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Sox clinch playoff spot after win against the North Battleford Beavers
The Meadow Lake Sr. White Sox will be heading into the playoffs.The team won 5-3 against the North Battleford Beavers in a wildcard game on July 4 to clinch their playoff spot in North Saskatchewan Ri...
Jul 05, 2019 The Meadow Lake Sr. White Sox celebrate as they win against the North Battleford Beavers and move on into the playoffs. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
New look for Roughriders mascot causes controversy in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Gainer the Gopher has found out this week just how much controversy a makeover can cause. Gainer, who has been the mascot for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders since 1977, unveiled a ne...
Jul 05, 2019
Meadow Lake Minor Ball 11U and 13U Provincials
The Meadow Lake Minor Ball 11U and 13U Provincial Teams Tournament will be Friday, July 12 and Sunday, July 14.The games will be held at the Meadow Lake Lion's Park Ball Diamonds.
Jul 05, 2019
Battlefords’ housing market softens heading into summer
After posting the strongest numbers in almost two years in May, the Battlefords' housing market softened somewhat as summer approached.Thirty-one homes sold in the Battlefords in June, down from 39 th...
Jul 05, 2019 After a weak start to 2019, home sales in the Battlefords saw strong results in May. (file photo/LethbridgeNewsNOW Staff)
Montreal unveils plan to respond to heat waves after 66 deaths last year
MONTREAL - With a potential heat wave looming, Montreal says it's prepared to lengthen pool hours and send firefighters door to door to mitigate conditions that contributed to the death of 66 people l...
Jul 05, 2019
Swimming Lesson Registration
Registration is open for Summer Swimming Lessons!There will be 3 Sets: July 8-19, July 22- Aug 2 & Aug 12-23. To register call 306-445-1745 (with a credit card) or register here http://cnbleisure....
Jul 05, 2019
UNESCO gives Canada new deadline to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park
A United Nations body has given Canada a new deadline to repair the country's largest national park and the government is promising greater efforts to stop its deterioration. At a meeting this week in...
Jul 05, 2019
Fest drops Peter Yarrow over 'indecent liberties' sentence
NEW YORK - A music festival has disinvited folk singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary over his 1970 jail sentence for indecent liberties with a 14-year-old girl. The Press and Sun Bulletin of Bi...
Jul 05, 2019
Coleman's mother says her daughter was frightened and robotic after captivity
OTTAWA - Lynda Coleman says her daughter, Caitlan, was an unemotional automaton who was afraid of her husband in the weeks after she and Joshua Boyle were released from captivity. Coleman, 7...
Jul 05, 2019
Battlefords Ag Society General Meeting
Battlefords Agricultural Society will be having a general meeting in the Agrivilla at 7:00 pm on July 17th.We encourage all involved in the exhibition to attend.132nd Annual Northwest Territorial Days...
Jul 05, 2019