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Abuse survivors await apology from Anglican Church for physical harm: Bennett
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the Anglican Church's recent apology for "spiritual harm" it has done to Indigenous Peoples is a beginning. But she says survivors of ...
Jul 17, 2019

Younger voters mobilizing to make federal election about climate change
OTTAWA - Several hundred Canadian millennials plan to rally in at least 30 cities across the country today, demanding a federal leaders' debate on climate change. Emma Jackson, a field organizer with ...
Jul 17, 2019

Prince Albert's construction zones trending in the right direction
When it comes to construction zones, the messaging remains the same."Slow down. It's just not worth the 10 seconds you're going to save," minister responsible for SGI, Joe Hargrave said.The MLA for Pr...
Jul 17, 2019 SGI continues to encourage drivers to slow down in the work zone. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

U.S. canoeists besieged by grizzly on Northwest Territories canoe trip rescued
YELLOWKNIFE - Mounties say a pair of American travellers had to rescued from the Northwest Territories wilderness after a grizzly bear destroyed their canoe. RCMP say they got...
Jul 17, 2019

Trump vs. Dems: 'Racist,' socialist' lines drawn for 2020
WASHINGTON - With tweets and a vote, President Donald Trump and House Democrats established the sharp and emotionally raw contours of the 2020 election campaigns. In the process, they have created a f...
Jul 17, 2019

A long wait, but finally a Tour win for sprint prodigy Ewan
TOULOUSE, France - A bit more than a year ago, Caleb Ewan was devastated to be left out of the Tour de France. The Australian sprinter had to watch cycling's biggest race on TV after finding out at th...
Jul 17, 2019

Learn the Warning Signs of Dementia
The Melfort Library is hosting the ABCs of Dementia July 18 at the library.See the poster for details.
Jul 17, 2019

Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency
GENEVA - The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday after the virus spread this week to a city of two million peo...
Jul 17, 2019

Family Fun Weekend at Creekside Arena - Melfort
Come out and join us for a fun weekend with your family. We have fun events for the kids as well as some family friendly events such as team sorting and a ranch trail class. Saturday evening we are ha...
Jul 17, 2019

Trailer Court sold, remaining residents left holding their breath
The remaining residents at the North Bay Trailer Court have received welcome news, less than two weeks before a scheduled eviction.They were informed the trailer park was sold and the eviction notices...
Jul 17, 2019 The future remains uncertain for residents at the North Bay Trailer Park but at least for now they don't have to be concerned with moving. (file photo/paNOW Staff)