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Meadow Lake

Sask parks
Sask Parks registration dates announced
With the coldest day of the winter making itself known, the dream of spring has sprouted some happy news: Saskatchewan Parks has announced the reservation schedule for the 2025 camping season. Starting April 7 at 7 a.m. each day, campers and outdoors enthusiasts will be able to reserve sites for access all of the parks...
Jan 20, 2025
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Bad weather
Updated: Road conditions around Meadow Lake
Travel is not being recommended on highways surrounding Meadow Lake Thursday evening.Shortly after 8 p.m., the Saskatchewan Highway Hotline website reported heavy snow, drifting or blowing snow and reduced visibility on Hwy 55 and Hwy 4. All other area highways reported similar conditions:MEADOW LAKE:Green Lake: Travel...
Jan 16, 2025
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Healing journey
"There's a stigma that we can't be soft": MLTC hopes to create change through Men's Gathering
Weak. Soft. Those two simple words have often been used to describe an illness, but not one of the body, instead, one of the mind. In the case of some Indigenous men, merely for speaking out about their struggles around mental health. Even with Indigenous males between the ages of 15-29 having the highest rates of suic...
Jan 16, 2025
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Tragic events
Meadow Lake man killed in crash near Flying Dust First Nation
Saskatchewan RCMP are confirming a 40-year-old man from Meadow Lake was killed in a single-vehicle rollover on Thursday.The early morning crash happened on Highway #55, just east of Flying Dust First Nation.RCMP responded along with Meadow Lake Fire Department and EMS. The sole occupant of the vehicle was declared dece...
Jan 10, 2025
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ROLLOVER
UPDATED: Highway 55 reopened following rollover
Update: Jan. 9, 1:19 p.m.Meadow Lake RCMP has confirmed that Highway 55 has since been cleared and reopened to traffic.Police will provide more information on the incident as it becomes available.--Motorists can expect delays on Highway 55 Thursday morning as Meadow Lake RCMP are on the scene of a single-vehicle rollov...
Jan 09, 2025
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FOR WEESEEKASE
'We're here to help': Memorial sled dog race raises mental health awareness
The Meadow Lake Sled Dog Club will host a memorial race for mental health on Jan. 4 and 5 at Makwa Sahgaihecan First Nation in honour of Jocelyn Weeseekase who took her own life in 2021."All of a sudden, she committed," said Weeseekase's father, Dion Fineblanket. "She left behind three kids, and she was ...
Jan 02, 2025
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Saskatchewan

Spreading awareness
Prince Albert woman shares horrific pet-homing experience
WARNING: This story contains details of serious physical abuse of an animal. Some readers may find the information disturbing. --A Prince Albert woman is offering some cautionary words to people who are selling or giving away pets online - do your homework and find out exactly who you are giving them to.The woman who s...
5h ago
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Decisions at a local level
Sask. school divisions told to develop change room policies; Pride groups 'cautiously optimistic'
The provincial government has directed school divisions across Saskatchewan to develop and implement policies on change room use.The Ministry of Education announced Thursday the policies will be administrative documents used by staff at schools when dealing with issues around privacy and safety.The province's school di...
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HEALTHCARE CRISIS
'This is just unacceptable': Beauval health centre 17-day closure sparks rural healthcare concerns
The rural northern community of Beauval, about three hours northwest of Prince Albert, is calling on the provincial government after its health care centre was forced to close its doors for 17 consecutive days due to a shortage of nurses.Rick Laliberte, the mayor of Beauval, said that since the health centre was establ...
8h ago
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Detection and response
RCMP Blackhawks take to the sky
The illegal crossing of people, goods and drugs will be that much harder at the Canada-US border with the addition of two Black Hawk helicopters added to the RCMP's existing fleet of nine.The Black Hawks became operational on Jan.17 and are being used to patrol, detect, and respond to both north and southbound threats....
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"clearly not working"
NDP slams Sask. government over health care recruitment efforts
The Sask. NDP says the provincial government's health care recruitment and retention plan isn't working.Citing figures from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), health critic Vicki Mowat lambasted the provincial government for losing 526 rural and remote registered nurses between 2018 and 2023."It...
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LOOKING AHEAD
Is Saskatchewan prepared for the 2025 wildfire season?
As parts of California continue to burn in a series of deadly wildfires, Saskatchewan is ready to send aid if needed.But while the firefighters wait on standby, some may wonder if the province is prepared for its own wildfire season.Marlo Pritchard, president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) and Steve Ro...
12h ago
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Local Sports

