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Melfort Chamber looks forward to more events following successful meet-and-greet
Business leaders in Melfort had a chance to meet and talk with other members of the local chamber on Wednesday.The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce hosted another meet and greet breakfast at...
Apr 14, 2022
Man blaming Trump's 'orders' for riot actions found guilty
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Ohio man who testified that he was "following presidential orders" from Donald Trump when he stormed the U.S. Capitol was convicted Thursday of obstructing Congress from certifyin...
Apr 14, 2022
Over 1,000 new cases of COVID reported last week, 20 new deaths in weekly report
The province is reporting 1,051 new cases of COVID-19 in the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) report. This is a slight increase from the last reported new cases which was 1,...
Apr 14, 2022
Canada to seek justice for sexual violence victims in Ukraine: Freeland
CALGARY - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is committed to seeking justice for Ukrainian women and children as allegations mount of sexual violence by Russian soldiers. Speaking in ...
Apr 14, 2022
Canada's emissions plummet during first year of COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's greenhouse gas emissions plummeted to their lowest level in almost three decades in 2020 as pandemic restrictions kept cars off the road and left airplanes grounded on tarmacs. The l...
Apr 14, 2022
Make access to COVID-19 booster shots ‘ultraconvenient,’ experts say
Easier access to COVID-19 vaccine boosters could be a way of addressing the plateauing rates of Canadians getting the shot, public health and immunology experts say. Matthew Miller, professor at McMas...
Apr 14, 2022
Baumgartner to lead Canada at U18 worlds; Cheverie 1st woman to coach Canadian men
CALGARY - Nolan Baumgartner has been named head coach of Canada's team for the upcoming men's under-18 world hockey championship. Kori Cheverie, Todd Miller and David Struch will serve as assistants, ...
Apr 14, 2022
Court rules New Brunswick lieutenant-governor must be bilingual
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick judge says the appointment of a unilingual anglophone to the post of lieutenant-governor in the province was unconstitutional, but that striking down the appointment woul...
Apr 14, 2022
Feds commit $16M to stamp out abuse in sport, restore parents' trust
OTTAWA - Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge says $16 million in the budget to help stamp out maltreatment and sexual abuse in sport will ensure Canada's athletes feel safe and that their voices will be h...
Apr 14, 2022
Feds commit $16M to stamp out abuse in sport, restore parents' trust
OTTAWA - Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge says $16 million in the budget to help stamp out maltreatment and sexual abuse in sport will ensure Canada's athletes feel safe and that their voices will be h...
Apr 14, 2022