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Ray Mitsuing hangs up the reigns after three decades of wagon racing
Ray Mitsuing ended his 30-plus year chuckwagon career in Lloydminster this weekend.The 65-year-old wrapped the 2019 Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) season with a safe driver award ...
Aug 20, 2019 Ray Mitsuing retired from driving chuck wagons this past weekend. The 65 year old is the most decorated driver in the CPCA after a 37 year long career. (file photo/meadowlakeNOW staff)
Amber L’Heureux reflects on first CPCA season
The sun has set on another year of professional chuckwagon racing in Western Canada. But for Amber L'Heureux, the dust never settles and the first day of the offseason means it is time to start buildi...
Aug 19, 2019 Amber L’Heureux waves to a crowd that was eager to watch her make history in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Turtleford RCMP searching for vehicles after armed home invasion in rural area
Police are on the lookout for a two specific vehicles after an armed home invasion in a rural location southeast of GlaslynOfficers began investigating after receiving the complaint yesterday, Aug. 18...
Aug 18, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Dorintosh Central School receives grant to fund land-based education research project
Dorintosh Central School received a $20,000 grant from the McDowell Foundation for a new research project called "Developing Sense of Belonging."The school will collect data on the effect of tradition...
Aug 16, 2019 Dorintosh Central School has received $20,000 in funding for a research project based on their land-based education. (Facebook/Dorintosh Central School)
Rainfall warning issued for portion of Northern Saskatchewan
Even the ducks might complain about the latest forecast from Environment Canada.The weather service issued a rainfall warning early Friday morning, predicting torrential rain to last until Sunday morn...
Aug 16, 2019 (Submitted Photo/ Lemuel Alquino)
Conservative MP Blake Richards meets with local businesses
Banff-Airdrie MP Blake Richards met with a dozen local business owners and business supporters on Aug. 15 to discuss their concerns and the issues small businesses face.Richards is the Conservative sh...
Aug 15, 2019 MP Blake Richards (left) and Gary Vidal met with local business owners and supporters at the Meadow Lake Golf Club on Aug. 15. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Call for byelection nominations closes
The call for nominations for the upcoming byelection has closed.In the September 18 vote, residents will elect a new mayor and one new councillor.Merlin Seymour and Richard Levesque are seeking the ma...
Aug 14, 2019 The call for nominations for the upcoming byelection ended today. The election will be held on Sept. 18 at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Moe shuffles Saskatchewan cabinet
With a very short ceremony and a few handshakes, the pre-election cabinet shuffle for the Saskatchewan government was finished Tuesday.Three ministers moved positions like a merry-go-round: Lori Carr ...
Aug 13, 2019 Premier Scott Moe. (file photo/CJME News Staff)
One seriously injured, another charged after ATV accident on Clearwater River Dene F.N.
One woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after an all terrain vehicle accident on the Clearwater River Dene First Nation. Emergency crews were called out at around 8:30 p.m. on A...
Aug 12, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Meadow Lake resident recalls spotting B.C. murder suspects, informing RCMP
As coroners in Manitoba perform autopsies on two bodies believed to be that of Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, the resident who spotted them in Meadow Lake is now reflecting on the interaction.RCMP ...
Aug 09, 2019 Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky were both wanted on Canada-wide warrants. (supplied/RCMP)