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Unifor Local 594 resumes picketing, renews call for binding arbitration

The president of Unifor Local 594 said locked-out workers from the Co-op refinery are back on the picket lines this week, albeit in small groups to maintain physical distancing.On Tuesday, union membe...

May 08, 2020

Edmonton company will build new Northland Pioneers Lodge long-term care facility

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has awarded a multi-million dollar contract to an Alberta-based construction company for the development of the new Northland Pioneers Lodge long-term care facility...

May 08, 2020 Construction site of the new Northland Pioneers Lodge which broke ground in April. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Serious crash blocks Highway 55, drivers expect delay

Meadow Lake RCMP reported a serious traffic collision on Hwy #55 approximately six miles east of Meadow Lake toward Green Lake. A police presence is set up outside of Norsask Forest Products. The high...

May 08, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

SK Wildlife Federation Geocaching

Geocaching is a free, real-world outdoor treasure hunt.Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using a smartphone or GPS and can then share their experiences online. Geocaching is e...

May 08, 2020

Saskatchewan students will continue to learn from home

The provincial government has made it official; students will not be returning to the classroom this school year and in-class learning has been suspended until at least September.In an email to Regina...

May 07, 2020 Education Minister Gordon Wyant says he is pleased with how supplemental learning has been going. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

MS Walk will be virtual this year

The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk will still happen this year, albeit in a virtual capacity.According to a media release from the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, May marks MS Awareness Month, and...

May 07, 2020 This photo is from a MS Walk in Prince Albert from 2013. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan Health Authority Service Resumption Plan Released

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be initiating a phased resumption of health care services on May 19, 2020. This process will start to reverse some of the service changes and reductions th...

May 07, 2020

2020 CFL Season Just a Hail Mary Pass Away!

It's interesting in a desert of sporting diversions, last week's CFL Draft telecast on TSN saw ratings up 116 per cent as people searched for anything that was not a reality show or another in seven w...

May 07, 2020

City-organized curbside food drive supports community through pandemic

The City of Meadow Lake is running its first curbside community food drive on May 14 and anyone with the ability to donate, will support the Salvation Army, Door of Hope, and Northwest School Division...

May 06, 2020 (Submitted/Door of Hope with Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries)

Ceremony to be held today for service members who died in helicopter crash

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - The Canadian military is to hold a special ramp ceremony today at Canadian Forces Base Trenton to repatriate remains of a service member and honour all six who died in a ...

May 06, 2020