CFIA: inspectors might go to Italy to investigate salmonella outbreak
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it's possible that investigators will be sent to Italy to determine the source of a salmonella outbreak that's sickened at least 61 people in Canada.On Saturday, the agency recalled an imported brand of Italian mini-pastries distributed at catered events, hospitals and retiremen...
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Northern author selected as Family Literacy Day reader
La Ronge's Miriam Körner has been selected to read from her book Fox and Bear as part of Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27. "I was really excited when the Saskatchewan Literacy Network contacted me and let me know that Fox and Bear was chosen for Family Literacy Day," she remarked. "The theme is Learni...
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Princecraft Boats
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23 wrestlers earn 14 medals
Wilkie, Unity, and Meadow Lake wrestlers combine for 14 medals at Titans Wrestling Classic
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addictions
Opposition grows against plan to provide at-home detox in Northwest
Jan 20, 2025
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Sask parks
Sask Parks registration dates announced
With the coldest day of the winter making itself known, the dream of spring has sprouted some happy news: Saskatchewan Parks has announced the reservation schedule for the 2025 camping season. Starting April 7 at 7 a.m. each day, campers and outdoors enthusiasts will be able to reserve sites for access all of the parks...
Jan 20, 2025
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Bad weather
Updated: Road conditions around Meadow Lake
Travel is not being recommended on highways surrounding Meadow Lake Thursday evening.Shortly after 8 p.m., the Saskatchewan Highway Hotline website reported heavy snow, drifting or blowing snow and reduced visibility on Hwy 55 and Hwy 4. All other area highways reported similar conditions:MEADOW LAKE:Green Lake: Travel...
Jan 16, 2025
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Healing journey
"There's a stigma that we can't be soft": MLTC hopes to create change through Men's Gathering
Weak. Soft. Those two simple words have often been used to describe an illness, but not one of the body, instead, one of the mind. In the case of some Indigenous men, merely for speaking out about their struggles around mental health. Even with Indigenous males between the ages of 15-29 having the highest rates of suic...
Jan 16, 2025
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Tragic events
Meadow Lake man killed in crash near Flying Dust First Nation
Saskatchewan RCMP are confirming a 40-year-old man from Meadow Lake was killed in a single-vehicle rollover on Thursday.The early morning crash happened on Highway #55, just east of Flying Dust First Nation.RCMP responded along with Meadow Lake Fire Department and EMS. The sole occupant of the vehicle was declared dece...
Jan 10, 2025
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ROLLOVER
UPDATED: Highway 55 reopened following rollover
Update: Jan. 9, 1:19 p.m.Meadow Lake RCMP has confirmed that Highway 55 has since been cleared and reopened to traffic.Police will provide more information on the incident as it becomes available.--Motorists can expect delays on Highway 55 Thursday morning as Meadow Lake RCMP are on the scene of a single-vehicle rollov...
Jan 09, 2025
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FOR WEESEEKASE
'We're here to help': Memorial sled dog race raises mental health awareness
The Meadow Lake Sled Dog Club will host a memorial race for mental health on Jan. 4 and 5 at Makwa Sahgaihecan First Nation in honour of Jocelyn Weeseekase who took her own life in 2021."All of a sudden, she committed," said Weeseekase's father, Dion Fineblanket. "She left behind three kids, and she was ...
Jan 02, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Water main break delays sentencing for two women in Gallagher case
At Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench on Wednesday, sentencing was delayed for two women who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Megan Gallagher case.A water main break in the area caused the courthouse to close its operations while crews worked on repairs.In a packed courtroom, Justice Mona Dovell adjourned sentencin...
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CFIA: inspectors might go to Italy to investigate salmonella outbreak
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it's possible that investigators will be sent to Italy to determine the source of a salmonella outbreak that's sickened at least 61 people in Canada.On Saturday, the agency recalled an imported brand of Italian mini-pastries distributed at catered events, hospitals and retiremen...
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Northern author selected as Family Literacy Day reader
La Ronge's Miriam Körner has been selected to read from her book Fox and Bear as part of Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27. "I was really excited when the Saskatchewan Literacy Network contacted me and let me know that Fox and Bear was chosen for Family Literacy Day," she remarked. "The theme is Learni...
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Healthy communties
Sask. pharmacies receive upgrade
Families around the province now have another option to get tested and treated for strep throat and ear infections. The Government of Saskatchewan is launching new services in multiple communities including Prince Albert, Melfort, and Meadow Lake.In total, 11 pharmacies have been selected to conduct testing for strep t...
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Oil and Gas Tariffs
Oil and gas experts weigh in on Trump tariffs
Corey Chmelnyk is of two minds about President Donald Trump's threat for a 25 per cent tariff to Canada. "I honestly wouldn't say there's panic yet because I think there's still the potential that we don't see the tariffs," said the operations manager and part owner Meridian Energy Services. "Hopefully t...
