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Uncertain future for new, small business owners

Some small businesses in Meadow Lake are depending on community support during COVID-19 uncertainty. Kassidy Dunsing, owner of the Eatery on Main, told meadowlakeNOW take-out and delivery options for ...

Mar 31, 2020 (Facebook/Eatery on Main Facebook)

Eight new cases of COVID-19 confirmed, province reminds public to stay vigilant to flatten the curve

There are eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province and while it's a smaller number than in previous announcements, the Ministry of Health is advising to not become complacent with precaut...

Mar 31, 2020 Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Canadian Press)

Health authority reaching out in La Loche and Buffalo Narrows following possible COVID-19 contact

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) Public Health staff have begun contact tracing after a person who tested positive for COVID-19 had contacts while in the Buffalo Narrows and La Loche area. La Loche...

Mar 31, 2020 (ID 175279637 © Buddhilakshan4 | Dreamstime.com)

Saskatchewan records its first COVID-19 related deaths

Two Saskatchewan residents have died from COVID-19 related complications. The deaths were both recorded on Sunday in separate parts of the province and mark a grim milestone as the first fatalities fr...

Mar 30, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)

Provincial COVID-19 total at 134; 18 cases connected to Christopher Lake rally

There are 30 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan on Saturday, bringing the provincial total to 134. Eighteen of those cases are additional infections linked to a Christopher Lake snowmobile r...

Mar 28, 2020 Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Canadian Press)

More youth seeking help from crisis line: COVID-19

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on service, according to a spokesperson for the Kids' Help Phone.Deanna Dunham, Manager in Charge of Indigenous Initiatives, said call volu...

Mar 28, 2020 (Facebook/ Kids' Help Phone)

Nine new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan

The government has announced nine new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan.According to a media release, as of March 27, 2020 the new confirmed cases brings the provincial total to 104.Six individuals are h...

Mar 27, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)

Para athlete setting sights on Tokyo 2021

Inspirational athlete and Meadow Lake resident, Nikita Ens is putting her goal of attending Paralympic games on hold due to COVID-19 risks. The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games have been recently po...

Mar 26, 2020 Team Canada training in Vichy, France prior to 2019 World Championships in London, England. (Submitted/Nikita Ens)

Non-urgent tenancy evictions held-off as everyone urged to stay indoors.

The economic impact of COVID-19 is taking a toll across the nation and many local tenants may be concerned with residential rental payments coming up - while part of the province's workforce is in sel...

Mar 26, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Nine new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan

There are nine new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan.In a media release, the provincial government said as of March 26, 2020, the provincial total was 95.There are five new cases in a broad reg...

Mar 26, 2020 Poster on pharmacy window. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)