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Meadow Lake RCMP not slowing down during COVID-19, calls for service steady

Meadow Lake RCMP released their year-end statistics to City council last week and the numbers indicate the local detachment is not slowing down and could be in need of additional resources. Sgt. Steph...

May 06, 2020 (Nicple Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Meadow Lake Hospital

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Meadow Lake hospital. In a media release, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said there is presently one confirmed COVID-19 case of a staff member at the ...

May 06, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

SHA releases phased Service Resumption Plan

Saskatchewan residents will see medical services reintroduced over a four phased plan.The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be initiating the gradual resumption of health care services starting...

May 05, 2020 Dr. Susan Shaw with SHA speaks during a video conference Tuesday.(Government of Saskatchewan/Facebook)

National Day of Awareness highlights MLTC planning and support of both men and women

In observance of the National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on May 5, Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) is consistently developing ways to honour their legacy . F...

May 05, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Online COVID-19 threat a fake after P.A.put on alert

A woman who threatened to come to Prince Albert and spread COVID-19 - which prompted an emergency response - won't be charged according to a spokesperson for the Saskatchewan RCMP.The Facebook post, w...

May 04, 2020 A Facebook post made on Friday, and soon after deleted, caused a lot of anxiety for people in Prince Albert according to the city's Mayor. (Facebook)

Twenty nine of the province's new COVID-19 cases in Far North

There are 34 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, 29 of which are in the Far North region. Four and are in the North. There remains one confirmed case at Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital.According ...

May 04, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)

Local MP successfully advocates for Indigenous limited-liability partnerships

In a letter to Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance on April 15, Gary Vidal, Member of Parliament for Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River riding, and Shadow Cabinet Minister for Indigenous Services, asked...

May 04, 2020 Gary Vidal, Member of Parliament for Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River, and Shadow Cabinet Minister for Indigenous Services (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

COVID-19 case reported at Meadow Lake Co-op hardware store

In a letter issued to customers on May 2, Meadow Lake Co-op Service Centre hardware store reported one employee had tested positive for COVID-19. General manager Caralee Strome told meadowlakeNOW she ...

May 03, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Chiefs concerned about mental health impacts of COVID-19 in their First Nations

OTTAWA - A few months before the novel coronavirus arrived in Canada, the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation at Loon Lake, Sask. was already raising the alarm over suicides in the community...

May 03, 2020

Northern village of Beauval adapting to COVID-19 outbreak

People in Beauval are doing their best to keep spirits high after the Saskatchewan Health Authority declared a COVID-19 outbreak in the northern village on Friday.Mayor Nick Daigneault said the stress...

May 03, 2020 Beauval is increasing its efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after the Saskatchewan Health Authority declared an outbreak in the town on May 1, 2020. (planningforgrowthnorthsk.com)