Survival stories
Car jacking victim returns home, online fundraiser surpasses $128K
Exactly one week after he was shot and essentially left for dead, the victim of a car jacking north of Prince Albert has left the hospital and is resting back home with his family. Orlan Peterson's recovery - both physically and mentally - is expected to be long but, according to family, the 66-year-old remains positiv...
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Thomas sentencing
Alvin Thomas sentenced to six years in death of Marisha Hoksbergen in Cumberland House
A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a Cumberland House woman in 2022 will spend another two-and-a-half years in prison. Alvin Thomas was sentenced in Melfort Court of King's Bench on Friday. Justice John Morral sentenced Thomas to six years in prison in the death of 24-year-old Marisha Hoksbergen i...
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Legacy Hall Donor
Prete family donates $500K for Co-Op Centre's Legacy Hall
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Local Métis-owned financial institution offers financial support to Métis entrepreneurs across Saskatchewan.
FSIN
Chief Bobby Cameron re-elected for fourth term as FSIN Chief
Oct 31, 2024
Economy
Economy stalled in August, Q3 growth looks to fall short of Bank of Canada estimates
Oct 31, 2024
Meadow Lake
Legacy Hall Donor
Prete family donates $500K for Co-Op Centre's Legacy Hall
Artists, musicians and all those who will use the events building of the Co-Op Centre now have a name to call it: Legacy Hall. Kirt and Terri Prete donated $500,000 to the Co-Op Community Builder Campaign and according to a news release, the name was chosen not just for financial considerations but also the family's &q...
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Police
Onion Lake man missing for nearly seven months found deceased near Alcurve: RCMP
An Onion Lake man who was reported missing nearly seven months ago has been found deceased near the town of Alcurve, Alberta. Maidstone RCMP said they received a report of found human remains on Monday in a pasture about 10 kilometres north of the unincorporated community. Police, along with the Saskatchewan Coroners S...
Oct 31, 2024
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Crime
Unbuckled seatbelt leads to firearm, drug charges for two men in Northern Sask.
Two men from the La Loche area are facing a laundry list of charges after a firearm and drugs were seized during a traffic stop in La Loche. RCMP say officers initiated a traffic stop with the vehicle the men were travelling in at around 5:00 a.m. Friday after spotting the passenger not wearing a seatbelt. After police...
Oct 30, 2024
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Crime
RCMP investigating break-in at business near Paradise Hill
Turtleford RCMP are investigating a break and enter at a business near the community of Paradise Hill.Police say the incident happened on Tuesday when three suspects broke through the front entrance of the business and left with "a large quantity of meat." The trio was spotted on surveillance video wearing ho...
Oct 26, 2024
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Drug bust
Meth, cocaine and four modified guns seized from Meadow Lake home
A 36-year-old Meadow Lake man was arrested and is now facing charges after police seized drugs and four modified guns from a home in the community on October 20. The RCMP Crime Reduction Team found 500 grams of meth, 68 grams of cocaine and four modified guns. Two of the guns are banned and one was loaded. They also fo...
Oct 25, 2024
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Halloween Events List
Something wicked comes to the Battlefords and Meadow Lake
Boils and ghouls looking to get into the spirit of the Halloween season will have the chance to get delightfully wicked over the next couple of weekends. This year, a family-friendly Spooky Swim and Haunted House will welcome all creatures of the water, be they merfolk or mortal water-babies to the North Battleford Co-...
Oct 25, 2024
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Saskatchewan
Thomas sentencing
Alvin Thomas sentenced to six years in death of Marisha Hoksbergen in Cumberland House
A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a Cumberland House woman in 2022 will spend another two-and-a-half years in prison. Alvin Thomas was sentenced in Melfort Court of King's Bench on Friday. Justice John Morral sentenced Thomas to six years in prison in the death of 24-year-old Marisha Hoksbergen i...
7h ago
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Survival stories
Car jacking victim returns home, online fundraiser surpasses $128K
Exactly one week after he was shot and essentially left for dead, the victim of a car jacking north of Prince Albert has left the hospital and is resting back home with his family. Orlan Peterson's recovery - both physically and mentally - is expected to be long but, according to family, the 66-year-old remains positiv...
