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Husky to pay $3.82M in penalties after guilty plea in 2016 oil spill

A judge has accepted a joint submission that will see Husky Oil Operations pay $3.82 million in fines for charges stemming from a 2016 oil spill near Maidstone.The company pleaded guilty to three envi...

Jun 12, 2019 Images submitted to court show an overhead view of the bridge over Highway 21 and oil slicks in the North Saskatchewan River. (submitted/Saskatchewan Courts)

Provincial green purveyors pleased with plastic ban, urge domino effect

Globally, one garbage truckload of plastic waste enters the ocean every minute.That comes from the federal government, which points to this, alongside plastic overflowing in landfills, as reaching a b...

Jun 10, 2019 Cutlery, straws and Styrofoam plates and cups could be banned in Canada by 2021. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Styrofoam take-out boxes and straws among expected targets of plastics ban

OTTAWA - A national ban on the most harmful single-use plastics will very likely force restaurants and fast-food outlets to find non-plastic materials for takeout and delivery containers but plas...

Jun 10, 2019

Shay Marks gets second win of season in Meadow Lake

Cody Coverchuk hoped to get the hometown win a third time in three years but fell short.The Meadow Lake cowboy received a huge ovation on his first run at The Tuff 'N' Up Like A Rock bull riding event...

Jun 07, 2019 A rider tries to hold onto a bull at the Bull Riding Challenge in the Meadow Lake and District Arena on June 6. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Unemployment dips nationally, regionally as fewer people look for work: StatsCan

After a surprise surge in April employment, with the nation posting the strongest job growth since 1976, things held steady in May.But a sharp decline in those looking for work pushed the unemployment...

Jun 07, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)

Regional producers nearly done seeding, contending with historically dry spring

As seeding in the region nears completion, producers are turning an eye to the sky and hoping for rain.The latest crop report from the province said 99 per cent of crop in northwestern Saskatchewan is...

Jun 07, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)

Collaros throws two touchdowns in 35-29 pre-season loss to Bombers

The play of quarterback Zach Collaros might have eased the concerns of some fans but it wasn't enough for the Saskatchewan Roughriders to earn a win Thursday night, falling 35-29 to the Winnipeg Blue ...

Jun 07, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Zach Collaros runs with the ball in a game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in pre-season CFL action on June 6, 2019, at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Sask. (Liam Richards/Electric Umbrella)

Police searching for two men after assault, shooting at home in Meadow Lake

Police are searching for two male suspects after an assault and shooting at a home in Meadow Lake. Police said in a press release they were called for a report of two people entering a home at around ...

Jun 06, 2019

MLTC supports MMIWG report recommendations

Tribal Chief Richard Ben and the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) support the final report from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Inquiry. Ben said it demonstrates a proacti...

Jun 06, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Dorintosh Central School celebrates biggest I CAN Games

Avery Boyer is a mischievous and rambunctious boy according to his mother. The eight-year-old always has his own plans, which he is very particular about, and is always busy.Avery shows his precise pl...

Jun 06, 2019 Avery and Ann-Marie Boyer participating in a fishing game at the I CAN Games in Dorintosh. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)