Rider moves
Riders announce Trevon Tate extension, Ajou released for NFL chance
The Saskatchewan Roughriders made a few roster moves on Wednesday - an extension and a release.Trevon Tate will be back in green and white for another CFL season while Ajou Ajou has been released to pursue an NFL opportunity.The Riders have announced the American offensive lineman has signed an extension with the club....
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Sask. Roughriders shore up O-line with Trevon Tate extension
Trevon Tate will be back in green and white for another CFL season.The Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced the American offensive lineman has signed an extension with the club. Tate is expected to be the team's starting left tackle after Trevor Reid - the team's Most Outstanding Rookie nominee - was released to pur...
Jan 22, 2025
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23 wrestlers earn 14 medals
Wilkie, Unity, and Meadow Lake wrestlers combine for 14 medals at Titans Wrestling Classic
With wrestling season underway, one of the biggest tournaments of the season took place over the weekend in Regina at the 2025 Titans Wresting Classic at Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High School. Teams were sent from McLurg High School in Wilkie, Unity Comprehensive School, and Carpenter Comprehensive School in Meadow Lake ...
Jan 22, 2025
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Key CFL dates for 2025: Combine in Regina in March, training camps open May 11
The Canadian Football League's off-season schedule has been released before the 2025 season.CFL free agency gets underway on Feb. 11 with the free agency communication window happening from Feb. 2-9. The communication window allows free agents to begin working on contracts with potential landing spots.Read more:'I'm ex...
Jan 21, 2025
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Andrew Harris, 4-time Grey Cup Champion, joins Riders coaching staff
Andrew Harris was one of the players Saskatchewan Roughrider fans loved to hate.Now the former Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back is joining the CFL's club's coaching staff.The team announced Harris would join the staff as the running backs coach. Anthony Vitale, who was announced as the running backs coach earlier thi...
Jan 20, 2025
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home turf
Riders release schedule, opening and closing 2025 CFL season at home
The wait is over - the Saskatchewan Roughriders have released their schedule for the upcoming 2025 CFL season.The Green and White will play its first preseason game in Winnipeg on May 24, taking on Saskatchewan's arch rivals, the Blue Bombers, with a 2 p.m. start. The second preseason match - also against Winnipeg - wi...
Jan 16, 2025
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Canada

Who's in and who's out of the Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates must declare by 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 23 with a $50,000 deposit towards a $350,000 fee to enter the race. The winner will be named on March 9. Here's a quick look at who's in and w...
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Bill 21 at the Supreme Court: Five things about Quebec's contentious secularism law
MONTREAL - Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, was challenged in court as soon as it was adopted more than five years ago. With the Supreme Court of Canada announcing Thursday it will hear arguments on the validity of the law, here's a look at some of the issues behind the legislation. What is Bill 21? Adopted i...
7h ago
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Joly off to Washington to talk tariffs with Rubio as Trump floats 5% target for NATO
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will press Canada's case against damaging tariffs with Donald Trump's new secretary of state next week in Washington. Trump is threatening to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada starting on Feb. 1 though Joly says things are still in t...
7h ago
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Freeland says she's abandoning capital gains tax change because of Trump
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland says her promise to repeal changes to the capital gains tax was made in response to Donald Trump's election in the United States. Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal party and the next prime minister. She was responding to reports earlier this week...
7h ago
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Quick quotes: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday agreed to hear a challenge of Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, which prohibits public sector workers in positions of authority, including teachers and police officers, from wearing religious symbols on the job. Here are some quotes from politicians, advocacy groups and ...
8h ago
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Quebec maple syrup producers fear 'major consequences' if Trump tariffs go ahead
MONTREAL - Quebec's maple syrup producers are worried their industry will take a big hit if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports next month. Joël Vaudeville, spokesman for Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, says his group's 13,500 members expect sales wi...
9h ago
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World

Recording captured ex-interpreter impersonating Ohtani to transfer $200,000, prosecutors say
A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani 's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,000 for what he describes as a car loan, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The recording referenced in a court filing and obt...
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Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, according to answers he provided to a senator during his confirmation process that The Associated Press has obtained. The answers were provided to Massachusetts De...
5h ago
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Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances
CHICAGO (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump called it "a great honor to sign this." "They should not have been prosecuted," he said as he signed pardons for "peaceful pro-life protester...
6h ago
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Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, according to answers he provided to a senator during his confirmation process that The Associated Press has obtained. The answers were provided to Massachusetts De...
6h ago
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Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances
CHICAGO (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump called it "a great honor to sign this." "They should not have been prosecuted," he said as he signed pardons for "peaceful pro-life protester...
6h ago
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Suburban Seattle officer gets over 16 years in prison for fatally shooting a homeless man
A suburban Seattle police officer was sentenced Thursday to over 16 years in prison for the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man he was trying to arrest for disorderly conduct, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law that made it easier to prosecute officers for on-duty killings. A jury found Auburn ...
7h ago
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