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Mustang's Chase commits to WIT in Boston for post-secondary hockey
Another graduating Melfort Mustangs has found a post-secondary hockey home.Forward Ben Chase has committed to Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) in Boston, Mass. for the 2021/2022 season. The Leo...
May 25, 2021
'I thought I would lose everything': wildfire evacuee and PAFD highlight importance of sprinkler systems
Signs of the recent wildfire as evident from Highway 55, east of Prince Albert. Scorched trees and blackened earth line the road."If you're driving here, you don't expect to see this," Birch Lane resi...
May 25, 2021
COVID testing program amid Cameco outbreak
Cameco says it continues to operate safely amid a COVID-19 outbreak at its Cigar Lake site in the North. Over the weekend, nine people from the nearly 300 tested there returned a positive result for C...
May 25, 2021
'I forgive you': Guilty plea in Prince Albert manslaughter case
Sitting less than 10 feet away from the man who killed her son, Freda Durocher fought back tears, as she replied to an apology with 'I forgive you."Bryce Bird, 20, appeared Tuesday morning at Prince A...
May 25, 2021
La Ronge Elks Fair cancelled for second consecutive year
A much looked forward to event in the tri-communities is cancelled for the second consecutive year. It was announced Monday the La Ronge Elks Fair, which is typically held every July, will once again ...
May 25, 2021
MTACC planning for annual car show later in summer
The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce is still going ahead with plans for their annual car show this year.However, the event won't be held on the normal Father's Day weekend this year. Execut...
May 25, 2021
Rainfall improves dry conditions, fire bans lifting
The rainfall over the past weekend came at a critical time for Northwest Saskatchewan.Several communities saw more rainfall between Sunday and Monday that they see on average in the month of May. Nort...
May 25, 2021
Senate's old guard and new guard clash over role of independent senators
OTTAWA - Two senators are seeking disciplinary measures against one another in what boils down to a clash between the new and old guards in the Senate.The dispute is between Sen. Pierre Dalphond, one ...
May 25, 2021
Couple charged with murder of kids in strange doomsday case
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The mother of two kids who were found dead last year in Idaho and her new husband have been charged with murder in a bizarre case involving doomsday religious beliefs. Lori Vallow ...
May 25, 2021
Jolie says judge in Pitt divorce won't let children testify
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Angelina Jolie criticized a judge deciding on custody arrangements for her and Brad Pitt's children during their divorce, saying in a court filing that the judge refused to allow th...
May 25, 2021