TRADITION AND MODERNITY
Bridging two worlds: Indigenous healing and western medicine
For Joseph Neapetung, an Anishinaabe graduate student from Yellow Quill First Nation, medicine is more than science-it's a connection to culture, history, and traditional knowledge.At a recent TEDxUniversityofSaskatchewan event, Neapetung delivered a talk about Indigenous Neuroscience: The Healing Power of Willow Bark,...
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Local budget reaction
'Optimistic': Battlefords leaders react to budget
There's excitement in the Battlefords the day after the provincial budget was released. "I'm definitely excited that a, this is a balanced budget," said Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie. He also said it was good to see a surplus. He explained that some people may have looked at it from a different perspective or ...
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TRADITION AND MODERNITY
Bridging two worlds: Indigenous healing and western medicine
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ALL FOR DUROCHER
Meadow Lake family hosts basketball tournament to honour late son, raise mental health awareness
Mar 19, 2025
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Local budget reaction
'Optimistic': Battlefords leaders react to budget
There's excitement in the Battlefords the day after the provincial budget was released. "I'm definitely excited that a, this is a balanced budget," said Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie. He also said it was good to see a surplus. He explained that some people may have looked at it from a different perspective or ...
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Carpenter High School Basketball
Meadow Lake girls head to HOOPLA with chance at back-to-back
It's been a great season so far for the Carpenter High School Spartans girl's basketball team and after coming off a 4A provincial championship last season, they've continued their success, winning four tournaments throughout their 2024/25 campaign. Now, after beating Melfort in regionals, the Spartans are heading to H...
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Market gardens
A tale of two gardens: planting seeds for stronger communities
As the snow begins to recede, and the sun gets stronger, gardeners around Flying Dust First Nation and Meadow Lake are preparing for another season of toiling in the soil. "There's so much more to being a community garden right, we're trying to grow a healthier lifestyle with the organic fresh fruit," said Pa...
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ALL FOR DUROCHER
Meadow Lake family hosts basketball tournament to honour late son, raise mental health awareness
Basketball was more than just a game to Della Duquette's son-it was his passion, and a way to stay out of trouble; something he wanted to share with others.Lyndon Durocher died in 2023 after struggling with depression. Two years later, his family in Meadow Lake is keeping his memory alive through an annual tournament c...
Mar 19, 2025
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MISSING BOY
Search underway for missing 13-year-old boy: RCMP
Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 13-year-old boy from Big Island Lake Cree Nation.Pierceland RCMP say Dwight Sandfly was last seen on March 13 in the community and was reported missing three days later.Officers have been following up on tips and checking places he is known to frequent but h...
Mar 17, 2025
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Northern Dogs
'Meeting people where they're at': Northern communities developing strategies in wake of public health issue
Communities in northern Saskatchewan are facing what seems to be an endemic public health issue. "The numbers of northern dog bites are so high, that the places with the highest dog bites exceed that of the rest of the province," said Dr. David Edward-Ooi Poon, a northern medical health officer with Saskatche...
Mar 13, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Sask Most Wanted
PHOTOS: Saskatchewan RCMP release 'Most Wanted' list
The Saskatchewan RCMP are asking the public for help in locating some criminals on the lam.On Thursday, the police service released a list of 10 wanted fugitives in the province, all with active warrants, who were last known to be living in Saskatchewan.The offenders were chosen to appear on the list based on their cur...
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TRADITION AND MODERNITY
Bridging two worlds: Indigenous healing and western medicine
For Joseph Neapetung, an Anishinaabe graduate student from Yellow Quill First Nation, medicine is more than science-it's a connection to culture, history, and traditional knowledge.At a recent TEDxUniversityofSaskatchewan event, Neapetung delivered a talk about Indigenous Neuroscience: The Healing Power of Willow Bark,...
4h ago
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Local budget reaction
'Optimistic': Battlefords leaders react to budget
There's excitement in the Battlefords the day after the provincial budget was released. "I'm definitely excited that a, this is a balanced budget," said Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie. He also said it was good to see a surplus. He explained that some people may have looked at it from a different perspective or ...
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Flight from peace officer
Failing to stop for police a growing trend in Prince Albert
Since January 1st, the Prince Albert Police Service has had nearly 100 situations where a driver has failed to stop for police."What we've noticed is a trend starting this year where we have people that, when an officer is trying to stop that vehicle, they're not following the lawful authority and we have people t...
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New programming
SRPSD announces new sports academy partnership
The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) announced a new partnership for their sports academy on Thursday. In a release, the division welcomed Trach Power Skating & Skills and Trach Sports Academy for the 2025-26 school year, promising high-quality athletic programming to student-athletes across the S...
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Market gardens
A tale of two gardens: planting seeds for stronger communities
As the snow begins to recede, and the sun gets stronger, gardeners around Flying Dust First Nation and Meadow Lake are preparing for another season of toiling in the soil. "There's so much more to being a community garden right, we're trying to grow a healthier lifestyle with the organic fresh fruit," said Pa...
10h ago
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Local Sports
Carpenter High School Basketball
Meadow Lake girls head to HOOPLA with chance at back-to-back
It's been a great season so far for the Carpenter High School Spartans girl's basketball team and after coming off a 4A provincial championship last season, they've continued their success, winning four tournaments throughout their 2024/25 campaign. Now, after beating Melfort in regionals, the Spartans are heading to H...
