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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)

Traffic offences on the rise in Meadow Lake

Meadow Lake RCMP released their third quarter statistics to council in a closed meeting on Monday and some of the results are staggering. Sgt. Tim Sartison with the Meadow Lake detachment told meadowl...

Jan 14, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Police request public's help as they search for La Loche man accused of sex assault

La Loche RCMP have issued a warrant for a man at-large who is charged with sexual assault.Mark Kelly Laprise, born 1984, is also charged with sexual interference.Police say numerous attempts to locate...

Jan 09, 2020 Mark Kelly Laprise, 35. (submitted photo/La Loche RCMP)

Meadow Lake Fire Department seeks breathing equipment suppliers

Meadow Lake's Fire Department is calling for proposals from qualified dealers to supply 12 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) units. Fire Chief Neil Marsh told meadowlakeNOW the SCBA is one of ...

Jan 07, 2020 ( 47347388/ Dreamstime.com)

Walmart shooting suspect has Prince Albert connection

The man accused of last month's fatal shooting in the Red Deer Walmart's parking lot has a Prince Albert connection. Chase Freed, 18, recently made his first court appearance and several sources close...

Jan 06, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Thomas scores winner as Canada beats Russia for gold at world juniors

Canada is golden again at the world junior hockey championship.Akil Thomas scored with 3:58 left in the third period to cap a furious comeback and secure a 4-3 victory for the country's 18th title at ...

Jan 05, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Killing of Iranian general sparks concerns for safety of Canadian troops

OTTAWA - The safety of Canadians in the Middle East is the government's "paramount concern" following the death of a top Iranian general in an American airstrike, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Phi...

Jan 05, 2020

Canadian-led NATO training mission in Iraq suspended amid security concerns

Canada's defence minister says a Canadian-led NATO training mission in Iraq has been temporarily suspended in the wake of the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.Harjit Sajjan confirmed a stat...

Jan 04, 2020

Canada downs Finland in world junior semis to set up gold-medal game with Russia

Canada was looking for payback.The national team got it, and then some, in a dominant wire-to-wire performance Saturday at the world junior hockey championship.The Canadians scored three times before ...

Jan 04, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Iranian cyberattacks feared after killing of top general

BOSTON - Iran's retaliation for the United States' targeted killing of its top general is likely to include cyberattacks, security experts warned Friday. Iran's state-backed hackers are already among ...

Jan 04, 2020 (The Canadian Press)