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Pride of the Northwest competition kicks off in Battlefords

They came with their best song and hopefully their best chops, aiming for a chance to be selected as one of the finalists in the Gold Eagle Casino's Pride of the Northwest MMXX.A succession of perform...

Feb 23, 2020 Participant Liezl McLeod sings a Whitney Houston number during Saturday's event - the second night of the preliminary competition. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff)

Violent ends to past Indigenous protests haunt Trudeau government

OTTAWA - The ghosts of Indigenous protests past have hovered over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as his government struggles to bring a peaceful end to blockades that have disrupted traffic o...

Feb 23, 2020

Moe agrees with Trudeau’s call to end railway blockades

Premier Scott Moe is in full agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's call to end rail blockades across the country immediately.Moe spoke to reporters in Saskatoon on Friday, minutes after Trude...

Feb 22, 2020 Premier Scott Moe speaks to reporters at the Saskatchewan Party Saskatoon cabinet office on Feb. 21, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)

Flag raising at City Hall recognizes National Day of KINdness

Local Kinsmen, Kinettes and city officials gathered at city hall to raise a flag in honor of the Kinsmen's 100th anniversary. Mayor Merlin Seymour told meadowlakeNOW, he was once a Kinsmen for over 20...

Feb 20, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Jonas Samson students will spend a winter night in a quinzee

Students from Jonas Samson Middle School will spend a weekend in frigid temperatures sleeping in a quinzee. Sleeping in the snow shelter is all part of a learning experience the Outdoor-Ed Club strive...

Feb 19, 2020 (submitted photo/Jim Snodgrass)

Dangerous wind chills overnight give way to warmth later this week

The cold weather continues - but not for long.Wind chill values around - 40 degrees Celcius were reported in much of the province last night and into this morning.Environment and Climate Change meteor...

Feb 18, 2020 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Dorintosh School bus options discussed

Northwest School Division will provide bus transportation to Dorintosh School students outside the village for the 2020-2021 school year. The school is slated to close due to low enrolment, in June. D...

Teena Monteleone Feb 13, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

City agrees to review snow removal bylaws after residents criticize windrows

Meadow Lake city council has agreed to review the current snow removal bylaw after numerous complaints from residents citing traffic obstructions, child safety concerns, and the length of time windrow...

Feb 13, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

RED Talk creates a space for youth to speak their truth

Think Indigenous RED Talks guides First Nation youth to have conversations around issues happening in their communities through the lens of a young person. Patricia St. Denis, Meadow Lake Tribal Counc...

Feb 12, 2020 (submitted photo/Patricia St. Denis)

Meadow Lake council proclaims Kin Week and Kin Canada Day

Meadow Lake Kinsmen sat at the council meeting last night, to witness Mayor Merlin Seymour proclaim both Feb. 16 to 22 as Kin Week in Canada and Feb. 20 as Kin Canada Day in the city.Chet Rogers, a sp...

Feb 11, 2020 (Nicole Reis/ meadowlakeNOW Staff)