8h ago
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ALL FOR DUROCHER
Meadow Lake family hosts basketball tournament to honour late son, raise mental health awareness
Basketball was more than just a game to Della Duquette's son-it was his passion, and a way to stay out of trouble; something he wanted to share with others.Lyndon Durocher died in 2023 after struggling with depression. Two years later, his family in Meadow Lake is keeping his memory alive through an annual tournament c...
Mar 19, 2025
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Proud of his roots
Meadow Lake's Roddy Ross named U SPORTS 2nd Team All-Canadian
Not only was he representing the university he plays for, but Roddy Ross was also showing pride in his heritage on Wednesday. The 4th-year Huskie goaltender wore a brilliant bead, University of Saskatchewan Huskie, medallion to Wednesday's U SPORTS men's hockey championship awards in Ottawa. Roddy's cousin, Brianna Ros...
Mar 19, 2025
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Is it Necessary?
Scary WHL fight raises concerns about fighting in hockey
A Western Hockey League (WHL) game between the Tri-City Americans and Seattle Thunderbirds came to an abrupt end earlier this week following a fight between Thunderbirds defenceman Ashton Cumby and Americans blueliner, and former Prince Albert Raider, Terrell Goldsmith, which sent Goldsmith to the hospital with serious...
Mar 13, 2025
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From Player to Coach
Jackson Allan: North Stars Captain turns setback into opportunity
In his final year on the team and with a championship under his belt, Battlefords North Stars captain, Jackson Allan, now has the opportunity to use his knowledge and skills to assist the North Stars in a different way to end the season. After battling a serious injury over the past few months, the team has officially ...
Mar 12, 2025
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McLurg wins 4th straight 3a women's title
Wrestling provincials recap
After regional competitions the week before determined the top four wrestlers in each weight class in Carrot River, those wrestlers traveled to Regina over the weekend to compete in provincials to compete against the top four wrestlers from Regina and the top four from Saskatoon to crown provincial champions. Covered i...
Mar 11, 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
Liberals revoke Arya's nomination, after removing him from leadership race
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Chandra Arya says his nomination to run for the party again in his Ottawa riding has been revoked. The 62-year-old has represented the city's Nepean seat since 2015. The decision to remove him comes almost two months after the party also told Arya it would not accept him as a candidate for the leade...
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Yukon pharmacare deal to cover contraceptives, diabetes meds at little or no cost
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon and federal governments have announced a $9.5-million pharmacare agreement over four years, giving universal access to contraceptive and diabetes medications for the territory's residents. A joint news release says the agreement will support reproductive freedom for up to 12,000 Yukoners and make...
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Man convicted of manslaughter in 2023 stabbing of teen on Surrey, B.C., bus
Homicide investigators say a man has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2023 stabbing death of a 17-year-old boy on a bus in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that Kaiden Mintenko from Burnaby, B.C., was found guilty Thursday after a trial in B.C. Supreme Court in New Wes...
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Fire chief says blaze in Burnaby, B.C., highrise injures 15, three seriously
BURNABY, B.C. - A fire in a highrise in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Burnaby has sent 15 to hospital, three of them with serious injuries. Fire Chief Ian Hetherington says about four dozen firefighters responded to the blaze early Thursday in a 19-storey cement building and found the fourth floor full of heavy smoke. ...
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Canada pledges nearly $100M for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are announcing nearly $100 million in humanitarian relief and governance support for Palestinians, days before a widely expected election. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, who took on the file of international development last week, is announcing funding for major agencies wor...
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World Happiness Report lists Canada as happiest G7 country
Canada may be the happiest member of the G7, according to the recently released World Happiness report, but it's taken quite a tumble over the past couple of decades. The report, edited by a professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, has Canada at No. 18, with the next closest G7 nation being Germany at No. 22....
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World
Florida man is executed for the killings of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed Thursday evening. Prison officials said Edward James, 63, was pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m. after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He d...
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Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to assassinate an Iranian American journalist in New York
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury has convicted two men of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by the Iranian government. The verdict was returned at a federal court in New York on Thursday, ending a two-week...
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Georgetown scholar detained over American wife's Palestinian ties, lawyer says
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown scholar that the government detained until the court has had a chance to rule. U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles in Alexandria, Virginia, ordered that Badar Khan Suri "shall not be removed from the...
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Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that's been a longtime target of conservatives. Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal id...
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Former Michigan assistant coach charged with hacking computer accounts for athlete's intimate photos
DETROIT (AP) - A former NFL and University of Michigan assistant football coach hacked into the computer accounts of thousands of college athletes seeking intimate photos and videos, according to an indictment filed Thursday. Matt Weiss, who worked for the Baltimore Ravens before joining the University of Michigan in 2...
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Air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem after a missile launch from Yemen, Israeli army says
JERUSALEM (AP) - Air raid sirens have sounded in central Jerusalem and other parts of Israel after a missile launch from Yemen, the Israeli army announced. The launch came hours after Israel said it intercepted another missile launched by Yemen's Houthi rebel group. The Iranian-backed Houthis resumed attacks on Israel ...
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