ALL FOR LOVE
At 91, Battleford woman digitally preserves Sask baseball history to honour late husband's legacy
A 91-year-old woman in Battleford has devoted decades to safeguarding the beloved baseball legacy she and her late husband, Dave Shury, built-in 1983.Jane Shury has worked tirelessly at the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Museum every day, making sure that their shared dreams and the spirit of the game live on for f...
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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...
Jan 23, 2025
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environment
Northern author selected as Family Literacy Day reader
Jan 22, 2025
Jobber of the Year: The Unified Parts Group 'One big family'
23 wrestlers earn 14 medals
Wilkie, Unity, and Meadow Lake wrestlers combine for 14 medals at Titans Wrestling Classic
Jan 22, 2025
addictions
Opposition grows against plan to provide at-home detox in Northwest
Jan 20, 2025
Meadow Lake
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...
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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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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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Saskatchewan
progressing as scheduled
Sneak peak of construction progress at Victoria Hospital
Construction of the new tower at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert is progressing as scheduled.Sask Builds and Procurement said construction is anticipated to be completed in the spring of 2028. A short, emailed statement from the ministry sent to paNOW read, "We announced the start of construction on May 10,...
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ALL FOR LOVE
At 91, Battleford woman digitally preserves Sask baseball history to honour late husband's legacy
A 91-year-old woman in Battleford has devoted decades to safeguarding the beloved baseball legacy she and her late husband, Dave Shury, built-in 1983.Jane Shury has worked tirelessly at the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Museum every day, making sure that their shared dreams and the spirit of the game live on for f...
10h ago
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Overdose statement
SHA, Ministry of Health issue statements after overdoses in Kelvington
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has issued a statement following the overdoses in Kelvington this week. Several people were treated by EMS personnel for what they believed were overdoses linked to crystal meth potentially laced with fentanyl. The patients experienced nausea, severe back pain, fever, anxiety, an...
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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...
Jan 23, 2025
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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...
Jan 23, 2025
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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...
Jan 23, 2025
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What's Trending
environment
Northern author selected as Family Literacy Day reader
Jan 22, 2025
Krista's Kilometres for MMIW
23 wrestlers earn 14 medals
Wilkie, Unity, and Meadow Lake wrestlers combine for 14 medals at Titans Wrestling Classic
Jan 22, 2025
addictions
Opposition grows against plan to provide at-home detox in Northwest
Jan 20, 2025
Hoopla
Saskatchewan High School Basketball 'Hoopla' Championships 2023
Bunge-Viterra Merger
NFU says Bunge-Viterra merger highlights need for effective regulation
Jan 20, 2025
Sask parks
Sask Parks registration dates announced
Jan 20, 2025
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....
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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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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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
Bill Wilson, father of former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, dies
Bill Wilson, a hereditary chief and the father of former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, has died. Wilson-Raybould announced his death on social media, saying her father's life was "one of leadership and striving to make change." Wilson helped get Indigenous title to land and treaty rights enshrined in...
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Canada Post gets $1-billion loan from federal government amid financial struggles
OTTAWA - The federal government is providing a $1-billion loan to Canada Post to help the Crown corporation continue operating amid "significant financial challenges." Canada Post says it was notified it will receive the $1.034 billion in repayable funding through the 2025-26 fiscal year. Canada Post says tha...
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B.C. climate activist couple to live in Pakistan if deportation proceeds
VANCOUVER - British Columbia climate activist Zain Haq and his wife Sophia Papp are planning to live together in Pakistan if his threatened deportation proceeds on Saturday, and blame his imminent expulsion on bureaucratic failings by immigration officials. Haq, a Pakistani citizen who co-founded activist group Save Ol...
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Bill Blair says Canada could hit NATO target in 2 years, but doesn't commit
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn't commit to doing so. NATO members have all committed to spend the equivalent of two per cent of its GDP on defence but Canada has consistently failed to reach that target. Last summer...
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Critics denounce Vancouver mayor's 'Trumpian' plan to 'integrate' Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Critics are denouncing Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson saying his proposal to pause supportive housing construction is "Trumpian." Swanson, an anti-poverty activist, says Sim's plans to pause net new supportiv...
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RCMP union says Manitoba, Saskatchewan face severe staffing stresses
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA - The union representing front-line Mounties says it has not seen an internal RCMP memo calling for short-term staff transfers to Manitoba and Saskatchewan, but says those provinces are under severe workload stress. Bobby Baker, the National Police Federation's director for the Prairies, says...
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World
North Dakota's overturned abortion ban won't be in effect during appeal, court rules
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's abortion ban will not be enforced while the state appeals an earlier decision that found it unconstitutional, the state's highest court ruled Friday. That appeal has yet to fully play out in the state Supreme Court after a judge struck down the law in September. North Dakota has had...
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Minnesota high court sides with Democrats in struggle with Republicans over control of state House
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Friday in a power struggle with Republicans that the chief justice said had left the state House of Representatives "completely dysfunctional." The justices agreed with House Democratic leaders who argued that a quorum in the House was 68 ...
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Supreme Court will weigh approval for US' 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma. The justices said they would review an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that invalidated a state board's approval of an applic...
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Supreme Court will weigh approval for US' 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma. The justices said they would review an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that invalidated a state board's approval of an applic...
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Riviera tournament moving to Torrey Pines in San Diego because of LA wildfires
The PGA Tour is relocating the Genesis Invitational out of wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles, announcing Friday it will be held Feb. 13-16 on the South course at Torrey Pines in San Diego with an emphasis on relief initiatives for victims of the fires. That gives Torrey Pines two tournaments in a span of four weeks. The tou...
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Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking reproductive health care facilities
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people accused of blocking reproductive rights facilities, calling the cases an example of the "weaponization" of law enforcement. Justice Department chief of staff Chad Mizelle ...
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