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Lest we forget
Taking time to remember: Remembrance Day service Wednesday at MUCC in Melfort
It's an opportunity to remember those who fought for your freedom and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Remembrance Day services will be held across the region on Wednesday. Melfort's service will begin at 10:30 a.m. sharp at Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate (MUCC), and spectators are asked to be seated w...
Nov 10, 2026
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Second-degree murder charge
Suspect in Rose Valley homicide arrested in Regina
The suspect in a homicide in Rose Valley has been apprehended. Steven Kishayinew of Prince Albert was arrested by police in Regina on Monday. The 58-year-old is charged with one count of second-degree murder in relation to the death of 66-year-old Willard Buckle last week. Kishayinew's court date is yet to be determine...
Nov 10, 2026
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SJHL POTW
Hawks' Evans takes Forward of the Week honours
A Nipawin Hawk has made it onto this week's SJHL Players of the Week list. Brock Evans is the SaskLotteries Forward of the Week, after a pair of three-point games. The Warman product had two goals and four assists, and has 29 points in 16 games to share the league lead. Nipawin will host Weyburn on Wednesday.
Nov 10, 2026
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Remembering and Honouring
PAGC honours Indigenous Veterans Day with ceremony
Hundreds of people packed into the gymnasium at the Prince Albert Grand Council's (PAGC) Urban Service building in downtown on Monday to honour Indigenous Veterans Day. The crowd included countless veterans from the community who've served, as well as local dignitaries, leaders, and residents wanting to pay their respe...
Nov 9, 2026
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Local hockey roundup
Tough weekend for Trojans, Outback Thunder, Wolfpack
The Tisdale Trojans narrowly lost a pair of games in Swift Current on the weekend. They fell 4-3 in a shootout Friday night, with Nash Bullman, Logan Edwards, and Oliver Homstaol scoring for Tisdale. Karter Hilbig made 28 saves. Tisdale lost 4-3 in regulation to the Legionnaires the next day. Camryn Aebig scored twice,...
Nov 9, 2026
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High school playoffs
Tisdale, Melfort, Carrot River football seasons over
The season is over for a pair of teams in 4A nine-a-side high school football. The Tisdale Tornadoes dropped a 42-14 decision to Melville at home over the weekend. The loss ended Tisdale's undefeated season. The Melfort Comets also lost at home, 50-0 against Lumsden. Watrous will play for a provincial championship in 2...
Nov 9, 2026
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Saskatchewan

Wainwright Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day ceremony in Alberta honours CFB Wainwright fire victims
WAINWRIGHT - Hundreds have gathered for a Remembrance Day ceremony at an arena in Wainwright, Alta., to honour those who served and died, including four soldiers killed last month in a fire during a training exercise.The ceremony began Wednesday with a moment of silence at the 11th hour and with words about the deadly ...
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Veteran of WWI and WWII
Remembering Chief Joseph Dreaver of Mistawasis Nêhiyawak First Nation
For Anthony Dreaver Johnston, some of the most meaningful lessons from his grandfather didn't come from stories of war. They came over a meal, when the late Chief Joseph Dreaver sat him down to talk about how to treat people.A veteran of both World Wars and longtime leader of Mistawasis Nêhiyawak, Dreaver left a ...
Nov 10, 2026
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Public Holiday?
Truth and Reconciliation Day bill won't be supported by Sask. government
This year was the fifth year Truth and Reconciliation Day was officially recognized in Canada at the federal level. But the date wasn't a public holiday in Saskatchewan, and won't be in the near future.On Monday, NDP MLA Leroy Laliberte introduced a bill which would make the day a public holiday in the province."I...
Nov 10, 2026
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“It was their priority to go to war."
'Miracle of Debden': Sask. village retells Remembrance Day story
A small Saskatchewan community is sharing a story of thanks this Remembrance Day.Local historian Cecile Demers said the people of Debden will spend the day recounting the "miracle" that protected 46 local men from harm as they served in Canada's armed forces during the Second World War."It was their prio...
Nov 10, 2026
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Remembrance Day
Prince Albert Legion no longer has Second World War veterans among its members
Rick Hodgson remembers when the Prince Albert Legion was full of older veterans, talking and laughing."Now, it's pretty quiet," he said.As the branch prepares for Remembrance Day on Wednesday, Hodgson, president of Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 2, said none of its current members served in the Second World...
Nov 10, 2026
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incomparable to 2020
Warm, dry weather here to stay for remainder of the week
The unseasonably warm weather will be here for a while. Temperatures will remain well above what we normally see for the month of November. Environment and Climate Change Meteorologist Brian Proctor said the warm, sunny conditions should be a fixture for the rest of the week. "This really warm air is flooding in f...
Nov 9, 2026
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Local Sports

