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Cree Language Festival at Hall Lake
Cree Songs & Drama & Oratory & Square Dancing at the Sally Ross School in Hall LakeThere will be Cash Prizes for Individuals and Groups.
Feb 10, 2020
Robinson preparing sled dog team for upcoming Canadian Challenge
Winning isn't everything for Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race board member Sid Robinson.Since the competition began in 1998, Robinson has raced in every event except one. He also has the unusual recor...
Feb 10, 2020 Sid Robinson has been competing in the Canadian Challenge since it began in 1998. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan Horse Federation honours local chuck wagon legend Raymond Mitsuing
The Saskatchewan Horse Federation announced five individuals will be inducted into the SHF Hall of Fame in 2020. One of the five inaugural inductees being recognized is Loon Lake's own, Raymond Mitsui...
Feb 10, 2020 (file photo/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Jordan Peterson in Russia for medical benzodiazepine detox: Daughter
The daughter of controversial Canadian author Jordan Peterson says her father is recovering in Russia from "physical dependence" to anti-anxiety medication. Mikhaila Peterson says in a YouTube&nb...
Feb 10, 2020
Gronlid man pleads guilty to wildlife trafficking charges
(submitted photo/Ministry of Environment)A Gronlid man recently pleaded guilty in Melfort Provincial Court to charges stemming from a lengthy wildlife trafficking investigation. Sixty-four-year-old Ra...
Feb 10, 2020 (submitted photo/Ministry of Environment)
P.A. motorists claims he was left stranded due to ruts
The term, 'bump in the road,' has a new meaning for a Prince Albert man.Last Wednesday, Wayne Finch drove his 2000 Ford Focus to the John M. Culenaere Public Library. He said on the drive, he pulled i...
Feb 10, 2020 Wayne Finch says a rut damaged the axle on his vehicle during his drive to the library last week. (submitted photo/Wayne Finch)
Four Nipawin businesses recognized at ABEX Awards
Service, retail, heritage, and agriculture.Those are the four categories of the Nipawin and District Chamber of Commerce's ABEX Awards that were presented on Friday, Feb. 7 as part of the chamber's aw...
Feb 10, 2020 Nipawin Dental Centre received the service award during the Nipawin and District Chamber of Commerce's ABEX Awards Gala. (Facebook/Nipawin Dental Centre)
Ottawa launches consultations on Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain pipeline
CALGARY - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government is launching a new set of consultations with Indigenous groups that will determine if and how they might take part in ownership...
Feb 10, 2020
RCMP looking for woman suspected of thefts in Nipawin
Nipawin RCMP are asking for the public's assistance is locating a 35-year-old woman for numerous outstanding charges.Ericka Settee is wanted for theft, mischief and break and enter.Settee is the suspe...
Feb 10, 2020 Ericka Settee is wanted by Nipawin RCMP (Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers)
LeBron James, Kyle Lowry among 44 US Olympic basketball team finalists
LeBron James is considering a return to the Olympics. James - a two-time gold medallist and three-time Olympian - is among 44 players announced by USA Basketball on Monday as finalists for the team th...
Feb 10, 2020