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Manslaughter charge laid after young woman's death at Turnor Lake
In connection to a young woman's death on Friday at Turnor Lake, a 25-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter.Darian Montgrand, 25, is scheduled to appear Monday at Meadow Lake Provincial Cour...
May 09, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/ meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Person dies after being hit by plane that was taking off at Denver airport
A person who jumped a fence and was on a runway at Denver International Airport was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane during takeoff, airport authorities said. The collision sparked an en...
May 09, 2026 Frontier Airlines jetliner number n646fr sits outside the airlines technical operations center with other jetliners in for service north of Denver International Airport Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Denver. (Image Credit: AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Prime Minister Mark Carney touts Canadian values in speech at global progress summit
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to build new institutions and reimagine old ones as an antidote to the anxieties that people and governments are grappling with in the modern age.Carney ma...
May 09, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the 2026 Global Progress Action Summit in Toronto, on Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan)
2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders: Plenty of familiar faces return on offence
Consistency was the goal for the Saskatchewan Roughriders on offensive side of the ball heading into the 2026 season.The defending Grey Cup champions were able to bring back a majority of their starti...
May 09, 2026 The Saskatchewan Roughriders will once again have veteran Trevor Harris at the helm of the offence in 2026. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
Experts understand anxiety about hantavirus, but say it's unlikely to be next pandemic
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Allison McGeer has lived and worked through SARS-1 in 2003, the H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009 and the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in 2020.With the trauma of the COVID ...
May 09, 2026 A worker prepares the area where passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship are expected to arrive at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
SaskEnergy to conduct natural gas flaring in Battle River next week
On May 10 through May 14, between 6-10 am, SaskEnergy is conducting controlled natural gas flaring at the block valve site adjacent to the Brada Compresser Station, approximately nine kilometres south...
May 09, 2026 The natural gas flaring conducted by SaskEnergy will begin on Sunday. (Image Credit: ID 16581821 © Worldshots | Dreamstime.com)
WorkSafe Saskatchewan drops Mission Zero branding
Mission Zero may be ending, but Saskatchewan officials say the mission behind it is far from complete.WorkSafe Saskatchewan unveiled a new strategic framework Wednesday aimed at reducing serious workp...
May 09, 2026 Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Ken Cheveldayoff poses with WorkSafe Bob during Wednesday’s WorkSafe Saskatchewan announcement in Regina. (Image Credit: Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)
Three local prospects drafted to the WHL
Meadow Lake and Battleford were well represented during the WHL Prospects Draft earlier this week with three local players being picked up.Kacy Turberfield - Meadow Lake Turberfield was taken in the f...
May 08, 2026 L-R: Kai Genereaux, Kacy Turberfield, Alex Kowalyk represent Battleford and Meadow Lake as they get drafted to the WHL. (Image Credit: neutralzone.com / puckpreps.com / North East Wolfpack U15 AA)
Opposition demands action after historical flooding washes out roads across the province
Saskatchewan's provincial opposition is calling for urgent action by the Saskatchewan Party government, after multiple roads were washed out amid rising water levels and flooding concerns during the c...
May 08, 2026 Erika Ritchie, shadow minister for government relations, said urgent action is needed. (Image Credit: Susan McNeil/paNOW)
Powwow documentary brings cinematic Indigenous storytelling to the Battlefords
Beneath a tunnel of towering trees, an Indigenous fancy shawl dancer moves gracefully through the natural corridor. One by one, more dancers emerge beside her, their vibrant shawls sweeping through th...
May 08, 2026 A new documentary is highlighting powwows in the Battlefords region. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung)