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Snow dump clearance underway

We may have gotten the biggest dump of snow of the season so far. But for the city's snow removal team, it's just another day ."This is just normal work for us," Roadways Manager Brent Kennedy told pa...

Jan 09, 2020 Machines clear snow heading East along 28th St. East. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)

Lake Lenore Fish Smoker set for another year

A big tradition in Lake Lenore is back for another year.The annual Fish Smoker takes place on Saturday at the Lake Lenore Hall.The event was started when the Lake Lenore hotel owner began the smoker, ...

Jan 09, 2020 The Lake Lenore Fish Smoker has been a tradition in the village for many years. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

US officials: ‘Highly likely’ Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. officials said Thursday it was "highly likely" that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board.The crash came...

Jan 09, 2020 Wax from melted candles sits next to flowers placed at the Canadian Embassy during a national day of mourning in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Auditions for The Real Inspector Hound

Spark Theatre is holding auditions for "The Real Inspector Hound" on the following days: Monday, January 13th and Tuesday, January 14th, from 6 until 8:00 p.m. at the Margo Fournier Centre. "The Real ...

Jan 09, 2020

$25,000 Cash Bingo

The Meadow Lake Lion's Guaranteed $25,000 Cash Bingo will be Friday, February 28 at the Meadow Lake and District ArenaDoors open at 5:30 P.M.50/50 Quarter Bingo is from 6 - 8 P.M.The Major Games start...

Jan 09, 2020

The CFL could be better organized heading into the new year

So somewhere at a ski resort in Ontario, the CFL bigwigs are holding their winter meetings and well, the CFL could use a good informercial.A lot of this is due to the Collective Bargaining Agreement o...

Jan 09, 2020 Greg Urbanoski

Montreal Lake Walleye Derby

This increadible event will be at Montreal Lake on March 21st. It is a 6 HR CATCH and RELEASE derby which runs from 11:00AM - 5:00PMONE HOLE PER-PERSONHOLES WILL BE PRE-DRILLED50/50 DRAWSON-SITE CANTE...

Jan 09, 2020

Final chance to have your say on proposed Pineland Co-op amalgamation

Members of Pineland Co-op are being urged to attend an important meeting.The final chance for the members to have their say on Pineland's proposed amalgamation with Lake Country Co-op takes place Thur...

Jan 09, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Reducing the number of Indigenous children in care

The Government of Canada has co-developed, with Indigenous peoples, provinces and territories, new legislation to reduce the number of Indigenous children and youth in care and improve child and famil...

Jan 09, 2020

Hawks snap streak, hand Stars 4-1 loss at home

The Battlefords North Stars fell 4-1 to the Nipawin Hawks Wednesday night at the Civic Centre. The Hawks' victory snapped a five-game winning streak for the Battlefords, while also giving Nipawin a th...

Jan 08, 2020 It was a tough night for the North Stars Wednesday, as the team outshot the Nipawin Hawks 37-21 on the night, but fell 4-1 in front of the hometown crowd. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)