. Saturday. The victim, a man in his 40s, was found later the same day after a police search in Notre-Dame-des-Monts and was declared dead in hospit...
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Politics
Are U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to make Canada his 51st state credible?
Just how credible are U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to make Canada the 51 state of the United States?According to Martin Gaal, political studies lecturer at the University of Saskatchewan, it is within the realm of possibility, but it's hard to see just how committed Trump actually is to following through.Gaal ...
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Colder Quebec winter gives ice fishing aficionados reason to celebrate
MONTREAL - Olivier Soumis's green canvas tent sits in the middle of the frozen St. Lawrence River, providing a stark pop of colour against the muted tones of the snow and the open water in the distance. While thousands of people are heading to work just across the river in Montreal, the 25-year-old is out fishing. As t...
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Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy group won't visit UN forum over concerns about U.S. border
OTTAWA - Canada's leading LGBTQ+ advocacy organization is boycotting travel to the U.S. - and won't attend an upcoming United Nations event - in response to concerns about how their members might be treated at the border under the Trump administration. "I don't think there's anything more important than safeguardi...
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Internal report urged Canada to counter rhetoric about a 'crisis' at border
OTTAWA - An internal government report warned a year ago that allowing "the trend of negative rhetoric" about the security of the Canada-U.S. border could lead to a thickening of the 49th parallel, adversely affecting trade and travel. The report, written by a diplomat at Canada's embassy in Washington, said ...
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World
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Ukraine's President Zelenskyy travels to United Arab Emirates as momentum grows for war peace talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the United Arab Emirates late Sunday as momentum grows for potential peace talks ending Moscow's war on the country. U.S. President Donald Trump last week suggested he would be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia...
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Middle east conflict
Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signaled that he was moving ahead with U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it "the only viable plan to enable a different future" for the region.Netanyahu discussed the plan with U.S. Secretary o...
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Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of whistleblower agency head
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to documents obtained Sunday that would mark the first appeal to the justices since President Donald Trump took office. The emergency appeal is the ...
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8 people die in Kentucky storm that flooded roads, governor says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - At least eight people have died in Kentucky as creeks swelled from heavy storms and water covered roads, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday. Hundreds of people stranded by flooding had to be rescued. Beshear said many of the deaths, including a mother and 7-year-old child, were caused by cars...
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Congo says Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in its mineral-rich east
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) - Rwanda-backed rebels have "occupied" a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's office in Bukavu and pledged to clean up after the "old regime." Associated Press journalists witnessed s...
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Austrian official says the suspect in the fatal stabbing attack had an 'Islamic terror motive'
VIENNA (AP) - Austrian authorities say they have classified the deadly stabbing attack in a southern city as an "Islamic terror incident." The suspect, a 23-year-old Syrian man, stabbed six passersby in broad daylight in Villach on Saturday, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding five others. He was arrested ...
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