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Seven from Meadow Lake rugby team to represent province at Man Sask

The North Saskatchewan Wolverines rugby team is in Winnipeg this weekend for the U-16 and U-18 Man Sask Championship. Made up of players from different communities throughout the region, this weekend ...

Jul 05, 2019 The Meadow Lake SheDevils rugby team will send seven players to represent Northern Saskatchewan at this year’s Man Sask Championship. (file photo/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Unemployment sees steep drop regionally as job growth in Canada takes breather in June

Employment in Canada slipped slightly in June though the jobless rate held steady near its four-decade low.The unemployment rate edged up from 5.4 in May to 5.5 per cent as the nation lost around 26,2...

Jul 05, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)

No tsunami or damage reported after multiple tremors recorded off B.C.

VANCOUVER - A series of earthquakes off British Columbia's coast on Friday may be linked to a stronger quake in the same area earlier in the week, experts say. Alison Bird, a seismologist with th...

Jul 05, 2019 (Canadian Press)

Sox clinch playoff spot after win against the North Battleford Beavers

The Meadow Lake Sr. White Sox will be heading into the playoffs.The team won 5-3 against the North Battleford Beavers in a wildcard game on July 4 to clinch their playoff spot in North Saskatchewan Ri...

Jul 05, 2019 The Meadow Lake Sr. White Sox celebrate as they win against the North Battleford Beavers and move on into the playoffs. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Quake rattles Southern California; some damage far from LA

LOS ANGELES - A strong earthquake rattled a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July 4th holiday and causing some damage in a town near the epice...

Jul 04, 2019

La Loche RCMP charge youth with arson, men charged with trafficking cocaine

La Loche RCMP arrested two men accused of trafficking cocaine after executing a search warrant on a home in Clearwater River Dene Nation. Officers arrested a 21-year-old man and a 15-year-old youth on...

Jul 04, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

'You have your heart back:' Chief Red Pheasant's Treaty Medal returns home

Amidst the sound of beating drums, song and dance, a Chief Red Pheasant's Treaty Medal finally came home to rest at Cree Nation that bears his name after 134 years."It was very emotional and surreal.....

Jul 04, 2019 Red Pheasant Chief Clint Wuttunee holds former Chief Red Pheasant's Treaty Medal that was returned to the First Nation. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Hollywood casting call for Indigenous talent

If you're a budding Indigenous actor in our region, here's a chance for stardom.Paramount Pictures is looking for a female lead and supporting male to play Native American high school students in an u...

Jul 04, 2019 Rez Sisters, a play featuring a cast of around eight performers was staged by Spark Theatre in 2017. (Gord Barnett/ P.A. Spark Theatre)

Mustangs enter fold of Western States Hockey League for upcoming season

Meadow Lake's Junior A hockey team will be in a new association when it takes to the ice this season. The Mustangs will play in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) for the 2019-20 season. Last yea...

Jul 03, 2019 The Meadow Lake Mustangs. (submitted photo/ML Mustangs)

Maintenance workers trapped in Cory potash mine

Thirty-four maintenance workers have been trapped underground at Nutrien's Cory potash mine since Tuesday afternoon.The mine is currently in its summer maintenance turnaround period, according to Nutr...

Jul 03, 2019 (Submitted photo/Nutrien)