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MMSA excited to get back on the field as Phase Four of Re-Open Plan begins
Monday will mark the return of softball in the province, as the beginning of Phase Four of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan will be put into action. Melfort Minor Softball Association (MMSA) President Ki...
Jun 21, 2020

Local Elder offers message on World Peace and Prayer Day
A local Elder is offering a message as part of World Peace and Prayer Day.The day, celebrated on June 21, is an international and intergenerational celebration for people of all faiths, nations, races...
Jun 21, 2020

Subdued ceremony marks 70th anniversary of Korean War amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - Wreaths were laid and the call of a single bugle rang out near Parliament Hill this morning as a subdued ceremony was held to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The cer...
Jun 21, 2020

Production workers to strike against major Navy shipbuilder
BATH, Maine - Production workers at one of the Navy's largest shipbuilders overwhelmingly voted to strike, rejecting Bath Iron Works' three-year contract offer Sunday and threatening to further delay ...
Jun 21, 2020

Buckland firefighter in the running for All-Star calendar
A member of the Buckland Volunteer Fire Department is in the running for a special all-star version of the annual Saskatchewan Fire Fighters' calendar.Forest Bihun, 27, who appeared in the 2020 calend...
Jun 21, 2020

Marguerite Riel Centre commemorating 25 years in Melfort
The Marguerite Riel Centre is celebrating 25 years in the city of Melfort.Canadian Mtis Heritage Corporation was incorporated in 1995 and the Marguerite Riel opened its doors in 1998.Director Joanne Y...
Jun 21, 2020

Summer overnight camps transitioning to day camps for 2020 season
Kids can look forward to campfires and canoeing on the lake once again with the reopening of summer camps.Under Phase 4.1 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, day camps may reopen in the province beginni...
Jun 21, 2020

Cop suspended for 'unprofessional' behaviour in online video, says Ont. mayor
OAKVILLE, Ont. - An officer in a town west of Toronto has been suspended in relation to an online video that appears to show a policeman pushing a man to the ground. Halton Police tweet...
Jun 21, 2020

Troops deployed to Toronto-area long-term care homes to start heading home
OTTAWA - Ontario drivers are being told to stay on the lookout for military vehicles on the roads this week as hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces members deployed to long-term care facilities in the Gr...
Jun 21, 2020

Ensure the tray table is up and your mask on: air travel in the era of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Watching the farms and highways of Ontario out of the oval windows of an Airbus A320, it's easy to forget for a moment how COVID-19 has so thoroughly changed familiar routines. From...
Jun 21, 2020