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Meadow Lake Pride excited to host celebrations
Organizers are getting ready for Meadow Lake Pride month celebrations to show support for the LGBTQ2S+ community.Jo Metz, on the Pride committee, said the Pride group is not planning to hold its own w...
May 09, 2023

Province invests $6 million in northern roads to support forestry
Saskatchewan is making a big investment in preserving and maintaining northern roads.According to the Ministry of Highways, the one-time, $6-million investment will fund gravel work and brush clearing...
May 09, 2023

RCMP arrest man unlawfully at large in Flying Dust First Nation
RCMP used a drone to help search for and find a man wanted by Correctional Service Canada.Brendan Yew, 28, was declared unlawfully at large but recently found by RCMP at a home on Flying Dust First Na...
May 08, 2023

Northern and central Sask. students among nine new members of the Order of Gabriel Dumont
It is one of the Mtis Nation's highest civilian honours and now, nine students have received bronze medals and are invested into the Order of Gabriel Dumont.The students come from Pinehouse Lake, La L...
May 08, 2023

Evacuation order lifted in La Loche, Clearwater River DN
Residents from La Loche and Clearwater River Dene Nation have been given the green light to return home.The evacuation order was lifted on Sunday afternoon with Clearwater River and La Loche posting a...
May 07, 2023

New CEO hired for Saskatchewan health worker recruitment Crown
The provincial government has found someone to helm its new Crown corporation, the Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency.Erin Brady was introduced as the new CEO earlier this week, the first to t...
May 07, 2023

Canada announces plans to place King Charles on $20 bill, coins
The image of King Charles will eventually replace the queen on Canada's $20 bill and its coins, the federal government announced during Saturday's coronation events. A news release from Prime Minister...
May 06, 2023

Local fire threatens highway access near La Loche
With the largest wildfire in Saskatchewan burning between La Loche and the Clearwater Dene Nation now at 266 hectares (over 600 acres) but not growing, the biggest ongoing threat is the warm and dry w...
May 05, 2023

Clearwater River & La Loche issue mandatory evacuations
Update: The Village of La Loche has now issued a mandatory evacuation notice.People in the area are asked to register at Ducharme Elementary School so leadership knows who has left and who might still...
May 04, 2023

CRDN continues with evacuations; La Loche, CRDN still battling wildfires
The communities of Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN) and La Loche in the North West region are still battling intense wildfires. Clearwater evacuees were being loaded onto buses headed to Meadow Lak...
May 04, 2023