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Warm weather helps harvest regionally, across province

Small showers have hampered harvest though progress is being made during warm weather windows. Saskatchewan Agriculture's latest crop report said 23 per cent of the crop is in the bin in the northwest...

Sep 26, 2019 Harvest is slowly progressing across the province. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Pelosi expected to announce impeachment probe into Trump

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to announce a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Tuesday, acquiescing to mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers following repo...

Sep 24, 2019

Area around the Battlefords, Meadow Lake targeted for CWD testing

Several wildlife management zones along the boreal forest in Saskatchewan are designated a priority by the province for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing. The Ministry of Environment and the Saska...

Sep 24, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Trudeau blackface images have tarnished Canada's reputation: Wynne

TORONTO - Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface and brownface have tarnished Canada's international reputation and he should have confronted them long ago, former Ontario premier K...

Sep 22, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

Baby on board: Scheer's campaign is a family affair

TORONTO - Not yet two months old, Georgia Hubick is already a frequent flyer. Georgia is travelling with her mother, Kenzie Potter, on the Conservative campaign tour. In just seven days, Geo...

Sep 21, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

Third Trudeau racist makeup incident emerges

Two images of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau in brown or black makeup have emerged in the last 12 hours, and now Global News is reporting a third instance.The broadcaster says it has obtained an exclus...

Sep 19, 2019 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau reacts as he makes a statement in regards to photo coming to light of himself from 2001 wearing "brownface" during a scrum on his campaign plane in Halifax, N.S., on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Seymour elected mayor, Dishko takes council seat in municipal byelection

Meadow Lake has a new mayor and his name is Merlin Seymour.He is joined around the council table by newly elected lawmaker Ron Dishko.Seymour took 457 votes in the Wednesday byelection over Richard Le...

Sep 19, 2019 Merlin Seymour and Ron Dishko are the newest mayor and councillor on Meadow Lake. (file photo/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Trial date set for Mountie accused of misconduct

A nine-year member of the RCMP will face trial next summer.Const. Wade Chitrena, who has been charged with breach of trust, is scheduled to face trial in June 2020 at Court of Queen's Bench in Battlef...

Sep 17, 2019 (File photo/ battlefordsNOW Staff)

City enters into fire protection agreement with new Resort Village of Turtle View

The City of Meadow Lake has entered into an agreement to provide fire protection services to the new Resort Village of Turtle View.The move dates back to Sept. 10, 2018, when members of the Committee ...

Sep 10, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Bianca Andreescu’s historic win celebrated across Canada

Canadians cheered Bianca Andreescu at viewing parties, sports bars and even at the Toronto International Film Festival as she made sports history on Saturday.Fans were rapt as the 19-year-old from Mis...

Sep 08, 2019 (File photo/ CKOM News Staff)