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Chuckwagon races return to Stampede's 100th
The Meadow Lake Stampede Association is bringing back chuckwagon races to this year's 100th Stampede anniversary. Leighton Wood, president of the association said this year's event will look like a tr...
Jan 21, 2020 (submitted photo/CVM Photography)

Canada to ratify new NAFTA next week following U.S. Senate approval: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will move next week to formally approve North America's new, long-delayed free trade pact. Trudeau says the government will introduce a way...
Jan 21, 2020

Alberta pair arrested as police seize multiple weapons
Two people from Alberta are facing multiple charges after fleeing an officer on Saturday. Loon Lake RCMP received a report from the Pierceland detachment about a suspicious man in a farm yard driving ...
Jan 20, 2020 (Submitted photo/RCMP)

Flying Dust First Nation appoints new CSO
Flying Dust First Nation is the first reserve in the province to have a Community Safety Officer (CSO). Delbert Aubichon told meadowlakeNOW he's a familiar face and hopes to be a source of trust for h...
Jan 17, 2020 (submitted photo/Delbert Aubichon)

Female youth charged in physical assault of adult
A physical altercation between three female youth in Meadow Lake lands one adult in hospital. On Jan. 15 at approximately 9:45 p.m., Meadow Lake RCMP responded to the report of a physical altercation ...
Jan 17, 2020 (Submitted/ 31375600)

Onion Lake man facing Child Pornography charges
The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has charged a man from Onion Lake with child pornography offenses. According to a media release, 33-year-old James Gaberiel Buffalo of Onion Lak...
Jan 16, 2020 (Submitted/RCMP)

Meadow Lake shatters cold temperature records this week
Meadow Lake set two records for cold temperatures this week. Terri Lang, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada told meadowlakeNOW, regional record keeping is the reason for record b...
Jan 16, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Newly renovated Early Years Resource Centre looking for community involvement
Meadow Lake Early Years Resource Centre renovations are complete and its neighbour, KidsFirst is hosting two engagement events to involve the community in the centre's planning process. Lori Albert, p...
Jan 16, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

RCMP seeking truck theft suspects
UPDATE Jan. 16: The Meadow Lake RCMP are reporting yesterday in Onion Lake, Sask, Joshua Albin Lecky-Harper was arrested. He also appeared in court for the first time to face the criminal charges for ...
Jan 15, 2020 (submitted photo/RCMP)

Commercial waste contractors needed in Meadow Lake
The Ministry of Central Services Asset Management is calling waste and recycling contractors to compete for commercial waste management contracts in Meadow Lake. Jim Wassing, building operator with Ce...
Jan 15, 2020 (Dreamstime/153394042)