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Bahamas police were told billionaire Cline was on helicopter
NASSAU, Bahamas - Police in the Bahamas worked Friday to identify the bodies of seven Americans killed in a helicopter crash after being told that billionaire coal tycoon and Republican donor Chris Cl...
Jul 05, 2019

Sox clinch playoff spot after win against the North Battleford Beavers
The Meadow Lake Sr. White Sox will be heading into the playoffs.The team won 5-3 against the North Battleford Beavers in a wildcard game on July 4 to clinch their playoff spot in North Saskatchewan Ri...
Jul 05, 2019 The Meadow Lake Sr. White Sox celebrate as they win against the North Battleford Beavers and move on into the playoffs. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

New look for Roughriders mascot causes controversy in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Gainer the Gopher has found out this week just how much controversy a makeover can cause. Gainer, who has been the mascot for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders since 1977, unveiled a ne...
Jul 05, 2019

Meadow Lake Minor Ball 11U and 13U Provincials
The Meadow Lake Minor Ball 11U and 13U Provincial Teams Tournament will be Friday, July 12 and Sunday, July 14.The games will be held at the Meadow Lake Lion's Park Ball Diamonds.
Jul 05, 2019

Montreal unveils plan to respond to heat waves after 66 deaths last year
MONTREAL - With a potential heat wave looming, Montreal says it's prepared to lengthen pool hours and send firefighters door to door to mitigate conditions that contributed to the death of 66 people l...
Jul 05, 2019

UNESCO gives Canada new deadline to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park
A United Nations body has given Canada a new deadline to repair the country's largest national park and the government is promising greater efforts to stop its deterioration. At a meeting this week in...
Jul 05, 2019

Fest drops Peter Yarrow over 'indecent liberties' sentence
NEW YORK - A music festival has disinvited folk singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary over his 1970 jail sentence for indecent liberties with a 14-year-old girl. The Press and Sun Bulletin of Bi...
Jul 05, 2019

Coleman's mother says her daughter was frightened and robotic after captivity
OTTAWA - Lynda Coleman says her daughter, Caitlan, was an unemotional automaton who was afraid of her husband in the weeks after she and Joshua Boyle were released from captivity. Coleman, 7...
Jul 05, 2019

Battlefords Ag Society General Meeting
Battlefords Agricultural Society will be having a general meeting in the Agrivilla at 7:00 pm on July 17th.We encourage all involved in the exhibition to attend.132nd Annual Northwest Territorial Days...
Jul 05, 2019

Ontario minister says she apologized after giving 'feedback' to Sens owner
An Ontario cabinet minister says she has apologized to the owner of the Ottawa Senators - a statement that comes after she reportedly launched into a profane tirade against him at a Rolling Stone...
Jul 05, 2019