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Sask. Baseball HOF Induction Ceremony postponed to 2021
There will be a double-header of baseball greatness celebrated next year, as the Sask. Baseball Hall of Fame has announced its annual induction ceremony for the class of 2020 has been postponed to May...
Aug 24, 2020
California high court rejects Scott Peterson's death penalty
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction but overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peterson in the slaying of his pregnant wife, and said prosecutors ma...
Aug 24, 2020
NLSD mandates mask usage, online classes available for Grades K to 12 students
The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) has announced it will be mandatory for Grade 4 to 12 students to wear masks when classes begin Sept. 8.That's according to a media release issued Aug. 22, wh...
Aug 24, 2020
Bank of Canada looks for broader input in updating inflation-target framework
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is turning to the public for input on its inflation-rate target that underlies any changes to the central bank's trend-setting interest rate. The bank had already planned o...
Aug 24, 2020
Evacuation alert lifted for Penticton, B.C., wildfire threat has 'subsided'
PENTICTON, B.C. - An evacuation alert has been lifted for nearly 3,700 properties in the path of a wildfire in British Columbia's south Okanagan region, while hundreds of others forced out of their ho...
Aug 24, 2020
Military lifts order grounding Snowbirds team, some restrictions still in place
OTTAWA - The Snowbirds are allowed back in the air after a deadly crash this spring saw the aerobatic team's iconic jets grounded in British Columbia for more than three months. The Royal Canadian Air...
Aug 24, 2020
Pages in the Park Pop Up Tents (A Free Summer Literacy Initiative)
Pages in the Park Pop Up Tents was a free literacy initiative sponsored by Light of Christ Catholic School Division, the ministry of Education and Frontier College.For over a week, families were able ...
Aug 24, 2020
Mischief at Memorial Garden fountain for the second time in a week
For the second time in a week, the fountain at Memorial Garden on Main Street in Melfort was the target of mischief.The flower planters that surround the fountain were tipped upside down inside of it ...
Aug 24, 2020
MP Gary Vidal welcomes Erin O'Toole as new Conservative leader
The Conservative Party of Canada will now have Erin O'Toole at the helm.Over the past eight months, leadership candidates modernized campaign techniques to reach as many Canadians as possible during t...
Aug 24, 2020
Fire Department ready for 2020 recruitment class
It's a little later than usual, but the Prince Albert Fire Department (PAFD) has launched its application process for 2020 recruitment.Interested candidates have until Sept. 18 to get their applicatio...
Aug 24, 2020