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Meadow approves bylaw updates on tax exemptions, levy

Non-profits in Meadow Lake are getting tax relief.City council approved the first reading of the updated tax exemption bylaw No. 03/2022. This allows for consideration of annual tax exemption requests...

Apr 29, 2022

Canadian NHL fans primed to return to arenas after long playoff absence

The Toronto Maple Leafs haven't suited up for playoff game in front of more than a handful of fans in over 1,100 days. The wait has been similar for the Calgary Flames. The Edmonton Oilers, meanwhile,...

Apr 29, 2022

Contractor selected for scaled-back East Side infrastructure project

The City of Meadow Lake has selected a contractor for infrastructure work on the east side of the community, which will have a portion completed next year instead.Rusway Construction Ltd. of Lloydmins...

Apr 28, 2022

Sask. NDP says province isn’t ready for increase in seniors

New census numbers show that Canada is getting older and older - the number of Canadians over 65 years of age is growing six times faster than the number of those 15 or younger.Saskatchewan is bucking...

Apr 28, 2022

Garth Brooks returning to Edmonton in June

Music's biggest show on earth is coming back to Canada this summer and it's within driving distance of northwest Saskatchewan.The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour returns to Alberta on June 25, with a 7:00 p...

Apr 27, 2022

"We will not stop until we find Frank": Red Earth Cree Nation Chief on search for missing boy

It's been eight days since a little boy wearing Paw Patrol rubber boots and blue and green dinosaur pajamas went missing on the Red Earth Cree Nation.Since then, overnight temperatures have dipped dow...

Apr 26, 2022

Second COVID booster shots now available to those 50 and over in Sask.

Saskatchewan has expanded the eligibility for people looking to get a second COVID-19 booster shot.The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday that everyone 50 and over is now eligible for a fourth dose ...

Apr 26, 2022

Home Hardware new home for Meadow Lake Farmer's Market

Meadow Lake's Farmers Market is moving to a new location.The parking lot at Home Hardware will host the Farmer's Market when it returns on June 10. Market manager Vicki Cockrum said they are very exci...

Apr 25, 2022

Saskatoon police arrest 3 teen boys in shooting death

Saskatoon police have laid charges in connection to a shooting that claimed the life of a 27-year-old man.In a release, police said at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, an officer was waved down by a man who said ...

Apr 25, 2022

Trans-Canada closed east of Whitewood due to storm, other highways affected

The clean-up is underway in the southeast after another vicious blast of winter ripped through the area.As of Sunday morning, the winter storm warnings hovering over region the had been lifted.Environ...

Apr 24, 2022