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McCulloch commits to NCAA Div. III team in Wisconsin
Another Melfort Mustang has finalized plans to play post-secondary hockey next season.Forward Seth McCulloch has committed to the Marian University Sabres based in Fon du Lac, Wisconsin in the Norther...
Apr 27, 2022

Putting and working smart key to Maude-Aimee Leblanc's ongoing success on LPGA Tour
Working smarter, not harder, especially on the green, has made all the difference for Canada's Maude-Aimee Leblanc. The product of Sherbrooke, Que., retired from professional golf in October 2019 but ...
Apr 27, 2022

2022 Big Game Draw Opens Online May 1
Saskatchewan's Big Game Draw opens on May 1. Hunters have until May 25 to submit their online applications.The Big Game Draw is used to allocate a limited number of hunting licences to Saskatchewan re...
Apr 27, 2022

Porcupine Plain Show and Shine
The Porcupine Plain Show and Shine will be Saturday, July 23 and will include cars, trucks, tractors and motorcycles.See the poster for entry details.
Apr 27, 2022

Plea deal offered to Quebec woman accused of sending poison to Donald Trump
WASHINGTON - United States prosecutors say they've offered a plea deal to the Montreal-area woman accused of mailing poison to former president Donald Trump. The deal would include the three charges F...
Apr 27, 2022

Indigenous artist remembered for trailblazing path in Canadian country music
Artists and fans of country music are mourning the loss of a significant Indigenous voice.Shane Yellowbird, 42, passed away unexpectedly Monday.Singer-songwriter Crystal Shawanda entered the Canadian ...
Apr 27, 2022

Quebec Halloween murder suspect to testify at trial as defence begins case
QUEBEC - The man accused of murdering two people with a sword on Halloween 2020 in Quebec City's historic district will testify in his own defence. Carl Girouard, 26, is charged with two counts of fir...
Apr 27, 2022

Canada sanctions more than 200 Russians in eastern Ukraine where war escalates
OTTAWA - Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 200 people who are loyal to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Global Affairs Canada says the new measures target 1...
Apr 27, 2022

New census data offers snapshot of Canada's transgender population for first time
TORONTO - Newly released census data shows 0.33 per cent of Canadians aged 15 or older - or about 100,815 people - identify as transgender or non-binary. The new information from Statistics Canada giv...
Apr 27, 2022

Russia releases US Marine vet as part of prisoner exchange
WASHINGTON (AP) - Russia and the United States carried out a dramatic prisoner exchange on Wednesday, trading a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long p...
Apr 27, 2022