Middle east conflict
Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza
For the past two Christmases, John Juka's family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: shuttered and eerily empty.But on Saturday evening, it bustled with families and was lit by strings of red lights, a hopeful change in the Palestinian city that's been reeling since war broke out in Gaza.Chri...
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Russia-Ukraine War
Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue
Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll meet on Saturday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly four-year-old war.Following talks that made progress on a security framework for postwar Ukraine, the two sides also...
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Meadow Lake
snowmobiling
Catching up: Meadow Lake Northern Lights Snowmobile Association
"If we get the snow, riders can look forward to beautifully groomed trails," said Kelly Schmidt, president of the Northern Lights Snowmobile Association in Meadow Lake. The association's trail team has been busy over the past few weeks getting everything ready for this season, now the wait for snow is on. Sch...
Dec 02, 2025
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COMMUNITY SPIRIT
Festival of Trees raises over $100K as Meadow Lake rallies behind local hospital
The Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation's biggest night of the year has once again delivered a major shot of support for local health care, with the Festival of Trees raising $112,600 for new medical equipment.The total continues a long-standing tradition of six-figure community generosity at the annual gala. More than 200...
Dec 02, 2025
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POLICING
Death of woman in Meadow Lake now deemed non-suspicious: RCMP
Saskatchewan RCMP say a woman found dead in a Meadow Lake parking lot last week did not die under suspicious circumstances.In an update issued Tuesday, RCMP Major Crimes said investigators, working with the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, have determined the death of the 29-year-old woman from Waterhen Lake First Nation...
Dec 02, 2025
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MISSING YOUTH
Search underway for two missing 15-year-olds last seen in Green Lake: RCMP
RCMP in Meadow Lake are asking for the public's help to find two 15-year-olds reported missing from the community of Green Lake.Mounties say Brooklyn Yahyahkeekoot and Skyler Roy were last seen together on the afternoon of Nov. 27. Police say the pair have had some contact with family since then, but remain missing.Yah...
Dec 01, 2025
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Crime
RCMP Major Crimes investigating suspicious death in Meadow Lake
The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes unit is in Meadow Lake this weekend, investigating a death they deem suspicious.Meadow Lake RCMP first received a report at around 8:50 a.m. on Nov. 28, explaining there was an unresponsive person in a parking lot near the junction of Highway 4 and 1st Avenue West.Officers quickly loc...
Nov 29, 2025
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Meadow Lake Co-op Centre named 2025 Project of the Year
The Meadow Lake Co-op Centre has been named the 2025 Project of the Year by the Project Management Institute's North Saskatchewan Chapter.A document prepared for city council says Colliers Project Leaders, which managed construction, submitted the facility for the award earlier this fall, following a council resolution...
Nov 27, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Elk cull
Effect of short-term antlerless elk hunt remain to be seen
The Ministry of Environment said it's too early to assess the full impact of a short-term hunting season for antlerless elk.A total of 11,546 tags were sold for the hunt that run from Nov. 20-27. The government said it was offered in response to growing landowner concerns about the high number of elk congregating on th...
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Cost of Living
Sask NDP says new SaskPower funding will push more families into the red
The Saskatchewan NDP believes the SaskParty's approval of additional spending for SaskPower will sink families deeper into the cost-of-living crisis. Erika Ritchie, the Shadow Minister for Municipal Affairs, was joined by a concerned Prince Albert citizen on Friday, who fears a hike in power bills will further strain t...
Dec 05, 2025
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Forced treatment
First details of forced addiction treatment plan made public
The Province of Saskatchewan has released the first details of its plan to force some addicts into treatment under what is being called the Compassionate Intervention Act. While the bill is not yet tabled and the Legislature will not resume until March, a document labeled The Compassionate Intervention Act - Questions ...
Dec 05, 2025
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moving goods
Winter weight season starts next week
Winter weight season in Northern Saskatchewan will begin Dec. 8. Winter weights allow trucks to carry heavier loads on secondary highways to maximize the amount of goods that can be moved. "Winter weights play a role moving agricultural products and other goods across the province more efficiently, which benefits ...
Dec 05, 2025
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Announcement
'I'm here for you': Sask. launches new phase of intimate partner violence awareness campaign
The Government of Saskatchewan unveiled the latest phase of its public awareness campaign about intimate partner violence on Thursday.Phase 4 of the "Face the Issue" campaign is centred around informing bystanders about what they can do to help victims of violence."Just something as simple as saying, 'I ...
Dec 05, 2025
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IMMIGRATION
Work-permit delays threaten to shut down Lloydminster restaurant, owner says
A Lloydminster restaurant owner said her business may have to close within weeks because immigration paperwork delays have left her two chefs unable to renew their work permits."Without them, I am nothing," said Ravinder Kaur, owner of Indian Kitchen. "If I am not able to find any chef, I have no other o...
Dec 04, 2025
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Local Sports
Riderville
The sheriff is back: Riders sign QB Trevor Harris to contract extension
Trevor Harris isn't done yet.With questions surrounding his future after winning the 2025 Grey Cup, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced they have signed the 39-year-old quarterback to a one-year contract extension.He is coming off one of the best seasons in his 13-season CFL career, winning the 112th Grey Cup and be...
Dec 04, 2025
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Riders offseason
Riders' players look to keep band together for 2026 CFL season
There are plenty of pending free agents the Saskatchewan Roughriders will look to bring back - and a few of the players already locked in for 2026 have already begun their recruitment pitches."That started happening weeks ago," said defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr, who is signed through 2026. "We have a...
Nov 28, 2025
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CLUB RESILIENCE
St. Cyr Trails Club rebuild gains momentum as volunteers push toward 2026 Sask. Winter Games
Four months after a fire levelled the St. Cyr Trails Club chalet near Meadow Lake, volunteers are deep into construction on a replacement building - a push the club hopes will keep the venue on track to host cross-country and Para Nordic skiing at the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games in February. When the fire hit, club ...
Nov 25, 2025
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LOCAL TALENT
'A lot of intensity': Spartans complete flawless run to capture 4A boys volleyball championship
One last point ended the match, and with it, the Carpenter High School Spartans completed a flawless straight-sets march to the 4A provincial boys volleyball championship.Their unbeaten run included four straight-sets wins in round-robin play, followed by playoff victories over Melville, Humboldt and Moose Jaw Central ...
Nov 25, 2025
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Volleyball
1A to 4A high school volleyball provincials results
The final weekend of high school volleyball provincials wrapped up on Saturday.The 4A schools competed in North Battleford.Meadow Lake finished on top after beating Moose Jaw Central in the final. Melfort took the bronze.The 3A tournament was held in Regina.Briercrest Christian finished first, followed by Regina Christ...
Nov 23, 2025
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Vanier Cup
Huskies fall in championship game at Mosaic Stadium
The Montreal Carabins defeated the USask Huskies 30-16 in the 2025 Vanier Cup at Mosaic Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Carabins quarterback Pepe Gonzalez threw three touchdown passes and passed for 344 yards.Brandon Gourgon hauled in a 41-yard pass from Gonzalez in the second quarter to give the Carabins an 11-3 lead. ...
Nov 22, 2025
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Meadow Lake Profiles
Guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a hug...
Jul 23, 2025
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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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Canada
Jobs
Canada added 54,000 jobs in November, unemployment rate drops to 6.5%: StatCan
The labour market surprised economists again in November with a third straight month of job gains.Statistics Canada said Friday that the economy added 54,000 new positions last month compared with economists' expectations for a small loss.The unemployment rate fell to 6.5 per cent in November, down from 6.9 per cent in...
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Alberta's Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those seeking an independence referendum should not have "gatekeepers," like the courts, standing in their way. Smith spoke today on her radio call-in show for the first time after her government proposed...
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Soccer fans buzzing as World Cup schedule announced for Toronto, Vancouver
VICTORIA - Foreign nationals in Vancouver and Toronto are buzzing with excitement as the cities gear up to host a slate of national teams as part of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. The full schedule of the expanded 48-team, 104-game tournament was anno...
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World Cup
'A once in a lifetime opportunity': Sask. soccer superfan excited for World Cup in Canada
It took close to two hours at the 2026 World Cup draw and while the group hasn't been completely finalized Canada's group is taking shape.Both Switzerland and Qatar will join Canada in group B, but the fourth team has yet to be determined.That will happen in late March when Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales and Bosnia and...
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First Nations
Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican collection returning to Canada today
First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders are set to gather at Montreal's airport Saturday to welcome home dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection."I give my love and respect to the late Pope (Francis) and the new Pope (Leo), and I thank them for doing the right thing, to try and ri...
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Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989
MONTREAL - Polytechnique Montréal and others across the country will pay tribute on Saturday to the 14 women who were murdered at the engineering school 36 years ago in a brazen anti-feminist attack. During a windswept morning ceremony at the Montreal...
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Middle east conflict
Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza
For the past two Christmases, John Juka's family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: shuttered and eerily empty.But on Saturday evening, it bustled with families and was lit by strings of red lights, a hopeful change in the Palestinian city that's been reeling since war broke out in Gaza.Chri...
40m ago
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Russia-Ukraine War
Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue
Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll meet on Saturday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly four-year-old war.Following talks that made progress on a security framework for postwar Ukraine, the two sides also...
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At least 18 migrants die as inflatable boat sinks south of Greek island of Crete; 2 rescued
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - At least 18 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in an inflatable boat died when it capsized south of the island of Crete, Greek authorities said Saturday. The half-sunken boat was locate...
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Mass shooting at a South African bar leaves 11 dead, including 3 children
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 11 people dead, police said. The victims included three children aged 3, 12 and 16...
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Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989
MONTREAL - Polytechnique Montréal and others across the country will pay tribute on Saturday to the 14 women who were murdered at the engineering school 36 years ago in a brazen anti-feminist attack. During a windswept morning ceremony at the Montreal...
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The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporari...
Dec 05, 2025
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