#1 Story

Coverchuk looks to regain #1 ranking at the PBR Saskatoon Classic

It's a big weekend for Meadow Lake Professional Bull Rider, Cody Coverchuk as he is in Saskatoon at the SaskTel Centre for the PBR Saskatoon Classic on Oct. 25th and Oct. 26th. Coverchuk is a two-time...

Oct 25, 2024

Paper Excellence re-names itself following purchase of Domtar

The name Paper Excellence is on its way to the burner as the company, which owns a mill near Meadow Lake and non-operational facility near Prince Albert, combines with Domtar and Resolute Forest Produ...

Oct 24, 2024

'It's a community issue': Shelter seeks community help to provide year-round support to vulnerable group

Meadow Lake Homeplate Shelter Coalition Corp. is seeking additional funding and more community volunteers to provide year-round support for vulnerable groups."It is a community issue, and not just a s...

Oct 24, 2024

Bull riding and broncs in the Battlefords this weekend

It's going to be a weekend of fun family excitement as the 61st Annual Canadian Cowboys Association (CCA) Finals Rodeo is at the Access Communication Centre this Oct. 24th - Oct. 27th. "It's an exciti...

Oct 23, 2024

Meet Scott Moe: The Saskatchewan Party leader vying for reelection

SHELLBROOK, SK - Over a cup of black coffee at his hometown rink, about 140 kilometers north of Saskatoon, 650 CKOM sat down with Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe to delve into the man who has serv...

Oct 23, 2024

BoC delivers half percentage point rate cut, says it now must keep inflation at 2%

The Bank of Canada delivered a supersized interest rate cut Wednesday in response to the recent decline in inflation, bringing its key policy rate down by half a percentage point.With annual price gro...

Oct 23, 2024

Moe tells media in Prince Albert he accepts Grewal conflict finding

In the last days of the 2024 provincial election campaign, Sask. Party leader Scott Moe told the media that he accepts the findings of a conflict-of-interest investigation into one of his former MLA's...

Oct 22, 2024

Meet Carla Beck: Leading Saskatchewan’s NDP in the 2024 Election

LANG, SK. - At the dining room table in her grandparents' home about 69 kilometers south east of Regina, 980 CJME met with Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck to uncover the person behind the politicia...

Oct 22, 2024

Human trafficking is happening in northern Sask; P.A. women’s group says

A group of Prince Albert women with a passion for helping victims of crime has taken on human trafficking, something they say is a concern locally and across northern Saskatchewan. A subcommittee of t...

Oct 21, 2024

Anne Duriez a candidate for ML city council

As the municipal election gets closer, a new candidate for Meadow Lake city council has made her intentions known. Anne Duriez has spent her professional life in the service of helping others. Within ...

Oct 21, 2024