CRIME
Sentencing set for Lloydminster man guilty of sexual interference involving 14-year-old girl
A Lloydminster man has been found guilty of sexual interference involving a 14-year-old girl following a trial in provincial court.Tristan Lewis, 21, was convicted Tuesday in Lloydminster Provincial Court of sexual interference and two counts of failing to comply with a release order. The court confirmed a charge of se...
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'Turn pain into purpose'
Parenting in the Storm: couple turns addiction and loss into province-wide parenting workshop
Families can recover. That's the message Daniel Hearn and Donna Gilchrist spread during their province-wide Parenting in the Storm workshop that helps to improve communication between co-parents. The workshop combines hands-on activities where participants learn the importance of communication, and teachings from the ...
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'Turn pain into purpose'
Parenting in the Storm: couple turns addiction and loss into province-wide parenting workshop
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Honouring Grief and Tradition: Supporting Indigenous Families with Compassion
Gradual warming trend next week
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CRIME
Sentencing set for Lloydminster man guilty of sexual interference involving 14-year-old girl
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Meadow Lake
SASK. ICE UNIT
Meadow Lake man charged following child exploitation investigation
The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit has charged a Meadow Lake man with child exploitation related offences. On Nov. 19, the Sask. ICE Unit executed a search warrant at a home in Meadow Lake. Electronic devices were examined on the scene and seized by investigators. As a result of the investigation, 34-ye...
Feb 24, 2026
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DRUG BUST
Two charged after RCMP seize cocaine, crack in Meadow Lake
Two individuals have been charged after Meadow Lake RCMP seized cocaine and crack from a residence. In late December, RCMP seized methamphetamine, cocaine and weapons at a residence in Meadow Lake. Two people were arrested, including a man who had previously been released on conditions. He allowed officers to search h...
Feb 24, 2026
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AWARENESS
'Gangs are never an option': Thunderchild First Nation hosts community anti-gang conference
For Betty Anne Shankar, director of prevention for Thunderchild First Nation, bringing awareness to gang prevention is crucial. "We are seeing recruitment happening at younger ages. Gangs target the vulnerable youth, and we've seen that in our area, but it's happening everywhere. Prevention means stepping in earl...
Feb 23, 2026
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LOCAL TALENT
'It really just feels amazing': Host district River West wins 30 medals at 2026 Sask. Winter Games
As the final cheers echoed through the arena and the ceremonial flame was extinguished Saturday, Meadow Lake gold medalists Grant Fillion and Denzara Crawford stood among hundreds of competitors reflecting on a week that felt both overwhelming and unforgettable.Competing on home soil for Team Rivers West, the two teena...
Feb 22, 2026
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Community Support
Telemiracle Week begins
Kinsmen Telemiracle is celebrating its 50th anniversary and leading up to the big show that runs February 28 to March 1, this week has been proclaimed Telemiracle Week."Year after year, Saskatchewan people show their generosity through TeleMiracle," Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission E...
Feb 22, 2026
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indigenous voice
Onion Lake revitalizes its radio station to preserve Cree language and empower next generation
Onion Lake Cree Nation is breathing new life into Kitaskinaw Radio 102.5 FM with a renewed focus on preserving Cree language, training young broadcasters, and strengthening the community's voice from within.The station, which has existed for roughly 30 years, is now operating under a public relations department created...
Feb 21, 2026
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Saskatchewan
'Turn pain into purpose'
Parenting in the Storm: couple turns addiction and loss into province-wide parenting workshop
Families can recover. That's the message Daniel Hearn and Donna Gilchrist spread during their province-wide Parenting in the Storm workshop that helps to improve communication between co-parents. The workshop combines hands-on activities where participants learn the importance of communication, and teachings from the ...
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Gradual warming trend next week
Snow squall watch in effect; March not coming in like a lion this year
Brief but intense bands of snow are expected this evening over west central Saskatchewan. Snow squall bands will develop later this evening and track southeastward over Lloydminster, Kindersley, Battlefords, Meadow Lake, Prince Albert and Saskatoon, but La Ronge and Melfort both fall just out of the snow squall watch a...
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CRIME
Sentencing set for Lloydminster man guilty of sexual interference involving 14-year-old girl
A Lloydminster man has been found guilty of sexual interference involving a 14-year-old girl following a trial in provincial court.Tristan Lewis, 21, was convicted Tuesday in Lloydminster Provincial Court of sexual interference and two counts of failing to comply with a release order. The court confirmed a charge of se...
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On the docket
Saskatoon teen to be sentenced for setting fellow student on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate
Sentencing submissions will be heard at Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench on Thursday in the case of a 16-year-old girl who admitted to attempted murder after she lit a fellow student on fire in September of 2024.In December, the teen also pleaded guilty to unlawfully causing bodily harm to a teacher who tried to help ...
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Advancing trade volumes
Sask. looking to bolster and expand trade on mission to India
Premier Scott Moe is keeping his eyes locked on trade as he prepares to head to India on a week-long mission. He'll leave on Saturday and return the following Friday.To mark this trip as a success, Moe said he would like to advance the trade volumes Saskatchewan does with India when it comes to the three biggest catego...
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Well below Canadian average
More than 30 per cent of children in Prince Albert live in poverty, rates double for Northern Sask.
