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Meadow Lake recognizes Legal Aid with Duty Counsel Day

The City of Meadow Lake has created a proclamation to mark Oct. 27 as Duty Counsel Day. The one-time occasion acknowledges duty counsel lawyers in the community for the crucial role they play in the l...

Oct 27, 2021

Provincial case total currently 2,440, including 742 in Northern Sask; five deaths

The province has announced an additional 223 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 164 cases among unvaccinated people and 62 cases among children between the ages of 0-11.Of the new cases, 63 ar...

Oct 27, 2021

Could right to disconnect legislation happen in Saskatchewan?

Work doesn't always stop on weekends or after working hours in the digital age, as many employees are always connected to their job via their phones. In Ontario, legislation may be on the way to help ...

Oct 27, 2021

Pope Francis to visit Canada, meet with Indigenous leaders: Vatican

The Vatican says Pope Francis is willing to visit Canada as part of reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples, but there is no mention of a papal apology in today's brief statement.The Vatican sa...

Oct 27, 2021

MN-S election candidate hopes to amplify voices of Metis youth

The presidential election for the Metis Youth Council of Saskatchewan is just days away and one of the three candidates wants to ACT on her promises.Autumn LaRose-Smith is a proud queer, Metis, woman ...

Oct 27, 2021

Province reports 126 new cases of COVID-19

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 126 new cases of COVID-19 in the province and 10 new deaths Tuesday.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are found in the Far North West (five), Far North...

Oct 26, 2021

‘The alternatives are much worse’: Sask. doctors plead for COVID measures in letter to government

Over 20 doctors in Saskatchewan are once again pleading with the government to re-introduce restrictions to help curb cases of COVID-19."The Medical Health Officers of Saskatchewan (MHOs) would like t...

Oct 26, 2021

Moe admits mask mandate could have come sooner, but no further restrictions announced

Premier Scott Moe spent much of his State of the Province address Monday on Saskatchewan's flourishing economic prospects as the province emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic before facing questions fro...

Oct 26, 2021

City Council declines implementing employee vaccination policy

Meadow Lake City Council has declined a motion that would see the City adopt a COVID-19 vaccination policy for Council, contractors and City employees. The policy would have required individuals to pr...

Oct 26, 2021

COVID Rapid testing kits now available across northern Saskatchewan

Rapid testing kits for COVID-19 are finally available for the public across northern Saskatchewan.The provincial government previously stated they would be handing out over 1.3 million kits to differe...

Oct 25, 2021