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‘Biggest financial crisis’ in team history: Roughriders brace for economic impact of COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are preparing for a $10-million deficit this year due to COVID-19.During its annual general meeting Wednesday evening, the CFL team announced that if no games are played i...
Jun 25, 2020
RCMP seek public assistance with theft from Paradise Hill business
RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in their investigation of a stolen truck from a Paradise Hill business. In the early morning hours of June 24, Turtleford RCMP received a complaint of a sto...
Jun 24, 2020
STF gifts $75,000 to Jim Pattison Children's Hospital for new book program
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) is sending its support to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation for a new reading program.According to a media release, the STF gifted $75,000 to ...
Jun 24, 2020
Search underway for missing youth in Makwa Lake
A search is underway for a missing youth in Makwa Lake. RCMP spokesperson Jessica Cantos told meadowlakeNOW, officers received a report of a missing male youth just before 7 p.m. on June 23. "We are a...
Jun 24, 2020
Man who set up fake Humboldt Broncos fundraiser gets 14-month jail sentence
A man who set up a fake online fundraiser for the Humboldt Broncos following the Saskatchewan hockey team's deadly bus crash has been sentenced to 14 months in jail.Andrij Olesiuk was found guilty in ...
Jun 24, 2020
New elementary school announced for La Loche
The provincial government is committing funds for a new facility to replace Ducharme Elementary Community School in La Loche. The announcement was made Tuesday morning and it took Northern Lights Scho...
Jun 24, 2020
Libraries, galleries, museums, live theatres and movie theatres can reopen June 29
As of next Monday, residents in Saskatchewan can return to libraries, galleries, museums, live theatres and movie theatres as the province gave all the greenlight to reopen.According to a media releas...
Jun 23, 2020
Meadow Lake council donates land for care facility fundraising efforts
Meadow Lake city council will donate a vacant residential lot to the Northwest Community Lodge Association (NCLA) which can be sold to raise funds for a new long term care facility in the community.At...
Jun 23, 2020
Baseball, softball practices resume in Meadow Lake
While most summer activities and youth sport camps were postponed due to the pandemic, the local baseball and softball seasons will return although players will be solely focused on practice with no g...
Jun 22, 2020
Carpenter High School teacher wins service award for dedication toward youth athletics
The Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association has acknowledged Carpenter High School (CHS) teacher Rob Kozinski for a service award for his commitment to the Northwest Athletics Association. Facu...
Jun 22, 2020