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Sask. gov’t launches new income assistance program

The Government of Saskatchewan is looking to help people receiving income assistance become more self-sufficient.The province unveiled its Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program on Tuesday. The pro...

Jun 18, 2019 (Submitted photo/CJME News)

Liberals' mortgage help for first-time buyers lands Sept. 2, weeks before vote

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say a new program to help new buyers pay for their first home will kick in on Labour Day. The program that will help cover some mortgage costs wi...

Jun 17, 2019

M.L. Farmers Market opens for the season

Fresh baking, produce, jams and homemade crafts are now available at the Meadow Lake Farmers Market which opened its doors for the season today.Jean Epp was one of the six vendors at the market's open...

Jun 14, 2019 A young girl gazes at the baked goods made by Jean Epp at the Meadow Lake Farmers Market opening on June 14. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

A Q&A with mayoral candidate Richard Levesque

Mayoral candidate Richard Levesque sat down with meadowlakeNOW for an interview ahead of the the Sept. 18 byelection. As part of the our coverage for both the vacant mayoral and soon-to-come councillo...

Jun 13, 2019 Richard Levesque is the first person to announce running for mayor of Meadow Lake. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)

Power outage caused by transmission-related problem

The short-lived power outage yesterday evening was a transmission-related problem.A power outage occurred close to 6 p.m. on June 12 in Meadow Lake and surrounding areas. The outage lasted roughly 30 ...

Jun 13, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

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)