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Mustangs ready to hit the ice for first time in almost two weeks
After 13 days and four postponed games, the Melfort Mustangs are set to hit the ice for game action in the SJHL.On Friday, Jan. 14, the Mustangs host the Humboldt Broncos in their first game since a N...
Jan 14, 2022
Rotarians in Melfort are going the distance by walking across Saskatchewan
Melfort Rotary Club is running, cycling, snowshoeing, skiing and swimming into the new year.Jan. 1 marked the first day of the latest challenge taken on by the club. The 75-day challenge encourages Ro...
Jan 14, 2022
FASD Sessions Conference
The FASD Network will be holding its annual FASD Sessions conference. This year the conference will be held virtually on March 8 & 9, 2022. Join us to learn how to adapt supports and services to m...
Jan 14, 2022
Seventeen-year-old gunned down in Montreal's first homicide of 2022
Montreal police say a 17-year-old male is dead after a shooting Thursday evening in the city's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough. The victim was shot at least once near the corner of Rivard and Roy Streets. ...
Jan 14, 2022
In vaccination battles, pro athletes become proxy players
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The pandemic-era saga of tennis star Novak Djokovic in Australia this week is but one of many: Pro athletes who have refused to be vaccinated have been put at center court in a larg...
Jan 14, 2022
Omicron making life difficult for mathematicians trying to track COVID-19
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The highly transmissible Omicron variant is forcing mathematicians to rework the models that have helped shaped Canada's understanding of COVID-19, as well as the country's response...
Jan 14, 2022
Bayern Munich says Canadian star Alphonso Davies has heart muscle issue after COVID bout
MUNICH - Alphonso Davies' return from a bout of COVID-19 has been put on hold with Bayern Munich saying the Canadian star shows signs of an inflammation of the heart muscle. The 21-year-old from Edmon...
Jan 14, 2022
P.A.'s Viklund named to coaching staff to first-ever provincial U18 women's football squad
When Ashley Viklund isn't busy winning Western Women's Canadian Football League championships with the Saskatoon Valkyries, she's teaching the game to the youth. Viklund was named to the provincial co...
Jan 14, 2022
Ukraine's government websites targeted in a hacking attack
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A number of government websites in Ukraine were temporarily down on Friday after a huge hacking attack, Ukrainian officials said. While it was not immediately clear who was behind...
Jan 14, 2022
Djokovic ruling fits with Australia's tough immigration line
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - To people watching from afar, the treatment of tennis star Novak Djokovic by Australian immigration officials might have seemed harsh. But Australia has long taken a sev...
Jan 14, 2022