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'String of disappointments': Canola producers say paused plants could hurt economy
In the same week, two major canola crush projects worth billions of dollars in the Regina area were put on hold, leaving producers to question what it means for the industry and the growth they represented in the economy.On Friday, Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL) announced it was putting a pause on its canola crush ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Jobber of the Year: The Unified Parts Group 'One big family'
23 wrestlers earn 14 medals
Wilkie, Unity, and Meadow Lake wrestlers combine for 14 medals at Titans Wrestling Classic
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addictions
Opposition grows against plan to provide at-home detox in Northwest
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Bunge-Viterra Merger
NFU says Bunge-Viterra merger highlights need for effective regulation
Jan 20, 2025
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Sask Parks registration dates announced
Jan 20, 2025
Local Sports
Sask. Roughriders shore up O-line with Trevon Tate extension
Trevon Tate will be back in green and white for another CFL season.The Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced the American offensive lineman has signed an extension with the club. Tate is expected to be the team's starting left tackle after Trevor Reid - the team's Most Outstanding Rookie nominee - was released to pur...
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23 wrestlers earn 14 medals
Wilkie, Unity, and Meadow Lake wrestlers combine for 14 medals at Titans Wrestling Classic
With wrestling season underway, one of the biggest tournaments of the season took place over the weekend in Regina at the 2025 Titans Wresting Classic at Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High School. Teams were sent from McLurg High School in Wilkie, Unity Comprehensive School, and Carpenter Comprehensive School in Meadow Lake ...
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Key CFL dates for 2025: Combine in Regina in March, training camps open May 11
The Canadian Football League's off-season schedule has been released before the 2025 season.CFL free agency gets underway on Feb. 11 with the free agency communication window happening from Feb. 2-9. The communication window allows free agents to begin working on contracts with potential landing spots.Read more:'I'm ex...
Jan 21, 2025
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Andrew Harris, 4-time Grey Cup Champion, joins Riders coaching staff
Andrew Harris was one of the players Saskatchewan Roughrider fans loved to hate.Now the former Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back is joining the CFL's club's coaching staff.The team announced Harris would join the staff as the running backs coach. Anthony Vitale, who was announced as the running backs coach earlier thi...
Jan 20, 2025
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home turf
Riders release schedule, opening and closing 2025 CFL season at home
The wait is over - the Saskatchewan Roughriders have released their schedule for the upcoming 2025 CFL season.The Green and White will play its first preseason game in Winnipeg on May 24, taking on Saskatchewan's arch rivals, the Blue Bombers, with a 2 p.m. start. The second preseason match - also against Winnipeg - wi...
Jan 16, 2025
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Riderville
Quarterback Jake Maier excited to join Riders, reunite with coaches
Jake Maier is excited to be a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and reunite with some familiar faces.Maier's rights were traded from the Calgary Stampeders to the Green and White last month. The team announced the 27-year-old quarterback had signed a one-year contract extension to keep him in Saskatchewan for 2025...
Jan 11, 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
Supreme Court certifies B.C.'s class-action lawsuit against opioid providers
British Columbia's attorney general says the Supreme Court of Canada has certified the province's class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors. Niki Sharma says B.C. can now proceed as a representative plaintiff on behalf of other Canadian governments with the litigation aimed at recovering the co...
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Mount Polley boss says 2014 B.C. mine spill not toxic as firm faces fisheries charges
The president of the company involved in the Mount Polley environmental disaster that poured millions of cubic metres of mine tailings into B.C. waterways 10 years ago says the material spilled wasn't toxic. Imperial Metals Corp. and two other firms were charged last month with 15 alleged Fisheries Act breaches, accuse...
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Poilievre 'not aware' of more than two genders; says there are other priorities
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he is only aware of two genders - male and female - and that the government should leave people alone. In an interview with CP24 news channel, Poilievre was asked about President Donald Trump signing an executive order declaring the U.S. will only recognize two sexes a...
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B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support
The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is apologizing and walking back comments suggesting he supported reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline project, and now says he doesn't support "resuscitating dead projects." In a statement released by the union, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says the pipeline rej...
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Carney, Arya file paperwork, officially entering Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chandra Arya have submitted their paperwork to enter the race ahead of tomorrow's deadline. The two appear to be the first through that gate, submitting the required signatures and a $50,000 deposit. Candidates have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to get their deposit in,...
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Trudeau to attend events marking the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will fly to Poland next week for events marking 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Trudeau's office says he'll be travelling Sunday to Tuesday and visiting the site of the Nazi regime's largest camp, where more than one million people were ...
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World
LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal status
BANGKOK (AP) - Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal Thursday, the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples. The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia ...
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LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal status
BANGKOK (AP) - Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal Thursday, the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples. The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia ...
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Mistrial declared after New Hampshire jury deadlocks in youth detention center rape case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday after jurors said they were deadlocked in the case of a former worker at New Hampshire's youth detention center charged with raping a 14-year-old boy in 1998. Jurors were unable to reach a verdict in the trial of Stephen Murphy, 55, of Danvers, Massachusetts, m...
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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency
WASHINGTON (AP) - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the far-right extremist group leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday after President Donald Trump commuted his 18-year prison sentence. Rhodes' appearance came the day after he was released from priso...
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Evacuations ordered as new fast-moving wildfire threatens mountain homes north of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Evacuations were ordered on Wednesday for remote communities near a new wind-driven wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles, as Southern California endured more dangerous winds ahead of possible rain over the weekend. The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and quickly burned through hund...
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At least 2 students have been shot and wounded at a Nashville high school, police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - At least two students were wounded by gunfire at a Nashville high school Wednesday but the situation has been contained, police said. Metro Nashville Police spokesperson April Weatherly could not immediately provide details of the conditions of those who were shot at Antioch High School. The sho...
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