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Radiothon fundraiser
Little Hearts, Little Lungs: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Radiothon set for Nov. 5 - 6
It's become Saskatchewan's largest annual maternal and pediatric fundraiser. On Nov. 5th and 6th, Pattison Media radio stations from Prince Albert, Melfort, Battlefords and Meadow Lake will join more than 25 other radio stations across the province for the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Radiothon. The focus this year...
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Sproull Wrap
Decision in child porn trial set for Nov. 27
As his criminal trial in Battlefords Court of Kings Bench wrapped up yesterday, Joseph Sproull learned that it will be the end of the month before he knows if he has been convicted of creating and distributing child pornography and sexually assaulting children as young as 18-months old. Sproull, age 43, had his trial s...
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Harvest wrap
'Feel pretty good': Sask. farmer sees solid yield after harvest wraps up
Harvest in Saskatchewan is officially done with the provincial government saying 100 per cent of crops are in the bin as of Oct. 21.The final provincial crop report said most crops got off to a good start this year thanks to the moisture brought on by the heavy rainfall from June and May. Their growth was accelerated b...
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'Cree'ative
One community has found a 'Cree'ative way to revitalize the language
The Montreal Lake Cree Nation hopes to breathe new life into their traditional language by making nîhithaw accessible anywhere and anytime through an app."We have a lot of language understanders, but we're losing the number of speakers needed to keep the language alive," said Charlotte Ross, project coo...
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Local Sports
Ferland honoured
Melfort's Logan Ferland named all-CFL West Division offensive lineman
A Melfort product is an all-CFL West Division offensive lineman. Logan Ferland has been the glue to hold the Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive line together this season. The former Melfort Comets and Regina Thunder standout was the starting right guard heading into the season. But injuries along the line forced him in...
Oct 30, 2024
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CFL
CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie to retire in 2025
On the last day of the Canadian Football League's 2024 regular season on Saturday, fans learned that Commissioner Randy Ambrosie will be stepping down in 2025.The 61-year-old from Winnipeg was named commissioner in July 2017, succeeding Jeffrey Orridge, and is the second-longest serving CFL commissioner. Jake Gaudaur, ...
Oct 27, 2024
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Riders
With no chance at first in the West, Riders lose to Stamps
With their chances of finishing first place in the CFL West Division dashed away, the Saskatchewan Roughriders sat some starters in the regular season finale - a 27-12 loss to the Calgary Stampeders.The game ended up having no meaning in the standings due to the result of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouette...
Oct 27, 2024
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Riders Gameday
Riders ready to face Calgary in final 2024 regular season contest
The Saskatchewan Roughriders head into their regular season finale today looking for a fifth win in a row - and possibly a chance to get a first-round bye.Saskatchewan (9-7-1) hosts the Calgary Stampeders with kickoff set for 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.Earlier in the afternoon, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10-7) will take ...
Oct 26, 2024
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Professional Bull Riding
Coverchuk looks to regain #1 ranking at the PBR Saskatoon Classic
It's a big weekend for Meadow Lake Professional Bull Rider, Cody Coverchuk as he is in Saskatoon at the SaskTel Centre for the PBR Saskatoon Classic on Oct. 25th and Oct. 26th. Coverchuk is a two-time PBR Canada Champion and has been quite successful in his career, earning close to $300,000 dollars in prizes since his ...
Oct 25, 2024
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Ferland nominated
Melfort's Logan Ferland Rider nominee for Most Outstanding Lineman
Melfort's Logan Ferland has earned another accolade for his excellent season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Ferland is the club's unanimous nomination for Most Outstanding Lineman for the 2024 CFL Awards. Ferland has started all 17 games for the Roughriders this season, displaying his versatility and dependability....
Oct 23, 2024
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Meadow Lake Profiles
Hoopla
Saskatchewan High School Basketball 'Hoopla' Championships 2023
The North Central District Athletic Association (NCDAA) is proud to welcome the best high school basketball teams in the province to Prince Albert on March 23-25. We respectfully acknowledge that this event will take place on Treaty 6 territory, the traditional homeland of the Metis and all Indigenous Peoples of Saskat...
