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Free Seniors Information Session
The Melfort Public Library is hosting a free seniors information session on Wednesday, August 30 at 10.30 a.m.Please see the poster for details.
Aug 18, 2023

Top-secret briefing on foreign interference left out key documents: Green leader
OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says a top-secret briefing on foreign interference did not allow her to access key intelligence documents. Former special rapporteur David Johnston had releas...
Aug 18, 2023

UPDATE: Deschambault Lake Woman missing after mushroom picking near Smeaton has been found
UPDATE: RCMP said they found Anne Marie Charles Friday morning. --Deschambault Lake RCMP are looking for a missing 67-year-old woman who disappeared while mushroom and berry picking.Anne Marie Charles...
Aug 18, 2023

US, Japan and South Korea are bolstering mutual security commitments over objections of Beijing
CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) - President Joe Biden opened a Camp David summit on Friday with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as the allies pledged to consult wit...
Aug 18, 2023

Canada joins U.S., Britain in sanctioning Russian justice officials, political court
OTTAWA - Canada is again joining the U.S. and Britain in sanctioning officials accused of corruption, this time involving Russia's justice system. The new sanctions include the Basmanny District Court...
Aug 18, 2023

Canadian rugby sevens teams look to secure Olympic qualification on home soil
Canada's rugby sevens squads will have home-field advantage this weekend when they look to secure Olympic qualification at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens in Langford, B.C. The Canadian women al...
Aug 18, 2023

A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies
LONDON (AP) - A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of killing seven babies and trying to kill six others Lucy Letby, 33, was charged with murder in the deaths of five baby bo...
Aug 18, 2023

Melfort proclaims September as Truth and Reconciliation month
The City of Melfort has proclaimed the month of September as Truth and Reconciliation Month.Council approved the matter Monday after the group Reconciliation Melfort proposed the idea during July's mo...
Aug 18, 2023

Trial delayed for accused in Muskoday standoff
A trial that was to happen yesterday in Prince Albert Provincial Court has been delayed after witnesses were not present. Colton Lafond will back in front of a judge on September 1 for trial on anothe...
Aug 18, 2023

Iran's foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince as tensions between rivals ease
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's foreign minister met Friday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of his visit to the kingdom, a sign of how the two countries are tryi...
Aug 18, 2023