Category Archives: #2 and 3 Stories
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)
Saskatchewan taxpayers sinking millions into uranium mine cleanup
Saskatchewan taxpayers are looking at a massive bill as the provincial and federal governments battle it out over who is responsible for cleaning up an abandoned uranium mine.The Gunnar mine and mill ...
Jun 05, 2019 The Gunnar Mine near Uranium City was once the largest uranium mine in the world. (Chris Carr/CKOM)
‘You get what you put in’: Cannabis consumers greet first outdoor growing season
Moe Brondum lifts the rope that holds the gate to his backyard closed. He gingerly walks through and heads over to a patio table where two chairs sit ready for guests.Birds chirp as he leans back, don...
Jun 05, 2019 Moe Brondum shows off one of his four legal cannabis plants in his backyard in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Stampede Week parade rolls through Meadow Lake
Kids and families filled the streets of Meadow Lake for the annual Stampede Week Parade on June 3.Stampede Week and the parade are in their 99th year and featured over 30 floats. Gordon Alger lead the...
Jun 04, 2019 Horses and their riders were leading the charge at this years Stampede Week parade. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)
4-H Beef Club kick off Stampede Week with cow competition
The Meadow Lake 4-H Beef Club showed off their hard work recently at the Meadow Lake and District Arena.There were 25 members of the 4-H Club, ages ranging from six to 21, brought in their cattle for ...
Jun 03, 2019 Hayes Siklenka and his steer waiting for the judges at the Meadow Lake 4-H Achievement Day. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)
MP calls MMIWG report 'very personal' for northerners
The final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) found there's been a deliberate race, identity and gender-based genocide in Canada.The report call...
Jun 03, 2019 NDP MP Georgina Jolibois stated a national action plan would be extensive. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)