Former Macklin firefighter pleads guilty in hay bale arson case
A former Macklin firefighter has pleaded guilty to arson after lighting a hay bale on fire in a field near Macklin and Evesham last July, sparking concern throughout the community.Last Monday, Logan Sieben pleaded guilty to the charge of arson causing property damage. He is to be sentenced in Unity on March 17.Sieben i...
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Retail struggles
Peavey Mart to close all Canadian locations
Canada's retail and agriculture sector have been dealt another blow, with news Peavey Mart plans to close all of its Canadian locations.As per a post last week on its social media page, the company initially announced the closure of 22 locations in Ontario and Nova Scotia, however a person close to the situation inform...
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Two charged with aggravated assault in Canoe Lake stabbing
Two men have been charged with aggravated assault in connection with a stabbing incident that happened on Jan. 24 in Canoe Lake Cree First Nation.According to a police report, just after midnight last Friday, Beauval RCMP responded to a stabbing on the reserve, where the victim was later taken to the hospital with non-...
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Bad weather
Travel advisory in effect for Meadow Lake
Environment and Climate Change Canada has a message for anyone planning to travel to or from Meadow Lake: delay your travel. Conditions deteriorated Friday morning prompting Sask Alert to issue an advisory about snow squalls around Meadow Lake from the Alberta border all the way to Big River. It said periods of brief b...
Jan 24, 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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Saskatchewan
Former Macklin firefighter pleads guilty in hay bale arson case
A former Macklin firefighter has pleaded guilty to arson after lighting a hay bale on fire in a field near Macklin and Evesham last July, sparking concern throughout the community.Last Monday, Logan Sieben pleaded guilty to the charge of arson causing property damage. He is to be sentenced in Unity on March 17.Sieben i...
9h ago
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Retail struggles
Peavey Mart to close all Canadian locations
Canada's retail and agriculture sector have been dealt another blow, with news Peavey Mart plans to close all of its Canadian locations.As per a post last week on its social media page, the company initially announced the closure of 22 locations in Ontario and Nova Scotia, however a person close to the situation inform...
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No invasive mussels detected in Sask. waters in 2024: Environment ministry
Zebra and quagga mussels are invasive species that pose a serious threat to bodies of water, but none were detected in Saskatchewan in 2024.According to the provincial environment ministry, tests of more than 450 samples taken from bodies of water across the province last year showed no signs of either species of musse...
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Arts and Culture
New Era for SK Arts Under the Leadership of Lisa Bird-Wilson
There's a new face representing SK Arts, and for the first time in its 77-year history, it's an Indigenous woman.Like most artists, Lisa Bird-Wilson, the new SK Arts CEO, is continually challenging herself in new endeavours."It's an opportunity for me to take some of the leadership and business skills I've develop...
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Festival Kick off
Tux & Toques Gala highlights the start of 61st Prince Albert Winter Festival
The Prince Albert Wildlife Federation came to life Saturday night as friends and supporters gathered for the Tux & Toques Gala, celebrating the start of the 61st Prince Albert Winter Festival. Hundreds were drawn to the event that featured a supper, silent auction, and live entertainment from 2024 Saskatchewan Indi...
Jan 26, 2025
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Staff Shortage
RCMP, Mounties union says Manitoba, Saskatchewan face severe staffing stresses
Saskatchewan's top Mountie says a countrywide RCMP internal memo asking front-line officers to come and fill shifts in her province and in Manitoba is unusual but necessary. RCMP have asked for members and reservists to sign up for two-week stints in the two Prairie provinces this spring.It's an issue that has raised q...
Jan 25, 2025
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Local Sports
Riders add Super Bowl and Grey Cup champion Shane Ray to defensive line
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Super Bowl and Grey Cup-winning defensive lineman Shane Ray.The 31-year-old Ray was a first-round NFL draft pick and won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos in 2016. He spent four years with the team before moving to the CFL, joining the Toronto Argonauts in 2021.Read More:Rid...
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Riders
Nelson Lokombo signs extension with Riders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are bringing back its starting safety from 2024.Nelson Lokobmo has been announced as the latest Rider to sign a contract extension.The Abbotsford, B.C., product will return for his fifth CFL season. The Riders selected the former University of Saskatchewan Huskie second overall in the 2021 ...
Jan 25, 2025
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Rider moves
Riders announce Trevon Tate extension, Ajou released for NFL chance
The Saskatchewan Roughriders made a few roster moves on Wednesday - an extension and a release.Trevon Tate will be back in green and white for another CFL season while Ajou Ajou has been released to pursue an NFL opportunity.The Riders have announced the American offensive lineman has signed an extension with the club....
Jan 23, 2025
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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...
Jan 22, 2025
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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 ...
Jan 22, 2025
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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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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
Navy identifies sailor who died after small boat capsized in Halifax harbour
HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Navy has identified the sailor who died Friday after a small boat capsized in the north end of Halifax harbour. Commodore Jacob French, commander of Canadian Fleet Atlantic, says Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin was one of two sailors who were thrown into the cold water at around 10 p...
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Canada stops letting cross-border hikers enter B.C. via Pacific Crest Trail
OTTAWA - The Canadian Border Services Agency says hikers on a trail that crosses into British Columbia from Washington state will no longer be allowed to proceed without first entering Canada through a designated entry point. The agency has announced it will stop issuing permits for people to enter Canada on the Pacifi...
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Police divers recover body from sunken vehicle after Yukon ice-fishing tragedy
WHITEHORSE - Yukon RCMP say one person is dead after a vehicle plunged into a lake in an ice-fishing tragedy over the weekend. Police say in a news release they received a call around 1 a.m. on Saturday that the vehicle carrying three people "drove into open water" on Lake Laberge, about 50 kilometres north o...
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Quebec police chiefs calling for increased caution in school zones as accidents rise
MONTREAL - An association representing Quebec's police chiefs is sounding the alarm that the number of collisions involving children transported by school bus has climbed back to levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say that in 2023, 320 children in the province were involved in collisions related to sch...
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B.C. firm seeks injunction stopping capital gains hike proposed by federal Liberals
A law firm acting on behalf of a B.C. company is seeking an injunction stopping the Canada Revenue Agency from enforcing a proposed capital gains tax hike that has yet to pass in Parliament. Thorsteinssons LLP says the challenge it filed in Federal Court last week on behalf of Pelco Holdings Inc. aims to stop the gover...
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Alberta doctors criticize provincial COVID-19 report as harmful 'anti-science'
EDMONTON - The organization representing Alberta physicians is calling out a government panel's COVID-19 report as "anti-science." Dr. Shelley Duggan, head of the Alberta Medical Association, says the report sows distrust by going against proven preventive health measures while promoting fringe methods. She s...
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World
Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump, moving rapidly to pursue retribution against lawyers involved in the investigations. The abrupt action targeting career prosecutors who worked on special coun...
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Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Donald Trump. The abrupt action targeting career prosecutors who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's team is the latest sign of upheaval inside the Justice Dep...
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Earthquake rattles houses in Maine and is felt hundreds of miles away
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) - A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away. The earthquake took place at about 10:22 a.m. on Monday and was centered about six miles (10 kilometers) southeast of ...
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Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) - The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend. Nazi German forces murdered some ...
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Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) - The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend. Nazi German forces murdered some ...
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Israel begins allowing Palestinians to return to northern Gaza for the first time in over a year
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel on Monday began allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, in accordance with a fragile ceasefire. Thousands of Palestinians headed north after waiting for days to cross...
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