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Meadow Lake Stampede Association requests funding for new grounds
Meadow Lake is examining possible paths forward on a new stampede grounds for the community.During Monday's city council meeting, the Meadow Lake Stampede Association (MLSA) presented a funding reques...
May 12, 2022
Veterans Bianca Farella, Phil Berna lead the way for Canada at Toulouse rugby sevens
Veterans Bianca Farella and Phil Berna lead the Canadian rugby sevens teams named for the HSBC Toulouse Sevens later this month in France. Farella is second all-time in World Rugby Sevens Series try-s...
May 12, 2022
Closing Roxham Road border crossing will not stop arrival of asylum seekers: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Closing an unofficial border crossing in southern Quebec will not slow the arrival of asylum seekers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. "If we close Roxham Road, people will cross ...
May 12, 2022
Team Sask. making most of experience at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
Sitting on a beach-side rock overlooking the ocean waves; that's where North Stars forward, Matthew Henry found himself Thursday, seaside in beautiful Membertou, Nova Scotia.It's a rare off-day for He...
May 12, 2022
La Ronge to declare June as Pride Month, organizers planning for several events
Members of the Lac La Ronge Regional Pride Committee are planning for the largest celebration of Pride Month to date in the tri-communities.The festivities will begin June 1 with the raising of the Pr...
May 12, 2022
Shapovalov bounces clay-court star Nadal, moves on to Italian Open quarterfinals
ROME - Canada's Dennis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Italian Open tennis tournament Thursday with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 upset of clay-court legend Rafael Nadal. Shapovalov was up 4-1 in th...
May 12, 2022
Heavy flooding forces residents of Northwest Territories town from their homes
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - About 3,500 residents have been ordered to evacuate a town in the Northwest Territories as volatile water levels never before experienced in some areas cause extensive flooding and...
May 12, 2022
The AP Interview: US 'vulnerable' to COVID without new shots
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if Congress doesn...
May 12, 2022
This week's epidemiology report includes 710 new cases of COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 710 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths in this weeks integrated epidemiology report.The data this week is from Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7 and the hos...
May 12, 2022
Prince Albert powerlifter wins silver at nationals
Prince Albert's Rob Lepine made no qualms about his plan to kiss the cod as a way to celebrate his accomplishment Tuesday.The 47-year-old won silver at the 2022 Canadian powerlifting union national ch...
May 12, 2022