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Biden signs landmark gun measure, says 'lives will be saved'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, inclu...

Jun 25, 2022

Suspicious fire burns down Waterhen Lake church

An investigation into a fire at a church on Waterhen Lake First Nation is underway.Meadow Lake RCMP were called to the structure fire shortly after 6:00 a.m. on Thursday. The church was destroyed by t...

Jun 24, 2022

Meadow Lake Sox aiming for late-season win streak

As the baseball season nears playoff competition in Saskatchewan, the Meadow Lake Sox have critical games ahead.The club takes on the St. Walburg Reds Thursday night, hoping to kick-start a winning st...

Jun 23, 2022

Province to move to monthly COVID reports starting in July

As the number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan declines, so will the number of COVID updates provided by the Ministry of Health.In Thursday's weekly epidemiological report, the provincial government ...

Jun 23, 2022

Province announces grand-opening of the Tiny Homes Phase 2 project in Pinehouse

For some, it's next to impossible to buy a home in today's economy. But in the Northern village of Pinehouse, some new safe and affordable homes are being built. On Wednesday, representatives from Sas...

Jun 22, 2022

Flying Dust hosts celebrates National Indigenous People's Day

The celebration of Indigenous culture continued in the Meadow Lake region Tuesday.Flying Dust First Nation (FDFN) hosted a celebration on National Indigenous People's Day. Hundreds of students from lo...

Jun 21, 2022

Rainfall likely ahead, North Battleford lifts fire ban

Sunshine came through for Indigenous People's Day, but more precipitation is expected in the northwest.The Battlefords have a chance of showers over the next 48 hours, with increasing odds on Thursday...

Jun 21, 2022

Logan Gorst wins CPCA event in Poundmaker, DJ King third

The defending champ earned his first win of the 2022 chuckwagon season at Poundmaker Cree Nation.Meadow Lake's Logan Gorst was the aggregate winner of the second event for the Canadian Professional Ch...

Jun 20, 2022

Canada investing $4.9 billion to modernize North American defences

Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada will invest $4.9 billion over the next six years to modernize North America's aging defensive systems.Anand says the funding is the first of an estimated $40 b...

Jun 20, 2022

Late Picton catches seal Riders victory over Elks

Mitch Picton came up with a late touchdown grab - and the ensuing two-point conversion - to give the Saskatchewan Roughriders a 26-16 win over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday."Picton did a hell of a job...

Jun 19, 2022