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'It’ll be a really good show': Meadow Lake Stampede heads back indoors for 103rd years
After years of rain, mud and unpredictable prairie weather, the Meadow Lake Stampede is heading back under a roof as it marks its 103rd year. For the first time since the old arena burned down in 2021...
May 07, 2026 A photo taken during a previous Meadow Lake Stampede. (Image Credit: Meadow Lake Stampede)
Inflation impacting non-profit operations
Non-profit organizations in Saskatchewan are feeling the pinch when it comes to inflation. Staff with Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries have noticed the impact of inflation to the services they provide ...
May 07, 2026 Delton Sylvain of Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries said they are having to do more with less. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Reports of firearm pointed at school bus lead to arrest in Lloydminster
A man was arrested Wednesday morning after reports of someone pointing what appeared to be a firearm at vehicles, including a school bus.Officers responded around 8:37 a.m. after receiving several com...
May 07, 2026 An imitation firearm seized by Lloydminster RCMP following an incident involving reports of a weapon being pointed at vehicles, including a school bus, on May 6, 2026. (Image Credit: Alberta RCMP)
Saskatchewan sets record as more than 102,000 surgeries performed over past year
More than 102,000 surgeries and procedures were performed in the province between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026, setting a new record for Saskatchewan.According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Heal...
May 07, 2026 A da Vinci robotic surgical system on display at a Saskatoon hospital. (Image Credit: File photo/CKOM)
Province aiming to improve safety behind bars with changes to correctional system
The Government of Saskatchewan has updated how the correctional system operates. On Wednesday, the province announced that they have passed The Correctional Services Amendment Act, 2026, which aims to...
May 07, 2026 (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Lloydminster tops $3B in retail spending in 2025, mayor says
A booming economy and expanding retail sector are bringing new growth to Lloydminster, but Mayor Gerald Aalbers says rising homelessness and encampments remain a growing challenge for the border city....
May 06, 2026 City of Lloydminster Council Chamber. (Image Credit: file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Former NDP MLA says she was muzzled by party leader on Compassionate Intervention Act
Newly independent MLA Betty Nippi-Albright revealed a bit more about her frustrations with her former party on Wednesday.In a statement shared to social media, the former NDP MLA said she commissioned...
May 06, 2026 Former NDP MLA Betty Nippi-Albright announced on Tuesday that she was leaving the NDP and would sit the rest of her term as an independent. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick, CJME News Staff)
'We will not forget': Sask. RCMP vows commitment as community honours missing loved ones
Ryan Nicotine, Kionna Nicotine, Lee Bearsears, Candy Pritchard, Ashley Morin, Megan Gallagher and Tiki Laverdiere.Their names were spoken softly by candlelight in North Battleford Tuesday night - just...
May 06, 2026 Family members of missing and murdered loved ones hold candles during a vigil in North Battleford on May 5, 2026, marking Missing Persons Week and the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)
RCMP, volunteers rescue dogs from flooded Red Earth First Nation
A combined effort from volunteers from Nipawin and Flin Flon, MB along with RCMP officers from Carrot River has helped save the lives of 16 dogs from Red Earth First Nation. Much of the community was ...
May 06, 2026 RCMP officers from Carrot River have helped two volunteers from Nipawin rescue 16 dogs from Red Earth, which is flooded by spring runoff. (Image Credit: submitted/North of 54 Front Line Dog Rescue)
Saskatoon MLA Betty Nippi-Albright to quit NDP, sit as independent
Betty Nippi-Albright, MLA for Saskatoon Centre and Saskatchewan's only sitting First Nation female representative, is quitting the NDP caucus to sit as an indpendent.Nippi-Albright issued a statement ...
May 06, 2026 Betty Nippi-Albright, MLA for Saskatoon Centre and Saskatchewan's only sitting First Nation female representative, is quitting the NDP caucus to sit as an Independent. (Image Credit: (file photo/CKOM News))