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Iran directed antisemitic attacks in Australia, PM Albanese says
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of directing at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country is expelling the Iranian ambassador ...
Aug 25, 2025
Judge rules Utah's congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state's congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body drew them in violation of vot...
Aug 25, 2025
Venus Williams loses in 3 sets at the US Open in her 1st Grand Slam match in 2 years
NEW YORK (AP) - Even at age 45, even after two years away from Grand Slam tennis, Venus Williams displayed some big serves and powerful groundstrokes at the U.S. Open on Monday night in front of a sup...
Aug 25, 2025
Marli Shepherd hired as Parks and Facilities manager for City of Melfort
The City of Melfort has hired a new Parks and Facilities Manager, someone who is quite familiar with the area.Marli Shepherd, the mother of Melfort Mustangs' forward Austin Shepherd, has accepted the ...
Aug 25, 2025
Nurses help pay for flight to get Swift Current man bitten by rattlesnake back to Sask.
A Swift Current man who was hospitalized after being bitten by a rattlesnake in Texas has been flown back Saskatchewan, with the help of money donated by ICU staff caring for him.Stephanie Fehr and he...
Aug 25, 2025
In St. Walburg, a lifetime of hidden art finds a home in a century-old church
Susan Velder's art is scattered across Canada.She sculpted Queen Elizabeth II on her beloved horse, Burmese, a bronze that stands outside the Saskatchewan Legislature in Regina. Inside, her bust of To...
Aug 25, 2025
Tax agency extends contracts of 850 call centre workers amid staffing concerns
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has offered contract extensions to around 850 call centre employees as their union sounds the alarm over staffing levels. CRA spokesperson Etienne Biram says the wor...
Aug 25, 2025
Unexpected dig undertaken in downtown Melfort
A blocked sewer connection was to blame for an unforeseen dig on MacLeod Ave W. in downtown Melfort. The Public Works department was called by a business on Main St. about a blocked sewer connection, ...
Aug 25, 2025
Horizon School Division Director of Education excited for start of school year
The Horizon School Division is officially back to work, as teachers returned on Monday ahead of next Tuesday's start to the school year. Director of Education Kevin Garinger told northeastNOW they are...
Aug 25, 2025
Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved
United States health official Dr. Mehmet Oz says about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm facing an avian flu cull should instead be saved and sent to America to learn potential "secrets" that h...
Aug 25, 2025