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Sask. woman shares experience on the set of Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones aired its last episode on Sunday, and one Saskatoon woman was lucky enough to be more than just a fan of the HBO series.University of Saskatchewan student Keara Carter scored a role in...

May 21, 2019 Kerea Carter pictured (front row second from left) on the final day of filming for Game of Thrones final season. (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

Winds helping in battle against fire threatening northern Alberta town

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Fire officials say the winds continue to be favourable as crews battle a large wildfire burning a few kilometres from a northwestern Alberta town. Nearly 5,000 people have cleared ...

May 21, 2019

Habscheid: ‘You’ll see the real Raiders’

HALIFAX - The Prince Albert Raiders sputtered in the spotlight on Friday night, beginning the 2019 Memorial Cup Presented by Kia with a 4 -1 loss to the hosting Halifax Mooseheads. They were hesitant,...

May 20, 2019 Prince Albert Raiders forward Dante Hannoun and the rest of the team will be looking for their first crucial win of the Memorial Cup tonight. (Vincent Ethier/CHL Images)

Diplomat, peacekeeper: Saskatchewan First Nation awaits Poundmaker exoneration

When Milton Tootoosis thinks about the planned exoneration of Chief Poundmaker, he breaks down.A headman and councillor at Poundmaker Cree Nation, about a two-hour drive from Saskatoon, Tootoosis says...

May 20, 2019

Several vehicles stolen over past week recovered

Seven of nine vehicles reported stolen over the past week from in and around Meadow Lake have been found.RCMP said they were recovered between Meadow Lake and Bonnyville, Alta.Two people are facing ch...

May 17, 2019

Two facing charges for break and enter in Meadow Lake

Two people are facing charges for breaking and entering as well as in connection to a stolen vehicle.Meadow Lake RCMP responded to a break and enter at a gas station on the Highway 4 access road in th...

May 17, 2019 (file photo/meadowlakeNOW staff)

Bender Bar & Grill in Goodsoil hosts grand opening Saturday

The Bender Bar & Grill in Goodsoil will have its grand opening Saturday and will be celebrating with a pig roast."It's something that not everybody gets to go to all the time so it's something dif...

May 17, 2019 Mike and Jody Bender, owners of the Bender Bar & Grill, will have a pig roast for the grand opening on May 18. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)

Stony Rapids drowning focus of coroner's inquest this fall

Black Lake First Nation will be the location of a one-week inquest this fall by the Saskatchewan Coroners Service. The inquest will look into the death of Ryan Donard, 31, who RCMP believe drowned aft...

May 17, 2019 The inquest is scheduled to begin Sept. 9. (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)

Moose Jaw farmer sues Bayer, Monsanto claiming Roundup caused his cancer

A Saskatchewan farmer has launched a class action lawsuit against two agribusiness companies alleging Roundup gave him cancer.In a statement of claim, 62-year-old Garry Gadd from the Moose Jaw area is...

May 17, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

NLSD cuts teacher positions in several northern communities

There will be less teachers in Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) classrooms next fall as a drop in the number of students leads to a reduction in staff.That's according to Director of Education J...

May 15, 2019 A total of 8.5 teaching positions are affected by the cuts. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)