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City council questions potential restricted public access to recently renovated track and field
The recently-renovated Max Clunie Football Field and Harry Jerome Track were hot topics of discussion during Monday's city council meeting. The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) has s...
Jul 23, 2025

Melfort Exhibition sets Saturday attendance record during successful event
A new attendance record was part of a successful Melfort Exhibition last weekend. Emily Lacno of the Melfort Ag Society said the fair was a hit, with an attendance record set for Saturday. "All of the...
Jul 23, 2025

CPL's Vancouver FC fires head coach Afshin Ghotbi, hires Martin Nash
VANCOUVER - Canadian Premier League club Vancouver FC has fired its first-ever head coach, Afshin Ghotbi. The team announced the move Wednesday, saying Martin Nash will take over as interim head coach...
Jul 23, 2025

Ottawa threatens to pull Toronto's housing funding over sixplex decision
OTTAWA - Claiming the city is falling short on its promise to ramp up density, Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson is threatening to pull some of Toronto's housing funding. In a letter to Toront...
Jul 23, 2025

Prince Albert rolls out commercial, multi-unit residential tax incentive
In a bid to boost commercial and residential growth in the City of Prince Albert, city council voted in favour of a tax abatement strategy for new builds at their Monday council meeting. The tax break...
Jul 23, 2025

Judge bars ICE from immediately taking Abrego Garcia into custody if he’s released from jail
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - A federal judge in Maryland has prohibited the Trump administration from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immediate immigration custody if he's released from jail in Tennessee wh...
Jul 23, 2025

Judge rejects Trump administration effort to unseal Epstein grand jury records in Florida
A judge on Wednesday rejected a Trump administration request to unseal transcripts from grand jury investigations of Jeffrey Epstein years ago in Florida, though a similar records request is pending i...
Jul 23, 2025

Belanger organizing leadership summits, Bernatchez to manage main Liberal office in La Ronge
Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Buckley Belanger is inviting chiefs and mayors to a series of Northern Saskatchewan Leadership Summits. "It's been less than three months since we've been elected...
Jul 23, 2025

Veteran receiver Kenny Lawler making an immediate impact with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Kenny Lawler hasn't wasted any time making an impact with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, The six-foot-one, 180-pound receiver, who signed a two-year deal with Hamilton (4-2) in free agency, leads the CFL in...
Jul 23, 2025
Former Macklin firefighter sentenced to probation, community service for arson
A former Macklin firefighter was given 18 months of probation and 200 hours of community service for lighting a number of hay bales on fire near Macklin and Evesham last July.Logan Sieben received his...
Jul 23, 2025