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Statistics Canada says country gained 419,000 jobs in July; Sask. up 13,000
Canada's labour market gained 419,000 jobs last month as more parts of the economy were allowed to reopen, Statistics Canada reported Friday, moving past the halfway mark in recouping heavy losses at ...
Aug 07, 2020

#Youmatter awareness walk draws community gathering and healing
Flying Dust First Nation hosted #Youmatter suicide awareness walk Thursday afternoon in partnership with the City of Meadow Lake, RCMP, Northern Inter Tribal Health Agency (NITHA) and Roots of Hope in...
Aug 06, 2020

Sask. RCMP's Commanding Officer accepts job offer in B.C.
After nearly two years in Saskatchewan, the province's top RCMP officer is moving on.Commanding Officer Mark Fisher accepted a job as deputy chief of the Oak Bay Police Service in B.C. where he previo...
Aug 06, 2020

Body of missing boy found
The body of a boy who went missing on Makwa Lake over a month ago has been found. A social media post by Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART) confirmed the body of six-year-old Lian Thund...
Aug 05, 2020

WSA pumps $2M more into flood damage reduction program
Saskatchewan communities that are facing flooding issues this year are getting a significant bump in funding from the Water Security Agency (WSA).On Wednesday, the agency announced the 2020-21 budget ...
Aug 05, 2020

National Chamber launching review of Canadian tax system
Canada's taxation system is going to come under the microscope from an independent source.The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has launched a tax review, overseen by eight special commissioners that will ...
Aug 05, 2020

Loon Lake RCMP seek assistance after cemetery monument stolen
Loon Lake RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in recovering a stolen monument from a cemetery north of the Village of Loon Lake.In the last week of July, a large concrete horse statue was stol...
Aug 05, 2020

La Loche RCMP searching for assault suspect
The La Loche RCMP is requesting public assistance in locating Brennon Markus Toulejour. Toulejour, who also goes by the alias Mamoo, was born on March 14, 1992 and has been wanted by the La Loche RCMP...
Aug 05, 2020

No fatalities reported in single vehicle crash near Beauval
On Sunday Aug. 2, just before 5 p.m. Beauval RCMP responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 965 between Canoe Lake and Cole Bay.RCMP spokesperson Jessica Cantos told meadowlakeNOW a tru...
Aug 04, 2020

Nine new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, province launches new map to show spread
The province is releasing new COVID-19 maps to provide more detailed information on the number of cases across the province.Saskatchewan will now have an additional map available, showing the virus ca...
Aug 04, 2020