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Communities in Bloom proclaim 2022 as the 'Year of the Garden'
With the help of Melfort City Council and the Canadian Garden Council, Communities in Bloom has proclaimed 2022 the Year of the Garden.The campaign hopes to inspire citizens to learn about the connect...
May 13, 2022
Impressive runs for Andreescu, Shapovalov end in Rome quarterfinals
ROME (AP) - If there were any lingering questions about who is the new dominant force in women's tennis, Iga Swiatek put that to rest with a 7-6 (2), 6-0 victory over 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca An...
May 13, 2022
Olympic champion De Grasse fourth in 200 metres at Diamond League's Doha stop
DOHA, Qatar - Olympic champion Andre De Grasse finished fourth in the men's 200-metre race Friday at the Diamond League stop in Doha. De Grasse, from Markham, Ont., completed the race in 20.15 seconds...
May 13, 2022
New president appointed at Humboldt chamber
The Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce appointed a new president following the stepping down of Brent Walker.Walker had been on the chamber board for two years and had been president for a year...
May 13, 2022
Mixed Texas ruling allows trans youth parent investigations
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first c...
May 13, 2022
Battle for the base: What Conservatives think of Lewis – in a race against Poilievre
EDMONTON - It was a common refrain heard from Conservative party members gathered in Edmonton to watch the leadership debate: I like Leslyn Lewis, but I'm picking Pierre Poilievre. "I wouldn't be hear...
May 13, 2022
Canadian helping reform Ukrainian military says she's not surprised by its resilience
OTTAWA - Jill Sinclair has been wracked by a combination of anguish, sickness and anger as well as extraordinary pride as she has watched Ukrainians stand fast in the face of Russia's invasion of thei...
May 13, 2022
Charges laid following sexual assault investigation in Hepburn care facility
Charges have been laid after an investigation into a Hepburn, Sask. care facility determined five people had been sexually assaulted by a male staff member.On April 19, Rosthern RCMP received a report...
May 13, 2022
PAPS sergeant wins excellence in policing award
A local police officer has been recognized for her work investigating historical crimes and missing people. Sergeant Kathy Edwardsen was noted by the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police in Mo...
May 13, 2022
Canada presses for G7 quick-reaction group on cybersecurity after Ukraine invasion
OTTAWA - Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne is proposing that G7 countries establish a quick-reaction group on cybersecurity to help build up resilience to attacks following the invasion o...
May 13, 2022