Illegal tracking
Saskatoon man charged after GPS trackers found on vehicle
Saskatoon Police are looking for public assistance after they arrested a 46-year-old man in connection with the discovery of two tracking devices on a vehicle. Marty Glen Schira is charged with harassment, mischief, intimidation and fraudulent concealment. SPS officers were approached by a citizen who had found two GPS...
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'Tragic trend:' Sask. RCMP concerned by 'dramatic increase' in fatal crashes
The Saskatchewan RCMP is expressing concern after seeing eight fatal crashes on Saskatchewan roads claiming 11 lives between the start of 2025 and Wednesday. According to the RCMP, over the same time period in 2024, Saskatchewan Mounties responded to just two fatal collisions.On Friday, a crash involving two SUVs on Hi...
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23-year-old wanted man arrested in Mudie Lake with illegal guns, facing 14 charges
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FIREARMS BUST
23-year-old wanted man arrested in Mudie Lake with illegal guns, facing 14 charges
A 23-year-old man who was wanted by Pierceland RCMP has now been caught and charged after officers found illegal firearms in his car on Jan. 21.According to a police report, he had a warrant for not showing up in court on other gun charges following a firearm discharge in Pierceland on Oct. 27, 2024.Officers eventually...
Jan 28, 2025
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'Our goal is to empower': Onion Lake podcast bridges community through conversations
With a microphone and openmindedness, an Onion Lake Cree Nation-based podcast aims to "close the gap" and foster a sense of community involvement amongst Saskatchewan's First Nations and beyond."The original vision was to open doorways of communication, to have discussions around things that are hard to ...
Jan 28, 2025
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Two charged with aggravated assault in Canoe Lake stabbing
Two men have been charged with aggravated assault in connection with a stabbing incident that happened on Jan. 24 in Canoe Lake Cree First Nation.According to a police report, just after midnight last Friday, Beauval RCMP responded to a stabbing on the reserve, where the victim was later taken to the hospital with non-...
Jan 27, 2025
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Bad weather
Travel advisory in effect for Meadow Lake
Environment and Climate Change Canada has a message for anyone planning to travel to or from Meadow Lake: delay your travel. Conditions deteriorated Friday morning prompting Sask Alert to issue an advisory about snow squalls around Meadow Lake from the Alberta border all the way to Big River. It said periods of brief b...
Jan 24, 2025
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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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Illegal tracking
Saskatoon man charged after GPS trackers found on vehicle
Saskatoon Police are looking for public assistance after they arrested a 46-year-old man in connection with the discovery of two tracking devices on a vehicle. Marty Glen Schira is charged with harassment, mischief, intimidation and fraudulent concealment. SPS officers were approached by a citizen who had found two GPS...
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'Tragic trend:' Sask. RCMP concerned by 'dramatic increase' in fatal crashes
The Saskatchewan RCMP is expressing concern after seeing eight fatal crashes on Saskatchewan roads claiming 11 lives between the start of 2025 and Wednesday. According to the RCMP, over the same time period in 2024, Saskatchewan Mounties responded to just two fatal collisions.On Friday, a crash involving two SUVs on Hi...
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Job opportunities
SRC develops Indigenous Action Plan
The Saskatchewan Research Council is launching its new Indigenous Action Plan to help northern communities and the Crown organization reach common goals.The cornerstone of the plan is to continue building trust and strong collaborative relationships with local Indigenous communities."The SRC has a long history of ...
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BoC cuts key rate by quarter point to 3% as tariffs threat loom
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada delivered another interest rate cut on Wednesday, reducing its policy rate by a quarter percentage point to three per cent. But looming U.S. tariffs are weighing on the central bank's economic outlook.The cut, the central bank's sixth consecutive one since June, comes as the central bank sai...
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Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with punishing tariffs on Saturday is still in play.Karoline Leavitt told reporters at the White House that she spoke with the president Monday night and he indicated Feb. 1 was "still on the books" for the introduction of...
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Highlights of the foreign interference commission's final report
OTTAWA - After 18 months of hearings and testimony from more than 100 witnesses, the Commission on Foreign Interference released its final report Tuesday. Here are some of the highlights:- Commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue found no evidence there are "'traitors' in Parliament plotting with foreign states to act again...