Critics are calling out the provincial government for alarming child poverty rates, particularly in northern communities.According to the study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), 35.4 per cent of children in Prince Albert live in poverty. That number jumps to more than six in 10 - or 62 per cent -...
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LOCAL TALENT
'It really just feels amazing': Host district River West wins 30 medals at 2026 Sask. Winter Games
As the final cheers echoed through the arena and the ceremonial flame was extinguished Saturday, Meadow Lake gold medalists Grant Fillion and Denzara Crawford stood among hundreds of competitors reflecting on a week that felt both overwhelming and unforgettable.Competing on home soil for Team Rivers West, the two teena...
Feb 22, 2026
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LOCAL TALENT
'We're entwined and entangled': Meadow Lake teacher behind medal design for 2026 Sask. Winter Games
As athletes step onto the podium at the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games, the medals placed around their necks carry more than victories.They carry a piece of Meadow Lake, designed by a local woman whose artwork is now part of the province's sporting history.Sara Cydejko, a teacher at Jonas Samson Middle School, created ...
Feb 19, 2026
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LOCAL SPORTS
Red Pheasant Cree Nation celebrates success at fourth annual Winterfest
Red Pheasant Cree Nation's Chief is highlighting a job well done after a weekend of sporting events. For three days, athletes gathered at the First Nation to participate in the fourth annual Winterfest. During the tournament, 16 hockey teams, 20 volleyball teams, and 20 basketball teams from First Nations in western Ca...
Feb 19, 2026
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RIDERS NOW
Saskatchewan Roughriders announce more stops on Grey Cup championship tour
Rider fans will get plenty of opportunities to see the Grey Cup in person as the team's championship tour of the province continues.The tour launched on Feb. 7 in Humboldt, fulfilling a long-standing promise to that city, and 10 more stops were announced on Wednesday."The Grey Cup will be accompanied by members of...
Feb 18, 2026
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN
'You are the best, and that's why you're here': Sask. Winter Games officially underway with over 1,400 athletes
Under the bright lights of the opening ceremony, Rivers West athlete Tristan Maatman stepped onto the floor carrying more than just his team colours - he carried the pride of home."I feel amazing coming back to the games. It feels like a home that I kind of went away with, but now I went back here now," the 1...
Feb 16, 2026
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Podium finish
Canada's Laurent Dubreuil wins bronze in men's speedskating 500
MILAN - Laurent Dubreuil sat cross-legged inside the oval at Milano Speed Skating Stadium, arms raised in the air, after what he called the "most stressful minutes" of his life.The veteran Canadian speedskater had set an Olympic record time in the men's 500 metres moments earlier, but feared it might not even...
Feb 14, 2026
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Meadow Lake Profiles
Aviation history
Rise Air receives Canada's first ATR 72-600 aircraft
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...
Dec 22, 2025
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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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Canada
Coalition says Vancouver's World Cup rights plan not to tackle 'FIFA-related harms'
VANCOUVER - A coalition of about 20 organizations working in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown say they're worried the city isn't adequately addressing human rights implications and "FIFA-related harms" of the upcoming soccer World Cup. The g...
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LeBlanc sets up talks with U.S. trade rep next week in Washington
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer late next week in Washington, D.C. The discussions comes as both countries are preparing for the mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mex...
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Feds earmark $1.55 billion to ensure equal services for First Nations kids
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected to announce $1.55 billion in federal funding today to support Jordan's Principle, a legal principle that states First Nations children must have equal access to social and health servic...
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Myles Gray had injected testosterone, doctor tells hearing into police-involved death
VANCOUVER - Myles Gray's family doctor has told a public hearing into his patient's 2015 police-involved death that Gray told him he had been injecting unprescribed testosterone, an anabolic steroid. But Dr. Christoffel Mentz-Serfontein says Gray never...
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Sens captain Brady Tkachuk unhappy with White House AI video that insulted Canadians
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk said he did not appreciate an AI-doctored video shared by the White House that made it appear he was disparaging Canadians, calling it fake and not something he would ever say. The Ottawa Senators captain spoke Thursday after the...
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Chief justice says institutions are strong after Smith targets court appointments
OTTAWA - Chief Justice Richard Wagner called on Canadian lawyers and judges to step up their efforts to defend the independence of the country's courts on Thursday, noting while Canadians maintain a strong trust in their institutions, the system is sti...
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World
Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group's request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House. U.S. ...
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Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group's request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House. U.S. ...
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Afghanistan launches military strikes on Pakistan in retaliation for earlier airstrikes
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's military launched an attack on Pakistan Thursday to retaliate for Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan border areas earlier in the week, claiming to have captured more than a dozen Pakistani army posts in the latest es...
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Hillary Clinton testifies she has no information on Epstein's crimes and doesn't recall meeting him
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told U.S. House lawmakers in New York on Thursday that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's or Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes, starting off two days of depositions that will also include form...
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South Africa says 2 of its nationals died fighting for Russia in Ukraine after recruitment scheme
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - At least two South Africans have died fighting for Russia in the war in Ukraine after being tricked into traveling there by a recruitment scheme, South Africa's foreign minister said Thursday. It was the fir...
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Danish prime minister calls a parliamentary election on March 24
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced Thursday that the Scandinavian country will hold a parliamentary election on March 24, giving voters a say several months early as the country digests a standoff with the U.S....
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