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Roughriders feel some pressure to get first win
While it's not a must-win game, the Saskatchewan Roughriders know Monday's home opener is an important game early in the 2019 CFL season."I think there's some pressure (to get a win), I think the play...
Jul 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Liam Richards/Electric Umbrella)
Officer appears to utter threats during arrest
RCMP say the language used by one of their officers is "concerning" following the arrest of a suspect in Pelican Narrows early Sunday morning. That language appears to include an officer uttering thre...
Jul 01, 2019 A screen shot of a video posted to social media includes audio of an officer using language RCMP have labelled concerning. (Facebook)
National Film Board of Canada seeks Indigenous voice artists
A call is out for Indigenous voice artists to apply to create a $50,000 digital project. Artists include anyone who does hip hop, rap, spoken word, poetry, singing, audio atorytelling, or Podcasts.The...
Jun 28, 2019 Eighth annual Digital Prize Project (supplied/imagineNATIVE)
Two doctors set to practice in Meadow Lake this fall says SHA
Meadow Lake could see two new doctors at its hospital this fall.Doug Dahl, Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) spokesperson, said two family physicians are currently going through the Saskatchewan Int...
Jun 28, 2019 Two doctors are currently going through an internation assessment program and when completed will be working at the hospital in the fall. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Carpenter High School sends off graduating class of 2019
Over 100 students walked across the stage to receive their diplomas Thursday and graduate from Carpenter High School (CHS).Many dignitaries were in attendance including MLA and CHS alumnus Jeremy Harr...
Jun 27, 2019 Jazmine McKee, left, gave the valedictorian speech at the 2019 Carpenter High School graduation on June 27. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)
Province posts lower than project deficit, year-end financial report shows
Saskatchewan's financial health for 2018-19 was better than expected, according to the provincial government.Figures released by the provincial government on Thursday showed that Saskatchewan finished...
Jun 27, 2019 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. (file photo/980 CJME)
Canada Day round-up for Meadow Lake and surrounding communities
Monday is a day of celebration for Meadow Lake and the surrounding communities as the nation celebrates 152 years of Canadian history. There is no shortage of events taking place in celebration of Can...
Jun 27, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Province to stop maintaining roadside rest stops
Roadside rest stops may soon disappear across the province.In a media release sent to 650 CKOM, Matthew Glover, a media relations officer on the province's executive council, said operations to mainta...
Jun 27, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
City looking at ways to curb Lions Park vandalism
The city is performing an assessment to see what can be done to curb vandalism in Lions Park.Jessica Walters, Meadow Lake city manager, presented a departmental overview at a city council on June 24 w...
Jun 26, 2019 The city is looking at ways to curb vandalism after damage to the outdoor bathrooms in Lions Park. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Producers disappointed, call for resolution as China bans Canadian meat exports
Producers are calling for action after receiving word of a Chinese suspension on all Canadian meat exports.News of the move came late Tuesday after China said it found counterfeit veterinary certifica...
Jun 26, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)