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Shahab less concerned about sixth wave of COVID in Saskatchewan

Other provinces are moving swiftly into a sixth wave of COVID-19, and while Saskatchewan's top doctor is watching developments here closely, he doesn't have the same concerns about this wave as he has...

Apr 08, 2022

Police searching for man charged with assault

Meadow Lake RCMP are asking the public for assistance by staying on the lookout for 33-year-old Lennex Merasty-Morin.The detachment's ongoing gang suppression and violence reduction strategy has prior...

Apr 07, 2022

$452B plan focused on affordability, innovation as uncertainty looms

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's second pandemic budget turns Canada's fiscal focus to making life more affordable and giving a long-needed boost to Canadian productivity.She nonetheless wrapped t...

Apr 07, 2022

Green Shirt Day continues to raise awareness

April 7 marks Green Shirt Day in Saskatchewan.It was created to pay tribute to Logan Boulet, who has inspired more than 150,000 Canadians to register to become organ donors after he lost his life in t...

Apr 07, 2022

Veteran experience headed to Meadow Lake RCMP

Meadow Lake RCMP is getting two experienced additions to the detachment. Blair de Bruin of Rosetown RCMP is set to become the new corporal overseeing traffic services in Meadow Lake, while his wife Ro...

Apr 07, 2022

Chocolate recall linked to salmonella outbreak in Europe now expanded to Canada.

A recall of certain Kinder brand chocolate products linked to an outbreak of salmonella in Europe and the U.K. has been expanded to Canada.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there have been no i...

Apr 07, 2022

Extend special immigration measures to other crises: House of Commons committee

OTTAWA - The House of Commons committee on immigration says there has been a distinct difference between the way Canada has treated Ukrainians fleeing the war in their country and those fleeing other ...

Apr 06, 2022

More spending, less taxes: Sask. business analyst offers insight into federal budget

Predictions for Canada's latest budget include robust spending - though less on COVID-19 - and a possible expansion of capital gains.Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is to unveil the federal budget ...

Apr 06, 2022

MLTC launches new consulting business with Saskatoon firm

A new Indigenous business venture for Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) is set to provide economic opportunity and implement environmental stewardship.During a press conference Wednesday morning, MLTC...

Apr 06, 2022

Strong results for initial North West psychiatric nurses class

The first cohort of graduating psychiatric nursing students, which completed their program in December, achieved a 91 per cent pass rate on their national licensing exam in March.According to North We...

Apr 05, 2022