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Onion Lake man found dead near St. Walburg
The body of an adult male from Onion Lake was found near St. Walburg on Sept. 1.According to a media release by the RCMP, police received a report of the discovery of the body of a male along Range Ro...
Sep 03, 2020

Judge kicks Kanye West off Virginia ballot for November
RICHMOND, Va. - A judge on Thursday ordered rapper Kanye West's name removed from presidential ballots in Virginia. West was disqualified because he failed to meet a requirement that 13 people pledge ...
Sep 03, 2020

Whitmer: Gyms can open; contact sports resume, but unadvised
LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that gyms can reopen after 5 1/2 months of closure and more organized sports can resume if masks are worn - lifting some coronavirus restricti...
Sep 03, 2020

NHL announces long list of anti-racism and inclusion initiatives
TORONTO - The NHL unveiled a number of anti-racism initiatives Thursday, some eight months after the issue was brought to the forefront. In conjunction with NHL Players' Association, th...
Sep 03, 2020

Whitmer: Gyms can open; contact sports resume, but unadvised
LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that gyms can reopen after 5 1/2 months of closure and more organized sports can resume if masks are worn - lifting some coronavirus restricti...
Sep 03, 2020

Liberals and Conservatives both say they'll stop using COVID-19 wage subsidy
OTTAWA - The Liberal and Conservative parties say they'll no longer use the federal government's wage-subsidy program. The program to subsidize worker pay by up to 75 per cent was meant to h...
Sep 03, 2020

Kerry Vickar Centre and Northern Lights Palace expand to scheduled public events
Doors at the Kerry Vickar Centre and Northern Lights Palace in Melfort haven't completely swung open to the public yet, but recreational activities have become more accessible.The City of Melfort anno...
Sep 03, 2020

City mayors commit to work on addressing homeless crisis
Recognizing the social challenges related to homelessness will only increase the longer the COVID-19 pandemic is around, the mayors of Prince Albert, Saskatoon and North Battleford have teamed up to h...
Sep 03, 2020

Hunters Wanting to Access Private Property Need Permission
Hunters, accessing private land is a privilege. Respect private property by: obtaining permission to hunt on private land, even if the land is not posted; abiding by the landowner's requests while on ...
Sep 03, 2020

Men of the North: Breaking Barriers September 3
The biggest obstacle to our progress within our own journey is in the form of cowardice and the tendency to give up so easily.But if you break through those barriers and come out of our comfort zone b...
Sep 03, 2020