A 21-year-old Meadow Lake man is facing charges after shots were fired at a home, damaging two residences and two vehicles. Meadow Lake RCMP said officers received a report of a discharged firearm toward a home on 8th Street West at about 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 4. Investigators determined the home, two vehicles, and a near...

The scoreboard showed a 62-0 loss, but the Carpenter High School Spartans left Humboldt Mohawks with signs their young football team is moving forward.Head coach Coleton Ethier said Carpenter showed early promise and delivered a stronger defensive performance than the final score suggested in its second game of the sea...

Neheyo Road will remain open to traffic as Meadow Lake moves to legally close and transfer the road parcel to Flying Dust First Nation.Council gave first reading to Bylaw 08/2026, covering the roadway between Giant Tiger and the RCMP detachment. The measure would advance an outstanding Treaty Land Entitlement land reco...

The City of Meadow Lake is seeking public feedback as it resumes work on its Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw.The update began in 2023 with a community survey but was delayed for more than a year following the departure of the previous city manager, the move into the new Co-op Centre. The project is now back on...

It had been roughly 54 years since the last blind golf tournament was held in Meadow Lake, which is why Chris Villeneuve decided it was time to bring it back to northern Saskatchewan.Villeneuve, who is the guide for Meadow Lakes own blind golfer, Gerry Nelson, said the idea originally began last summer."We were co...

A man originally from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation has launched what he says is the first Indigenous-owned animation studio in B.C.Harley Knife has worked as an animator for the past 12 years on shows including Max and Ruby on Treehouse, Pete the Cat on Amazon Prime and Everybody Still Hates Chris on Comedy Central.This wee...

One of the men charged after a nearly 18-month-long investigation openly admitted to an undercover conservation officer that he illegally sold young deer meat to Muslims for Ramadan and collected $200. That was among the evidence heard at the trial for Wyatt and Brody Sinclair, which continued Monday afternoon at Princ...

RCMP have identified a suspect vehicle and driver after a pedestrian died following a hit-and-run in Lloydminster, but investigators are still seeking video from the area.Police responded at about 6:30 a.m. Monday to a report of a person lying on the roadway near 49th Avenue.Officers determined the person had been inju...

The incredibly wet weather of late is certainly not ideal for many across the region, especially agriculture producers. Rainy and cool conditions at harvest after late seeding in the spring are a tough blow. "Harvest is shut down, effectively, for I would say a minimum of a week, depending [on] how much rain you h...

A Saskatchewan test case that could help clarify where Métis people may exercise constitutionally-protected harvesting rights has been pushed into 2027.The cases involving Warren Boyer, Oliver Poitras and Harold St. Pierre are now scheduled to continue Jan. 25, 2027, in Meadow Lake Provincial Court. They had mos...

EMERALD PARK - A Saskatchewan motorcycle store is hoping the federal government hits the brakes on tariffs on Harley-Davidson bikes.Nearly every product in Prairie Harley-Davidson is subject to a new 50 per cent tariff as Canada targets the iconic American motorcycle brand.The federal government implemented a large lis...

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre used a Labour Day weekend stop in Regina to press Prime Minister Mark Carney for more information about the cost of Canada's latest counter-tariffs against the United States.Poilievre was surrounded by Saskatchewan Roughriders fans Sunday as he attended a tailgate outside Mosa...

It took some extra football, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders won another Labour Day Classic on Saturday.Saskatchewan emerged from a sold-out Mosaic Stadium with a 32-26 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers."That was the best atmosphere I've been a part of in my 20 years of playing football," defensive back Jon...

It's one of the most anticipated games of the CFL season - the annual Labour Day Classic at Mosaic Stadium between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.The yearly showdown has a reputation as a game where the teams' records don't matter but in 2026, it, along with the rematch between the two in the ne...

Momentum is something teams are always trying to capture throughout a season.The Saskatchewan Roughriders were able to put an end to a two-game skid last week with a 28-24 victory over the Toronto Argonauts.Defensive back Marcus Sayles believes that momentum does carry over from game to game. "We had a really good...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders always look to improve throughout the season.But once Labour Day hits, head coach Corey Mace feels like this is the time of year when you really need to start seeing the team trend upward."The season standings usually start to get tighter and tighter around this time. You want to be hi...

James Burgess Jr. was told one thing when he was cut by the Saskatchewan Roughriders following training camp - stay ready."I knew what I did in camp so I just stayed prepared and ready for any call from anyone. I got a call early and I was ready," the 24-year-old defensive back said.He had even gotten a job a...

It's been a busy couple of weeks for Shemar Bridges.The wide receiver was back at practice for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, preparing for an Aug. 15 game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders after dealing with an injury all season.But he was released by the Ti-Cats on Aug. 19. On Aug. 25, it was announced that the former C...

The SIMA Awards are back for 2026, and this year promises to be more exciting than ever. As a platform dedicated to celebrating Indigenous talent, the awards recognize the contributions of Indigenous artists across various genres. Whether you're a seasoned musician or just starting out, this is your chance to shine.The...

Ask someone from Calgary or Vancouver what you do in Kelowna and you'll get the same answer: wine tours. Fair enough. The Okanagan earned that reputation. But spend a summer day here with one of the region's local guides and you'll come home with a different story.You might spend a morning rappelling down a canyon wall...

A Saskatchewan airline made Canadian aviation history this week by taking delivery of a passenger aircraft that had never before operated in the country - a move that could reshape how workers travel to and from northern job sites.Rise Air said the ATR 72-600 marked the beginning of a new generation of northern air tra...

OTTAWA - The federal government and Alberta are pledging to build at least 1,460 affordable housing units across the province. Ottawa will provide up to $220 million through Build Canada Homes, a federal agency formed to speed up the delivery of the h...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada to blame for Washington's escalation of trade war, says Trump trade czar U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Canada is to blame for Washington's d...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Canada is to blame for Washington's decision to escalate the trade war with its northern neighbour. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed new executive orders, ramping up retaliation after C...

Mountain trail runner Hillary Gerardi says traversing perilous terrain as an elite "skyrunner" is where she and those dedicated to the sport feel most alive, but some routes have little to no margin of error. The American-born athlete, who has been li...

OTTAWA - A quarter of a century ago, the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, forced Canadians to quickly wake up to a world that had changed overnight - and to confront a new war which would change everything for Canada's military. The Afghanistan war, C...

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday to ban the import of certain Canadian goods, including motorcycles and alcoholic beverages. The move escalates the trade war with Canada less than 24 hours after Canada implemented re...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Republican John E. Sununu and Democrat Chris Pappas will compete for an open U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire in a race that has emerged as one of a handful around the country that could determine control of the chamber in Novembe...

A lone juror blocked Lindsay Clancy from being acquitted, insisting he wouldn't find her not guilty by reason of insanity despite saying during deliberations that he had reasonable doubt, the jury's foreperson said in a TV interview Tuesday. ...

BOSTON (AP) - A lone juror blocked the acquittal of Lindsay Clancy, despite acknowledging during deliberations that he had doubts about her guilt, the jury's foreperson said in a TV interview Tuesday. The interview with Boston's NBC10 air...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A federal judge in Missouri on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state from using its old congressional districts in the November election, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to get involved in the twisting and confusing leg...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes that have lurched ...

The U.S. on Tuesday destroyed five Iranian tankers in response to attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship, marking the latest tit-for-tat strikes between the two countries. Earlier, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignited fires at several oil facili...