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Strategic Plan
City of Melfort seeking community feedback on proposed strategic plan
The City of Melfort has developed a proposed strategic plan for the years 2026-2029.Currently, the plan is just a draft, and before it becomes official, the city is looking for feedback from its community members."The strategic plan is about shaping Melfort's future, and that future belongs to the people who live ...
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Community support
Porcupine Plain group home residents pitch in to help wildfire evacuees
The Director of Saskatchewan First Nation Emergency Management said she was moved to tears after hearing group home residents from Porcupine Plain wanted to help the wildfire evacuees.Michelle Vandevord was present on Thursday when a truck that travelled over three hours, showed up at Cottage 11 on the Joseph Custer Re...
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Lawsuit
Sask. law firm considering class action suit against province over wildfire response
There appears to be a lot of public interest in a potential class action lawsuit regarding the government's response to wildfires in Saskatchewan. Chad Eggerman, the founding partner of Procido Law which has an office in Saskatoon, said in the five days since his firm first asked for feedback on its website, the respon...
Jul 02, 2025
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Pride Month
Melfort Youth Evolution wraps up Pride Month with annual walk
The fourth annual Pride Walk in Melfort took place Monday evening - the culmination of a month long celebration each June that recognizes the 2SLGBTQ+ community and acknowledges the ongoing struggle for equal rights and justice. Melfort Youth Evolution (MYE) started the event at the North East Outreach and Support Serv...
Jul 02, 2025
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Recreation Rumble
Melfort recreation manager wins 2025 Rec Rumble
A northeast local has won the 2025 Saskatchewan Association of Recreation Professionals (SARP) Rec Rumble.Melfort Recreation and Aquatics Manager, Shannon Marshall, has been crowned the winner and will soon receive her championship belt."It's pretty cool, I was just excited to get nominated and definitely didn't e...
Jun 30, 2025
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Healing journey
One Arrow community gathers to denounce domestic violence
Speaking to dozens of people gathered inside of a local gym, Tricia Sutherland encouraged them to start living, because that's what Monique would want. Sunday's memorial-walk at One Arrow First Nation near Batoche, came six days after a sentencing hearing at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert, where the man respons...
Jun 30, 2025
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Saskatchewan

Fire response
Beauval general store manager stays, as village receives mandatory evacuation order
Nearly 700 residents of the Village of Beauval, in northwestern Saskatchewan, are leaving their community by charter bus or by car because of the threat of an encroaching wildfire.Fab Damodharan, who manages the Beauval General Store, won't be one of them.Damodharan has lived in the area for the last five years. On Thu...
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SIRT
SIRT releases more details about police shooting on Flying Dust; RCMP lay charges
An officer with the Meadow Lake RCMP shot his service pistol twice, striking a knife-wielding man in the torso on Flying Dust First Nation Sunday.The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investing the incident that took place on June 29 shortly after 5 p.m. In particular, they will examine the conduct ...
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Government Response
From ashes to action: NDP and SPSA address plans to rebuild fire-stricken communities
As the province deals with another uptick in wildfires, the opposition is calling on the government to adopt a coordinated plan to rebuild communities that have already been destroyed.In Prince Albert Wednesday, NDP leader Carla Beck and NDP MLA for Cumberland, Jordan McPhail, presented what they called five critical p...
Jul 02, 2025
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lawsuit settled
Tobacco settlement plays role in smaller Sask. government deficit
Saskatchewan's provincial government ended the 2024-25 fiscal year with a deficit nearly at what it budgeted for a year prior, but a good part of the reason it wasn't higher was a landmark tobacco settlement.The settlement with tobacco companies was signed in early March, just before the end of the fiscal year. It was ...
Jul 02, 2025
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JULY 12 - 13
Hooked for free: Anglers get a no-licence weekend on Sask. waters
Good things come to those who bait and this time, they don't even need to pay for a licence.Saskatchewan's Free Fishing Weekend is back July 12 and 13. The Ministry of Environment said in a release issued Wednesday that anyone can fish on public waters open to sportfishing during the two-day event. "Saskatchewan i...
Jul 02, 2025
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Sean "Diddy" Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted of a prostitution-related offense
NEW YORK (AP) - Sean "Diddy Combs was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop's most celebrated figures behind bars for life.The mixed result came on the third day of deliberations. It could still send Combs,...
Jul 02, 2025
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Local Sports