Jan 28, 2025
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Local Sports
Riders add Super Bowl and Grey Cup champion Shane Ray to defensive line
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Super Bowl and Grey Cup-winning defensive lineman Shane Ray.The 31-year-old Ray was a first-round NFL draft pick and won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos in 2016. He spent four years with the team before moving to the CFL, joining the Toronto Argonauts in 2021.Read More:Rid...
Jan 27, 2025
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Riders
Nelson Lokombo signs extension with Riders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are bringing back its starting safety from 2024.Nelson Lokobmo has been announced as the latest Rider to sign a contract extension.The Abbotsford, B.C., product will return for his fifth CFL season. The Riders selected the former University of Saskatchewan Huskie second overall in the 2021 ...
Jan 25, 2025
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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....
Jan 23, 2025
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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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Meadow Lake Profiles
Support and empathy
Honouring Grief and Tradition: Supporting Indigenous Families with Compassion
In an industry centred on helping families through the most difficult moments, Doreen Day-Wapass from the Thunderchild First Nation has found a sincere way to demonstrate her company's support and empathy."Family being a big part of the business is really important to me," said Day-Wapass, co-owner of Marshal...
Jan 03, 2025
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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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Canada
Human smuggling attempt thwarted in Fort Erie, Ont., near U.S. border: authorities
Canadian authorities say they've intercepted a human smuggling attempt in Ontario's Niagara region as part of a larger border security effort. The Canada Border Services Agency and the RCMP say they caught one person jumping off a moving freight train as it entered Canada in Fort Erie, Ont. They say the intercept was p...
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B.C. assembles 'war room' to push back against U.S. tariff threats
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier is assembling a "war room" over the looming trade war between Canada and the United States, with President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian goods coming as soon as Saturday. A statement from Premier David Eby's office says he is tasking a new cabinet committe...
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CP NewsAlert: Three staff injured in Halifax hospital assault
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's health minister says three hospital staff were injured in an assault by a patient this afternoon at the Halifax Infirmary emergency department. Halifax police say they responded to a weapons complaint at the hospital and have one person in custody. They say there is no threat to the public but a...
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Abdelrazik's lawyer cites 'serial hypocrisies' in final detention case arguments
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik accused the federal government of "serial hypocrisies" as closing arguments began on his client's lawsuit over his prolonged detention in Sudan. Paul Champ argued during a Federal Court hearing today that federal officials contributed to the grave breaches of fundame...
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Canada can strike back swiftly if U.S. imposes tariffs, experts say
OTTAWA - Canadian international trade lawyers say that if the U.S. follows through on President Donald Trump's threat to impose massive tariffs on Canada as early as Saturday, Ottawa could hit back with retaliatory tariffs almost immediately. Typically, Canada gives advance notice of any plan to impose tariffs and take...
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Damages in Jasper wildfire rise to $1.2B, goal to clear rubble for May construction
JASPER, ALTA. - The Insurance Bureau of Canada says last year's wildfire in Jasper, Alta., which destroyed one-third of the town's homes and buildings, is the second costliest fire disaster in the country's history. It says a revised estimate on total damage has increased to $1.23 billion from $880 million. The fire fo...
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World
Trump directing the opening of Guantanamo Bay detention center to hold migrants in US illegally
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the United States. Trump made the announcement right before he signed the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piec...
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Lawyers reach a deal on dividing a $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims
HONOLULU (AP) - A last-minute deal reached between lawyers representing victims of a deadly Hawaii wildfire has averted the need for a trial to determine how to split a $4 billion settlement. The unusual trial had been expected to delve into difficult questions about survivors' losses. Some victims were ready to take t...
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Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad last month was named on Wednesday the country's interim president, following a meeting of the former insurgent factions. The appointment of Ahmad al-Sharaa, a rebel once aligned with al-Qaida, as the country's preside...
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Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad was named on Wednesday the country's interim president, following a meeting of the former insurgent factions. The spokesperson for Syria's new, de facto government's military operations sector, Col. Hassan Abdul Ghani...
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Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter. The Monday evening order from the White House ...
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Judge set to sentence former Sen. Bob Menendez, who was convicted of taking bribes of cash and gold
NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez faces the likelihood of a long prison term when he is sentenced Wednesday for selling his once-considerable clout in Washington for gold bars, a luxury car and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash bribes. Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to give the Democrat 15 ye...
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