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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)

City to help fund advertising for doctor recruitment committee

In a closed meeting following the city council meeting on May 13, Mayor Merlin Seymour said council had agreed to provide the Community Physician Recruitment and Retention committee with funds for adv...

May 14, 2019 The Community Physician Recruitment and Retention committee spoke to city council about funding promotional materials to recruit new doctors to the community at the May 13 city council meeting. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)

Warrant executed at Île-à-la-Crosse home, several arrested, drugs seized

RCMP members from le--la-Crosse, along with the Prince Albert Integrated Street Enforcement Team as well as Mounties from La Loche, Buffalo Narrows, Beauval and the Meadow Lake Police Dog Services mad...

May 14, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Hero Hannoun scores OT winner as Raiders win the WHL title

Dante Hannoun may be one of the smallest players in history to put on a Prince Albert Raiders jersey, listed at 5 feet 6 inches tall and 160 pounds. But on Monday night at the Art Hauser Centre, Hanno...

May 14, 2019 Raiders forward Dante Hannoun holds the Ed Chynoweth Cup. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff

A special delivery on Mother's Day

For many people living in the Montreal Lake and Timber Bay areas, Glen Henderson has become somewhat of a legend for a tradition he started over a decade ago.Every Mother's Day, for the past 15 years,...

May 13, 2019 Glen Henderson has become quite the celebrity in his community. (Facebook/Sylvia LaVallee)