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Mustangs hand North Stars first loss of season in exciting affair
It took a shootout, but the Melfort Mustangs are the first team to hand the Battlefords North Stars a loss this season by a 2-1 decision in Battlefords on Friday night.Not only was it the Stars first ...
Oct 15, 2022

'Don't Look Back': Refugee, plant worker writes of survival
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - As Achut Deng lay in her apartment bedroom in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, sickened alongside hundreds of her co-workers at a South Dakota meatpacking plant, she w...
Oct 15, 2022

Canada's Alphonso Davies expected to be back in Bayern Munich squad Sunday
MUNICH - Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann says Canadian star Alphonso Davies, who suffered a cranial bruise after taking a boot to the head last weekend, could figure in Sunday's game against S...
Oct 15, 2022

Report says Melfort's Northern Lights Palace needs $15 million in repairs and upgrades
A report going to Melfort city council on Monday has said the Northern Lights Palace needs about $15 million of repairs and upgrades.The report states the arena, which serves Melfort and area, is over...
Oct 15, 2022

Survey shows Saskatchewan residents have less confidence in justice system
A new survey is painting a picture of how Saskatchewan residents view law enforcement and the justice system.Over 5,000 people took part in a national Angus Reid survey where they shared their thought...
Oct 15, 2022

Calls for cultural change at Hockey Canada spark period of reckoning for sport
As sponsors distanced themselves from Hockey Canada over the past few weeks, it became clear they wanted to see more than just a change in leadership. The need for a sweeping overhaul - via phrases su...
Oct 15, 2022

N.W.T. aurora begins attracting visitors in slow recovery of tourism industry
YELLOWKNIFE - As aurora season begins in the Northwest Territories, some tourists have been heading north to view the dazzling displays of lights as the tourism industry slowly begins to recover from ...
Oct 15, 2022

Calls for cultural change at Hockey Canada spark period of reckoning for sport
As sponsors distanced themselves from Hockey Canada over the past few weeks, it became clear they wanted to see more than just a change in leadership. The need for a sweeping overhaul - via phrases su...
Oct 15, 2022

Defence chief calls on Canadians to rally behind military during personnel crisis
OTTAWA - The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces is calling on the country to rally behind its military as it faces an unprecedented personnel crisis that he says is threatening its ability to prot...
Oct 15, 2022

Municipal elections across B.C., with major battles in Vancouver, Surrey expected
Voters in British Columbia's cities, towns and villages head to the polls today to cast their verdict on local candidates who made big promises this fall to tackle the huge issues confronting almost e...
Oct 15, 2022