SJHL POTW
Hawks' Evans takes Forward of the Week honours
A Nipawin Hawk has made it onto this week's SJHL Players of the Week list. Brock Evans is the SaskLotteries Forward of the Week, after a pair of three-point games. The Warman product had two goals and four assists, and has 29 points in 16 games to share the league lead. Nipawin will host Weyburn on Wednesday.
Nov 10, 2026
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High school playoffs
Tisdale, Melfort, Carrot River football seasons over
The season is over for a pair of teams in 4A nine-a-side high school football. The Tisdale Tornadoes dropped a 42-14 decision to Melville at home over the weekend. The loss ended Tisdale's undefeated season. The Melfort Comets also lost at home, 50-0 against Lumsden. Watrous will play for a provincial championship in 2...
Nov 9, 2026
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Patented Move
Rogers does it again as Mustangs take shootout win over Terriers
Melfort Mustangs forward Lincoln Rogers scored the shootout winner as the Melfort Mustangs took a 3-2 decision over the visiting Yorkton Terriers on Saturday.Rogers performed his patented move as the fifth Melfort shooter, as they won the skills competition by a 2-1 margin."I don't even know how he does it; I've t...
Nov 8, 2026
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Yorkton in Town
Mustangs set for first meeting of the season against Terriers
For the final time of the 2026/27 SJHL regular season, the Melfort Mustangs will have their first meeting of the season against a specific opponent.Tonight, they welcome the Yorkton Terriers to town for the two clubs' lone contest of the week.Both teams have yet to suit up this month, as Melfort hasn't played since las...
Nov 7, 2026
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Honour and Remember
Trojans to play Mark Cross memorial game in Strasbourg
The Tisdale Trojans are set to play a memorial game next week, as they honour and remember one of their own.Tisdale will host the Regina Pat Canadians on Friday, Nov. 13; however, the game will be played in Strasbourg, the home of Mark Cross."Mark's always been an upstanding person, a great human being in whatever...
Nov 6, 2026
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Local hockey
Trojans, Outback Thunder, Wolfpack in action this weekend
The Tisdale Trojans are in Swift Current twice this weekend in AAA action. The two teams will tangle Friday night at 7:45 and Saturday at 12:45 p.m. In the PJHL, the Carrot River Outback Thunder will host the Saskatoon Westleys Saturday at 7:30, and Regina Sunday afternoon at 4. The North East AA Wolfpack welcomes the ...
Nov 6, 2026
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Canada

In the news today: Carney in Dublin, Stellantis talks, B.C. flooding, MAID widow plea
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney in Ireland for meetings with European leaders, ahead of Asia summits Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Dublin for an informal meeting with European leaders, ...
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Joly set to hold meeting in Toronto with Stellantis, union and Ontario minister
TORONTO - Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is set to hold a four-way meeting today with automaker Stellantis, the union representing its more than 9,000 workers in Canada, and representatives of the Ontario government. The discussions in Toronto come day...
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Impacts from B.C. drenching mount as water levels rise
VANCOUVER - The impacts of the drenching on British Columbia's south coast have been increasing as heavy rain triggers evacuation orders and alerts, flood warnings and the shutdown of a water treatment plant. The Village of Pemberton has issued an evac...
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His wife died by suicide. He wants the government to reconsider its MAID bill
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, support is available 24-7 by calling or texting 988, Canada's national suicide prevention helpline. Poring over photographs spilled across his kitchen table, David Slater picks one up that captured ...
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Carney in Ireland for meetings with European leaders, ahead of Asia summits
DUBLIN - Prime Minister Mark Carney will hear from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this afternoon about the state of negotiations with Russia, as the two join European leaders anxious about the continent's security. "Security guarantees are a E...
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Joly didn't meet with Roshel before deal signed with Stellantis: minister's office
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly's office is disputing media reports that characterized the federal government as having played an active role in negotiations that led to automaker Stellantis selling its Brampton, Ont. assembly plant to defence contracto...
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World

4 people are shot in the trendy Logan Circle neighborhood of the nation's capital, police say
WASHINGTON (AP) - Four people were shot early Thursday in a trendy Washington, D.C., neighborhood within walking distance of the White House, said police, who were responding to multiple locations. The shootings were reported in Logan Cir...
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Death toll rises to 8 in Brooklyn building collapse as rescuers dig through rubble
NEW YORK (AP) - At least eight people have died after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed at the edge of a construction site, New York City's mayor said Thursday, as emergency personnel searched for others still trapped beneath the rubble. ...
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Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital kills 6 people, health authorities say
CAIRO (AP) - An Israeli airstrike targeting the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people and wounded at least a dozen more, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The strike was carried out early Thursday, according to the Israeli militar...
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Indonesia's vice president resigns as his eligibility and academic credentials are questioned
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's vice president resigned Thursday as questions grew over his eligibility for the office after recent court rulings disputed his educational credentials. Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the 39-year-old son of f...
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Firefighters dig through rubble after NYC building collapse kills 2 and traps people in wreckage
NEW YORK (AP) - Firefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site Wednesday afternoon, killing at least two people and trapping others beneath the wreckage. Sco...
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Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black US senator since Reconstruction
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator sin...
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