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ML RCMP lay several firearms charges after an incident on Canoe Lake Cree Nation

Six people are facing a total of 86 charges after a series of incidents on Canoe Lake Cree First Nation and Meadow Lake. In one of the incidents, a man suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injur...

Oct 29, 2022

RCMP investigating attempted carjacking through staged accident near Mudie Lake

Pierceland RCMP is investigating an attempted carjacking in which the driver was reportedly threatened with a machete.Around 6 a.m. on Oct. 27, the victim was driving on Highway 21 near Mudie Lake whe...

Oct 28, 2022

Schools return to regular operations after one evacuated, others placed in hold and secure

Lakeview Elementary School in Meadow Lake was evacuated around lunchtime Friday (Oct. 28) after police received a report of a threat to the school. Other schools in Meadow Lake went into a lock and se...

Oct 28, 2022

BREAKING: One Meadow Lake school evacuated, others on hold and secure

UPDATE: All hold and secures have been lifted and students from Lakeview Elementary School are returning to the school. In a Facebook post, the Northwest School Division thanked the RCMP for their dir...

Oct 28, 2022

Stewart admits ‘error in judgment’ for inviting Thatcher to throne speech

Convicted murderer Colin Thatcher was at the Saskatchewan legislature for Wednesday's tough-on-crime speech from the throne.Thatcher, a former Progressive Conservative MLA who served 22 years in priso...

Oct 27, 2022

Meadow Lake Food Bank receives grant for a new van

The Meadow Lake Food Bank is getting a new van. Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries (MLOM) which operates the food bank, received a $93,932 grant from Food Banks Canada to purchase the van. The new vehicl...

Oct 27, 2022

Policing and jurisdiction among the big reveals in throne speech

On Wednesday afternoon, Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty delivered the speech from the throne, kicking off Saskatchewan's new legislative session with talk of the economy, federal intrusion and the need for more...

Oct 26, 2022

Clean fuel standard would cost people heavily and not reduce emissions: McTeague

A new clean fuel standard set by the Canadian government could take a bite out of people's wallets, a gas analyst said Tuesday.Dan McTeague, the president of the Canadians for Affordable Energy, said ...

Oct 25, 2022

Book on Delmas residential school fire to be released next month

A new book, called "Ashes and Embers: Stories of the Delmas Indian Residential School" is set to be launched at a special reception in North Battleford.Written by Poundmaker Cree Nation author and edu...

Oct 24, 2022

City administration seeking permission to consult about snow removal bylaw

Meadow Lake city administration is looking for permission to consult businesses and residents about possible changes to the snow removal bylaw for the 2023 snow season.The administration wants to look...

Oct 24, 2022