Feb 06, 2023
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Jobber of the Year: The Unified Parts Group 'One big family'
This article originally appeared on AutoServiceWord.com on Dec. 8, 2021.Mark Krasicki has surrounded himself with the people he trusts most. People he trusts to offer customers the best experience they can find. People who strengthen relationships with customers and suppliers. People who have helped deliver 28 straight...
Dec 20, 2021
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Sakaw Askiy
Sakaw Askiy Management Inc. Annual Harvest Plans 2022
Sakaw Askiy Management is seeking feedback on the Forest Operating Plan being developed for the Prince Albert Timber Supply Area. The Operating Plan focuses in detail on proposed harvesting and road construction activities for 2022 (Year 1) which are the areas for which approval to harvest is being requested. Many more...
Oct 15, 2021
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Canada
Court approves buffer zone ahead of expected protests at Vancouver Sikh temple
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an order to establish a buffer zone around one of the province's largest Sikh temples this Saturday in advance of expected confrontations between protesters and Indian consular officials. The Khalsa Diwan Society, which runs the Ross Street Gurdwara, says in court docu...
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Alberta Appeal Court upholds sentence for Ontario trucker in Edmonton hotel killing
EDMONTON - Alberta's top court has dismissed a Crown appeal of the sentence handed to an Ontario truck driver convicted in the 2011 death of a woman found in an Edmonton hotel bathtub. Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Métis and Cree woman, bled to death in the tub in 2011. A jury found Bradley Barton not guilty in 20...
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Supreme Court sued over its refusal to translate decisions before 1970 into French
MONTREAL - A Quebec civil rights group is suing the office of the registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada because of the high court's refusal to translate its historic decisions into French. Droits collectifs Québec says it filed an application today in Federal Court after failing to get the office of the regis...
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Thieves speed off with bronze statue of Formula One racing legend Gilles Villeneuve
MONTREAL - A museum dedicated to revered Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve is racing to find its stolen bronze statue of the Quebec speedster before it gets melted down for cash. Alain Bellehumeur, general manager of the Gilles Villeneuve Museum, says the 5 foot 3 inches tall statue was apparently sawed off at the a...
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Limit on preliminary inquiries doesn't apply to some ongoing cases: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a change to the law that limited the right of an accused person to a preliminary inquiry does not apply to some ongoing cases. The top court's ruling today helps clarify who is eligible for a preliminary inquiry - a judicial hearing to see if there is enough evidence for a tria...
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B.C. port employers issue lockout notice in labour dispute with foremen union
VANCOUVER - Ports in British Columbia are waking up to the possibility of another provincewide labour disruption as employers say they will lock out members of the union representing more than 700 foremen after it served a strike notice. The BC Maritime Employers Association says in a statement that it has issued a for...
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World
Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 biodiversity summit in Colombia
CALI, Colombia (AP) - Delegates came to an agreement late Friday at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future talks and decisions on nature conservation. The COP16 summit hosted in Cali, Colombia, was a follow-up to the historic 2022 acco...
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Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 biodiversity summit in Colombia
CALI, Colombia (AP) - Delegates came to an agreement late Friday at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future talks and decisions on nature conservation. The COP16 summit hosted in Cali, Colombia, was a follow-up to the historic 2022 acco...
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Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. The 12-member jury returned the late night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used exc...
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Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested provisional ballots, rejecting Republican plea
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania. The justices left in place a state Supreme Court ruling that elections officials must count provisional ballots cast by voters whose...
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South Carolina executes Richard Moore despite broadly supported plea to cut sentence to life
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina put Richard Moore to death by lethal injection Friday for the 1999 fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk, despite a broad appeal for mercy by parties that included three jurors and the judge from his trial, a former prison director, pastors and the his family. Moore, 59, was p...
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US officials say video falsely depicting voter fraud in Georgia linked to 'Russian influence actors'
WASHINGTON (AP) - A video that purports to show election fraud in Georgia by a man who claims to be from Haiti is fake and the work of "Russian influence actors," U.S. intelligence officials said Friday. The video in question shows someone claiming to be a Haitian immigrant talking about how he's intending to...
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