bus cancellations
Why school buses don't run in extreme cold
An extreme cold warning from Environment Canada prompted school bus cancellations across Saskatchewan Monday morning including Prince Albert and the Battlefords, Saskatoon and Regina. While it's a bit of a last minute hassle for parents, a transportation manager for one of the school divisions said it comes down to pol...
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Donald Trump sworn in as 47th United States president in Washington DC
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, promising a "revolution of common sense" and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country's institutions.Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts t...
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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...
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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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addictions
Opposition grows against plan to provide at-home detox in Northwest
Opposition continues to grow against the Saskatchewan Health Authority's (SHA) plan to contract private company Medavie Health Services West to provide at-home detox services in Northwest Saskatchewan. The plan was first reported by larongeNOW one week ago in an article detailing opposition from Île-à-la-C...
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bus cancellations
Why school buses don't run in extreme cold
An extreme cold warning from Environment Canada prompted school bus cancellations across Saskatchewan Monday morning including Prince Albert and the Battlefords, Saskatoon and Regina. While it's a bit of a last minute hassle for parents, a transportation manager for one of the school divisions said it comes down to pol...
11h ago
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Bunge-Viterra Merger
NFU says Bunge-Viterra merger highlights need for effective regulation
An agricultural group believes the approval of Bunge's acquisition of Viterra effectively ends competition in Canada's agriculture commodity sector. In a news release, The National Farmers Union (NFU) said this would give control of 40 per cent of the grain market to Bunge making it the world's largest agricultural com...
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Donald Trump sworn in as 47th United States president in Washington DC
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, promising a "revolution of common sense" and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country's institutions.Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts t...
15h ago
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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...
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Wear layers
Major temperature rollercoaster hits Sask.
Buckle up. The forecast is taking Saskatchewanians on a wild ride over the next 24 hours.Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for the entire province, except for a small pocket near La Loche. Wind chill values near -45 C are expected Monday as a bitterly cold Arctic airmass remains over the region. The...
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addictions
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Riderville
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Local Sports
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...
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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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Riderville
Quarterback Jake Maier excited to join Riders, reunite with coaches
Jake Maier is excited to be a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and reunite with some familiar faces.Maier's rights were traded from the Calgary Stampeders to the Green and White last month. The team announced the 27-year-old quarterback had signed a one-year contract extension to keep him in Saskatchewan for 2025...
Jan 11, 2025
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Maier deal
Jake Maier, Riders reach agreement on one-year deal
Jake Maier is set to be a Saskatchewan Roughrider for 2025.After the quarterback's negotiation rights were traded from the Calgary Stampeders to the Riders, the CFL club announced a one-year extension with the 27-year-old.The Green Zone's CFL insider, Dave Naylor, reported the deal is for $165,000 and includes performa...
Jan 10, 2025
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Eyes on the prize
P.A.'s Zablocki and team finish group stage perfect at U18 women's hockey worlds
Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki scored twice and Marilou Grenier made 20 saves as Canada blanked Czechia 5-0 Tuesday at the world women's under-18 hockey championship. Canada finished the preliminary round in the top spot in Group B with nine points from three regulation wins and will face Japan in Thursday's quarterf...
Jan 08, 2025
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QB Trade
Maier moves: Riders trade for quarterback Jake Maier
Another name has been added to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' stable of quarterbacks.The CFL club has traded for the negotiation rights of Calgary Stampeders quarterback Jake Maier in exchange for an eighth-round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft.Maier is set to become a free agent in February.In 2023, Maier became the Stamps'...
Dec 23, 2024
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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
Parts of tundra releasing more carbon than they absorb: study
A new study suggests regions of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, upending a millennia-old trend. The study published in academic journal Nature Climate Change suggests many tundra regions may have started to release more carbon dioxide than they absorb, calling it a "...
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More than a third of Canadians turn to online info due to lack of doctor access: poll
A new poll suggests more than a third of Canadians say they have no choice but to seek health information online because they don't have access to a doctor, further highlighting challenges posed by an ongoing physician shortage. The online survey by the Canadian Medical Association and Abacus Data conducted last Novemb...
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In the news today: Trump signals tariffs may be coming Feb. 1
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump signals tariffs may be coming Feb. 1 U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move ahead with with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian imports on Feb. 1. He delivered the deadline on Monday...
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Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing
OTTAWA - The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away - to one degree or another - from the Liberal government's keystone climate policy in a bid to take a major Conservative line of attack off the table. The Liberals first campaigned on a carbon price in 2008 and moved to make it happen f...
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Justin Trudeau to speak after Donald Trump muses about tariffs coming Feb. 1
MONTEBELLO, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to speak with media today, the first time he'll take questions since President Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington. Trudeau is huddling with his team in Montebello, Que., for the government's annual winter cabinet retreat, which will be his last before he st...
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Authorities say a US border patrol agent was fatally shot in Vermont south of border
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot Monday on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said. The death was confirmed by the FBI and Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington. In a statement, the FBI said that in addition to the agent,...
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World
Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia's Java island leave 17 dead and 8 missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 17 people who were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country's main island of Java, officials said Tuesday. Eight people were missing. Torrential rains on Monday caused rivers to ...
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Starmer says the killing of 3 girls must lead to 'fundamental change' in how state protects citizens
LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that the killing of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class must lead to "fundamental change" in how the British state protects citizens. Starmer said the government must also answer "tough questions" about how authorities failed to sto...
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Fire in a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey kills at least 10 people, injures 32
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A fire broke out at a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least at least 10 people and hospitalizing another 32 with injuries, officials said. The fire broke out overnight at the restaurant of a hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, Interior Minister A...
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Taliban announce the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner exchange
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Afghanistan's Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. The Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the two U.S. citizens, but said they were exchanged for Khan Muhammad, who was arrested in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar two decades...
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Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a sweeping execution order Monday on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to "take all necessary and lawful action" to ensure that states have enough lethal injection drugs to carry out executions. Trump's order, coming just hours after he returne...
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Coco Gauff loses to Paula Badosa in the Australian Open quarterfinals
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Coco Gauff's forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open on Tuesday, and the No. 3-seeded American was eliminated in the quarterfinals by No. 11 Paula Badosa of Spain 7-5, 6-4. Gauff entered the match at Rod Laver Arena with a 9-0 record in ...
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