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Saskatchewan families can ring in the new year knowing they’ll be saving hundreds of federal tax dollars in 2024

Beginning on Jan. 1, SaskEnergy and SaskPower will both remove the federal carbon tax cost from home heating.The move is expected to save money for about 98 per cent of Saskatchewan families, accordin...

Dec 28, 2023

Mayor Merlin Seymour gives year-end update

As 2023 draws to a close, meadowlakeNOW is taking a look back on some of the most important and impactful stories of the year.The City of Meadow Lake had a busy year for development. Mayor Merlin Seym...

Dec 27, 2023

Premier Moe says it's 'unfortunate' for Saskatchewan to break federal emissions law

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe once said a fundamental pillar of Canadian democracy is the rule of law. His province is now prepared to break it.In a recent year-end interview with The Canadian Press,...

Dec 27, 2023

Israeli forces bombard central Gaza in apparent move to expand ground offensive. Telecoms out again

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza and issued orders telling residents to evacuate the area Tuesday, signs that the military plans to expand it...

Dec 26, 2023

Pope Francis denounces the weapons industry as he makes a Christmas appeal for peace in the world

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis on Monday blasted the weapons industry and its "instruments of death" that fuel wars as he made a Christmas Day appeal for peace in the world and in particular between Israel ...

Dec 25, 2023

NORAD ready to track Santa, and everyone can follow along

As children around the world eagerly await Santa's arrival on Christmas, the U.S. and Canadian militaries are ready to track him and see if he's using any new technology.Armed with radars, sensors and...

Dec 24, 2023

'Silence is not a solution': LGBTQ+ parliamentarians reflect on polarization, protest

Members of the LGBTQ+ community have long faced discrimination and prejudice in Canada and beyond, having to fight for job protection, access to services and basic human rights.Canada legalized same-s...

Dec 23, 2023

Shotgun recovered from fatal Red Earth shooting involving RCMP

With the Serious Incident Response Team investigating a fatal shooting between a man on Red Earth Cree Nation and a responding member of the RCMP, investigators said that they recovered a shotgun at t...

Dec 22, 2023

Christmas weather outlook promising for Battlefords-Meadow Lake area

If hitting the highway is on your agenda this holiday season, you are in luck. Environment and Climate Change Canada reports weather conditions will remain mild and stable in the Battlefords and Meado...

Dec 21, 2023

At least 15 people are dead after a mass shooting at a Prague university, police chief says

PRAGUE (AP) - An armed man opened fire in a university building in downtown Prague on Thursday, killing 10 people and sowing widespread panic with one of the Czech Republic's worst mass shootings of i...

Dec 21, 2023