Rising up the ranks
Scherger accepts position with Blades, Mustangs in search of new assistant coach
Melfort Mustangs assistant coach Tye Scherger, has accepted a position with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League.Scherger, who rejoined the Mustangs organization two years ago after previously playing for the club as an assistant captain, is the Blades' newest assistant coach."I'd like to thank Trevor...
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Going Camping
Locals and Raiders among names at NHL Development Camps
The Prince Albert and North Central areas of the province are well represented at NHL Development Camps this week. Among those attending camps with one of the 32 NHL clubs include eight current and former Raiders and a handful of players who were born around the area. Starting off with the locals, two players hail from...
Jul 02, 2025
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Excelling at every level
Humboldt ballplayer named to three separate Team Sask. rosters
A Humboldt baseball player is set for a busy couple of months, as she's been named to three separate Team Sask. rosters.Camden Suchan is just 16 years old, yet she will be on the 16U Girls' Canada Summer Games roster, the 19U Women's Team Sask roster, and the Women's Team Sask roster."I'm very excited for my summe...
Jul 02, 2025
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Riderville
Riders hit bye week undefeated, eyeing rest and recovery
The Saskatchewan Roughriders improved to 4-0 with a convincing 37-18 win over the B.C. Lions on Saturday. While the scoreboard showed dominance, players said there's still plenty of work to do as they head into the bye week."It was a decent night," said defensive back Rolan Milligan after the game."I was...
Jun 30, 2025
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Runs in the family
Baptiste Chuckwagon Racing Team getting set for Calgary Stampede
For the Baptiste family out of Cando and Red Pheasant First Nation, chuckwagon racing has been a part of their lives from the moment they stepped foot on to the earth. Now, the Baptiste Chuckwagon Racing Team is preparing for the Calgary Stampede for another year, an event that's meant a lot to their family. This year,...
Jun 29, 2025
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Game Time
Jake Maier to start for Saskatchewan Roughriders against B.C. Lions
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will be playing without quarterback Trevor Harris on Saturday.Harris, 39, was added to the one-game injured list after he missed two days of practice due to an illness and a head injury.Jake Maier will start in his place. The Riders traded for the rights to Maier during the offseason in a d...
Jun 27, 2025
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Canada

Military police investigating Facebook page filled with racism, misogyny
OTTAWA - Military police say they have reopened an investigation into a Facebook group the Canadian Army's commanding officer describes as "abhorrent." Lt.-Gen. Michael Wright says he was made aware of allegations about a Facebook group called the "Blue Hackle Mafia" on June 25 and that they involve...
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In the news today: Manitoba town to evacuate due to wildfire
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Manitoba town to evacuate due to wildfire The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause an imminent loss of power to the community. The evacuation begins Fr...
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Academics call on Ottawa to speed up Palestinian student visas
OTTAWA - A group of Canadian academics is calling on the federal government to speed up approvals of student visas for Palestinians after two students who were accepted at a Canadian university died before they could leave the region. Ayman Oweida, chair of the Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network, said th...
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Second-generation Canadians weigh the cost of carrying on the family business - and their parents' legacy
In the corner of her family's downtown Toronto restaurant, Jeanette Liu's young son eats a plate of chili chicken as customers gather around tables and servers bustle across the floor. Her son spending the summer at Yueh Tung is "full circle" for Liu, whose own childhood memories are flooded with the sound of...
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CP NewsAlert: Northern Manitoba town orders evacuation as wildfire threatens power
LYNN LAKE - The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause an imminent loss of power to the community. The evacuation begins Friday, though officials haven't provided a time for when residents must be out of their homes. More coming. The Canadian ...
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. police arrest two over extortion involving South Asian community
SURREY - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say two suspects have been arrested in their investigation into extortion that has targeted the South Asian business community. Police say they've been looking into the allegations since 2023, where victims have reported receiving threats demanding large sums of money, sometimes followed ...
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World

Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut hopes for a comeback victory in annual Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest
NEW YORK (AP) - The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest is back, and famed competitive eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut is hoping for a comeback 17th win on Friday. The 41-year-old, from Westfield, Indiana, was not in last year's event due to a contract dispute involving a deal he struck with a co...
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UN records 613 killings in Gaza near humanitarian convoys or aid distribution points run by US group
DEIR al-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The U.N. human rights office said Friday it has recorded 613 killings in Gaza near humanitarian convoys and at aid distribution points run by an Israeli-backed American organization since it first began operations in late May. Spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said the rights office was not...
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Russia becomes the first country to formally recognize Taliban's latest rule in Afghanistan
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban's government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed organizations. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it had received credentials from Afghanistan's newly ...
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Hakeem Jeffries took his 'sweet time' holding the floor to delay Trump's tax bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway. Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours Thursday, taking his "sweet time" with a marathon floor speech that delayed passage of Republicans' massive tax and spending cut...
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First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades
The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press. "People are there," Press Secretary Jae Williams said, th...
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Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother killed in a car accident in Spain
MADRID (AP) - Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and burst into flames, police said Thursday. The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that the 28-year-old Jota and his 25-year-old brother, André ...
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