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Unable to practise at training facility, Impact player breaks foot on routine jog
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact's inability to hold individual workouts at their training facility has proved to be costly. The MLS club reported Wednesday that midfielder Steeven Saba will be sideline...
May 20, 2020
Finlayson Island bridges to be inspected with help from a drone
The Town of Battleford will use a drone service to get a bird's eye view of the underbelly of the old truss bridges connected to Finlayson Island along with the bi-annual inspection work.The old truss...
May 20, 2020
Nipawin hires new fire chief
The town of Nipawin has a new fire chief.Dave Balding will begin his duties May 25, and comes to the community with 35 years experience in municipal fire services.Nipawin Chief Administrative Officer ...
May 20, 2020
Fire ban lifted for tri-communities
A fire ban put in place earlier this month for the tri-communities has been rescinded effective immediately.That's according to a public notice issued May 20, which stated the fire ban is lifted for L...
May 20, 2020
Coincidence or fire bug?
Within the past three days, the Prince Albert fire department has responded to three separate structure fires in the city's west flat neighbourhood, all within a five block radius, and all have been d...
May 20, 2020
Virtual story time the new normal for retired sprinter Justyn Warner and family
TORONTO - Every evening at around 7:30, Justyn Warner curls up with a stack of storybooks to read to his three-year-old daughter Parys until she falls asleep. Her favourite is "The Litt...
May 20, 2020
Leafs UFA D Tyson Barrie: 'It's a weird time to be heading into free agency'
TORONTO - Tyson Barrie is trying to keep things in perspective. More than 80,000 people in Canada are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19, and the country's death toll has sur...
May 20, 2020
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie lays out best-case scenario for 2020 season
TORONTO - Commissioner Randy Ambrosie gave the CFL some much-needed breathing room Wednesday. Ambrosie told CFL season-ticket holders during a video conference the earliest the league could start...
May 20, 2020
Cooke Municipal Golf Course opens Friday
There's some good news for golfers in Prince Albert. The City of P.A. has confirmed Cooke Municipal Golf Course will open Friday. Tee times will be available online and over the phone beginning Thursd...
May 20, 2020
'Is that all for me?' Girl, 5, who survived triple slaying of family comes home
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A five-year-old girl who survived when her paternal grandparents and brother died in a triple slaying in Saskatchewan came home Tuesday to a welcome that astonished and del...
May 20, 2020