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Ottawa settles 93-year-old land dispute with Flying Dust First Nation

Nearly a century after land was taken for a railway line, Flying Dust First Nation reached a $30-million settlement with Ottawa - including $10,000 for every band member - in what the chief calls a lo...

Apr 22, 2025

North West College encouraging federal leaders to 'uphold rights of refugees and migrants'

North West College has added its voice to an open letter to the federal politicians vying to be the next leader of Canada. It calls on them to commit to messaging and platform policies that honour ref...

Apr 17, 2025

'Know the dangerous ones': Sask. mushroom picker shares safety tips ahead of foraging season

As the forests and meadows of Saskatchewan come back to life each spring/summer season, they bring with them a lively bounty - wild mushrooms.But as interest in foraging grows, Donovan Thiessen has on...

Apr 16, 2025

UPDATE: Missing woman on Red Pheasant Cree Nation found deceased

Update: April 17, 8:43 a.m.Battlefords RCMP confirmed that missing 33-year-old Jana Laliberte was located deceased. Following a preliminary investigation, Laliberte's death is not believed to be suspi...

Apr 16, 2025

UPDATED: Missing 18-year-old woman found deceased

Update: April 16, 4:28 p.m.Meadow Lake RCMP said that missing 18-year-old Adyson King was located deceased. RCMP, along with the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, continue to investigate. No further info...

Apr 16, 2025

La Loche teen wins gold in Indigenous paddle making at Skills Canada competition

Claire Haynes remembers the first and only time she dipped a paddle made of her own hands into the water. "We were out on (Lac La Loche) and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face," she said of her exp...

Apr 15, 2025

'Common man' Darrell Patan running in Battlefords–Lloydminster–Meadow Lake for Canadian Future Party

Darrell Patan says he's not a career politician, but rather a "common man" stepping up for the people of the Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake riding as the newly named Canadian Future Party (CFP) ...

Apr 15, 2025

2025 Ness Creek Music Festival

We're pleased to announce the full lineup for the 2025 Ness Creek Music Festival. Join us the 3rd weekend of July for an epic weekend of amazing live music and more! Get your tickets now at NessCreekM...

Apr 15, 2025

Get Ready for the 102nd Meadow Lake Stampede

We are coming back for the 102nd Annual Meadow Lake Stampede at the Bear Creek Gymkhana Grounds! You're not going to want to miss this! There will be sheep and calf riding both nights! The Meadow Lake...

Apr 15, 2025

MMF president first witness in Métis harvesting rights trial

David Chartrand had been speaking for an hour and a half when Crown Prosecutor James Fyfe lodged an objection. The President of the Manitoba Mtis Federation (MMF) had come to Meadow Lake Provincial Co...

Apr 15, 2025