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One dead, three injured as police look for armed suspects near Big Island Lake Cree Nation
One person has been confirmed dead and three others injured on Big Island Lake Cree Nation. RCMP issued an update on an ongoing situation in the community as they continue to hunt for two armed suspec...
Dec 30, 2025

Meadow Lake RCMP call it 'a good year,' but say challenges remain
Meadow Lake RCMP are ending 2025 describing the year as demanding but productive, with rising thefts, noticeable social pressures and several major policing successes."I think we had a good year," sai...
Dec 29, 2025

Young and old, flu takes over north central Saskatchewan
Almost one-half of the current cases of Influenza A in Saskatchewan are in young people under the age of 19 while at the same time, multiple long term care homes are seeing outbreaks of the same virus...
Dec 29, 2025
Saskatchewan deep freeze eases with warm-up early next week
Saskatchewan stayed locked in bitter cold Sunday, but forecasters said a noticeable warm-up was on the way early next week, enough to lift daytime highs by roughly 10 to 15 degrees in many areas."It's...
Dec 28, 2025

About 20 weather warnings in effect across Canada as rain, snow, cold hammer country
EDMONTON - About 20 weather warnings from Environment Canada are set to remain in effect for swaths of the country over the weekend, as the weather agency forecasts more snowfall, blizzards, freezing ...
Dec 27, 2025

Top 10 stories of 2025 from battlefordsNOW and meadowlakeNOW
If 2025 felt heavier than most, many people can point to why.Wildfires forced evacuations and choked the air. Economic uncertainty crept in through headlines from Washington and Ottawa. Crises unfolde...
Dec 27, 2025

MP Falk says 2025 was a 'long year' in Ottawa as she keeps the same focus heading into 2026
After what she describes as a long year marked by political upheaval, Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake MP Rosemarie Falk says her focus remains unchanged heading into 2026 - affordability, crime, ...
Dec 26, 2025

A snowy Christmas awaits north central Saskatchewan
Drivers heading home for the holidays in north central Saskatchewan will notice decent roads in the Prince Albert to Melfort and North Battleford areas but they won't be quite as good further north. H...
Dec 24, 2025

Nurse practitioner says there are ways to reduce hospital wait times
A local man who works for the Meadow Lake Tribal Council as a nurse practitioner and who spent time working out of the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert said he sees ways that wait times can be reduc...
Dec 23, 2025

Sask. woman who was trafficking black bear paws, fined over $12,000
A woman from Maidstone and a family member have been fined over $21,000 for illegal hunting activities related to the trafficking of black bear paws and gall bladders.Appearing at Lloydminster Provinc...
Dec 23, 2025