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Melfort school supports men's mental health
The Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate (MUCC) senior boy's basketball team recently hosted a green game in support of men's mental health.The exhibition game had Melfort compete against Hudson ...
Feb 27, 2023

Indigenous chiefs across Canada laud the pending approval of $2.8B settlement deal
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit. Former Tk'emlups te Secwepemc...
Feb 27, 2023

Studious raccoon shuts down South Kelowna, B.C., elementary school for the day
KELOWNA, B.C. - Some students at South Kelowna Elementary School in British Columbia got a surprise day off after a raccoon broke in and got comfortable in the building's ceiling. A statement from Cen...
Feb 27, 2023

Ontario sites short-listed for nuclear waste storage
The organization developing a place to store spent nuclear fuel in Canada has settled on two potential sites in Ontario. The move rules out 20 other potential sites across Canada, including three in n...
Feb 27, 2023

One person charged in Megan Gallagher case pleads guilty
One of the people charged in connection with the Megan Gallagher investigation pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Monday.According to a court spokesperson, Ernest Whitehead pleaded guilty...
Feb 27, 2023

Equine group worried about future horse events in P.A. after stable fire
At least one group of equestrians is worried about what the future is going to look like at the Prince Albert Exhibition Grounds (PAEX) after its horse stable was destroyed in a fire. Fire crews were ...
Feb 27, 2023

One home game left for Ice Wolves before playoffs
There are only three regular season games left for the La Ronge Ice Wolves before playoffs begin in March.The team most recently played back-to-back games against the Melfort Mustangs on Feb. 24 and 2...
Feb 27, 2023

71-year-old charged with dealing pot in Nipawin
A 71-year-old man from Nipawin is facing charges of having over three kilograms of cannabis and a plan to sell it illegally. RCMP said that on Feb. 19, they pulled over a vehicle on Nipawin Road East ...
Feb 27, 2023

Niederreiter arrives as Jets struggle to stay in the playoff picture
WINNIPEG - Nino Niederreiter was heading back to a hotel after a practice with the Nashville Predators on Saturday when he got called to the front of the team bus. The veteran forward was given the ne...
Feb 27, 2023

Messi and Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards again
PARIS (AP) - World Cup winner Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbapp again, this time to take FIFA's best men's player award on Monday. The best women's player was Spain's Alexia Putellas for a second straig...
Feb 27, 2023