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Meadow Lake Fire Department delivers positive report to city council
Meadow Lake Fire Department presented their 2019 report to council this week, and the data appears to be positive for the area.Fire Chief Neil Marsh told meadowlakeNOW calls for vehicle accidents last...
Apr 16, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Wolfpack rue missing home opener originally slated for Saturday in Toronto
TORONTO - This weekend was to have been Sonny Bill Williams' coming-out party in Toronto, with the former All Blacks star slated to make his Canadian debut for the Wolfpack before an expected sel...
Apr 16, 2020
Louis Armstrong org starts COVID-19 fund for jazz musicians
NEW YORK - The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation has launched a $1 million emergency fund to support freelance New York City-area jazz musicians during the coronavirus pandemic. The organization'...
Apr 16, 2020
The Melfort Regional Landfill is open to the public after month-long closure
The City of Melfort has reopened one of its facilities that was closed due to the COVID-19 crisis.The Melfort Regional Landfill is once again open to the general public.Director of Development, Planni...
Apr 16, 2020 The Melfort Regional Landfill has reopened, though it remains closed on weekends. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Council considers non-refundable election fees
It might only be $100, but for some, it's the principle of the accessibility of democracy that's at stake. As Prince Albert prepares for the Nov. 9 election, city administration is recommending the $1...
Apr 16, 2020
Federal inmate dies from COVID-19 complications at prison in Mission, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - An inmate has died from an apparent complication related to COVID-19 at a prison in B.C. Correctional Services of Canada says it is the first death from the novel coronavi...
Apr 16, 2020
Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81
NEW YORK - Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Eugene O'Neill a...
Apr 16, 2020
Agriculture group wants Ottawa to prioritize aid to ensure food supply
OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says Ottawa should make the industry a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic, second to the health of Canadians, to ensure the country's food supply. Pr...
Apr 16, 2020
Vidal calls for more support for First Nations-owned businesses
Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary Vidal is calling on the federal government to do more for businesses owned by First Nations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter written to Minister of Fi...
Apr 16, 2020 Gary Vidal believes First Nations-owned businesses are being negatively impacted by a federal subsidy program. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Communities in Bloom cancels national competition; community garden still a go
The Communities in Bloom judges' visit will be canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the Melfort group can still go ahead with its community garden.The garden plots are far enough apart ...
Apr 16, 2020 Melfort community garden renting out plots for the upcoming planting season. (Facebook/Melfort Communities in Bloom)