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Royals' bats awaken in 8-4 win over Blue Jays to avoid sweep
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - MJ Melendez and Emmanuel Rivera drove in two runs apiece, leading Brady Singer and the Kansas City Royals over the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Wednesday to end a three-game losing stre...
Jun 08, 2022

Mexican megachurch leader gets more than 16 years for abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The leader of La Luz del Mundo church has been sentenced to 16 years and eight months in a California prison for sexually abusing three girls. Naasn Joaqun Garca was sentenced Wedne...
Jun 08, 2022

Breakfast meet-and-greet reveals local businesses going through very similar issues
The Melfort Trade Alliance and Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) recently held their monthly breakfast meet-and-greet.Although used as an informal discussion for local businesses, the owners revealed how th...
Jun 08, 2022

Duvernay-Tardif putting NFL career on hold to do his residency
Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is putting his NFL career on hold once again. Duvernay-Tardif told The Canadian Press on Wednesday he has received four contract offers from NFL clubs - he wouldn't di...
Jun 08, 2022

Predators heading to third straight PGLL junior finals
For the third consecutive season, the Prince Albert Predators are heading to the Prairie Gold Lacrosse League junior finals. The Predators beat the Regina Barracudas in a 20-3 blowout on Tuesday at th...
Jun 08, 2022

Wanted men arrested on theft, weapons charges
Battlefords RCMP arrested two men on numerous offences over the weekend.Members first got a report on June 3 in the evening that two wanted men were on Saulteaux First Nation. Officers responded, loca...
Jun 08, 2022

John Diefenbaker School shows support for Pride Month
The sidewalk outside Prince Albert's John Diefenbaker school has become a lot more colourful.As part of Pride Month, the school's Genders Sexuality and Allies (GSA) club pitched the idea to paint a ra...
Jun 08, 2022

Brookings places retired general on leave amid FBI probe
The prestigious Brookings Institution placed its president, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen, on administrative leave Wednesday amid a federal investigation into his role in an illegal lobbyin...
Jun 08, 2022

Half of Stanley Mission residents told to evacuate due to wildfire
Approximately 1,000 residents of Stanley Mission are being evacuated due to the nearby McCafe fire. Those who are being told to evacuate are doing so either for health reasons or they belong to a vuln...
Jun 08, 2022

Conservatives say leadership vote won't be delayed after 'many new members' signed up
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership chair Ian Brodie says he doesn't see any scenario in which the race could be delayed, even as party faithful fret over the long wait to certify memberships. Brodie say...
Jun 08, 2022