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'Always new expenses:' Lawsuits filed as anniversary of Broncos bus crash nears

It's been almost two years since the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan and with the solemn anniversary comes a closing legal window that has seen several lawsuits filed in court.Sixtee...

Apr 03, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Much of the province expecting below normal runoff: WSA

After several years of above normal runoff potential in much of the province, this year's forecast is much different.Snowmelt runoff is already underway in much of southern and parts of central Saskat...

Apr 03, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Local campaign to feed kids during COVID-19 pandemic

A local grocer is participating in a campaign aimed at giving kids easier access to school meal supports during the COVID-19 pandemic.Save-On-Foods, part of the Jim Pattison Group, has committed $500,...

Apr 03, 2020 (Save-On-Foods)

3M pushes back on Trump administration call to stop sending N95 masks to Canada

WASHINGTON - One of the world's largest U.S.-based makers of consumer products says it has been told by the White House to stop exporting medical-grade face masks to the Canadian market.Minnesota-base...

Apr 03, 2020

Legions face uncertainty amid COVID-19 pandemic

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Legion branches across the province are facing an unknown when it comes to supporting veterans in communities and how long their funds will last. Legion locals have been sh...

Apr 02, 2020 (Submitted/Sask Command - Royal Canadian Legion Facebook)

RCMP respond to hundreds of COVID-19 calls in March

The Saskatchewan RCMP are getting a new kind of call for service in response to the provincial Public Health Order issued on March 26.According to a media release from RCMP, officers received 436 COVI...

Apr 02, 2020 (File photo/meadowlakeNOW)

Trudeau calls first ministers meeting on COVID-19, promises better data soon

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will soon be able to give Canadians a better sense of the impact COVID-19 is going to have on this country but he isn't able to do it yet. As countr...

Apr 02, 2020

Meadow Lake MLA extends health and business support to community during global pandemic

COVID-19 has created unprecedented upheaval and concern in local communities. In a press release issued by Jeremy Harrison, Member of Legislative Assembly for Meadow Lake, the provincial government is...

Apr 02, 2020 Hon. Jeremy Harrison, MLA Meadow Lake. (submitted photo/Hon. Jeremy Harrison, MLA Meadow Lake)

Local cannabis retail moves online as a precaution against COVID-19

The Tweed cannabis dispensary in Meadow Lake was initially slated to open at the end of March but remains temporarily closed due to COVID-19 concerns. Today, doors are locked and opening notices were ...

Apr 01, 2020 The Tweed store in Meadow Lake. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Families prepare for online Easter celebrations in times of COVID-19 reality

Families in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake will need to start planning to celebrate Easter at home alone with their family, or on their own, instead of heading to church this year due to COVID-19 res...

Apr 01, 2020 Rev. Trevor Malyon stands alone at St. Paul's Anglican Church in North Battleford Wednesday, surrounded by empty pews. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)