Category Archives: Newsletter Daily
Union says Phoenix back pay lacks transparency
The union representing federal correctional officers says the federal government must maintain a high degree of transparency as it finalizes adjustments to a 10-year pay system that plagued workers.UC...
Mar 26, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Meadow Lake crime rises in 2025, RCMP say public safety not at risk
Last year's third quarter RCMP report shows an increase in overall crime, but Staff Sgt. Carl Dinsdale said the statistics show nothing 'earth-shattering'. "Overall, I'm not seeing any specific issues...
Mar 26, 2026 Meadow Lake RCMP detachment. (Image Credit: meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate tricked guards with identity swap to escape
An internal investigation by Correctional Service Canada (CSC) has revealed "possible procedural errors" following the escape of an inmate from the federal facility in Prince Albert. In a media releas...
Mar 26, 2026 Keiston Custer was apprehended March 4 after escaping custody from the Sask. Pen on Feb. 20. (Image Credit: Submitted/RCMP)
After decades in Meadow Lake, librarian Audrey Marsh steps away from a role she 'fell into'
Even without a photo, most people in Meadow Lake would recognize her.She's the one behind the desk who helps when the printer won't work, when an email won't load, or when a reader can't quite remembe...
Mar 26, 2026 The Meadow Lake Library, located at 320 Centre Street in Meadow Lake, is a branch of the Lakeland Library Region, which serves northwestern Saskatchewan. (Image Credit: Meadow Lake Library)
Bank of Canada rethinking inflation framework amid persistent shocks: Rogers
A senior official at the Bank of Canada says the central bank is reconsidering how it thinks and talks about inflation as it prepares to review its mandate later this year.Bank of Canada senior deputy...
Mar 26, 2026 Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers is seen during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Procurement ombud slams Indigenous procurement strategy outcomes in 'shocking' report
Indigenous Services Canada and other departments are failing to uphold their own Indigenous procurement strategy and may be allowing contractors to use shell companies to access contracts reserved for...
Mar 26, 2026 Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Riders’ head coach Corey Mace wins 2025 CFL Coach of the Year award
For the first time in his young coaching career, Corey Mace has been named the CFL's Coach of the Year.The announcement came at the league's Coach of the Year celebration in Edmonton on Wednesday, ahe...
Mar 26, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace was named the 2025 CFL Coach of the Year on March 25, 2026. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Buffalo Narrows RCMP ask public to help find wanted man
Buffalo Narrows RCMP is asking the public to report sightings of a wanted man. 44-year-old Darwin Chartier, also known as 'Scooby', is wanted on a warrant by RCMP for being unlawfully at large. He has...
Mar 25, 2026 Darwin Chartier, also known as ‘Scooby’. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
North Battleford formally commits $15M for proposed regional arena project
North Battleford city council has approved up to $15 million in capital funding toward a proposed regional arena project.The commitment also includes up to $350,000 annually in operating costs.City ma...
Mar 25, 2026 The Access Communications Centre in North Battleford. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW staff)
Table Mountain's season winds down with one final weekend
A winter of extremes. That's how Table Mountain's manager Lawrence Blouin, described this winter at the hill as the season's end inches closer. "The weather was plus 8 C one day, and then three, four ...
Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Table Mountain/ Facebook)