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New logo and board of directors part of rebuild for Melfort Arts Council
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Melfort Arts Council has taken steps to regroup and rebuild. The rebuild really got underway in the fall of 2020 and has included a new logo, new board, a...
May 7, 2021
Former Mustang heads to Wisconsin for new college hockey opportunity with familiar faces
A former Melfort Mustang is getting a new college hockey opportunity in Wisconsin.Defenceman Alex Rondeau has recently committed to Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Rondeau recently spent ...
May 7, 2021
Toronto FC acquires veteran Jamaican international defender Kemar Lawrence
Toronto FC added some experience to its backline Friday, acquiring Jamaican international defender Kemar Lawrence from Belgium's Anderlecht. The 28-year-old played under Toronto FC GM Ali Curtis and c...
May 7, 2021
Justice Dept. rule would aim to crack down on 'ghost guns'
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Friday released a proposed rule that would broaden the definition of a firearm, requiring some gun-making kits to include a serial number as the Biden administra...
May 7, 2021
California reports first ever yearly population decline
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's population fell by more than 182,000 people in 2020, marking the first year-over-year loss ever recorded for the nation's most populous state. State officials announc...
May 7, 2021
Reds 1B Joey Votto goes on injured list with broken thumb
CLEVELAND - Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a broken left thumb that could sideline him for a month. The Toronto native was struck on the thu...
May 7, 2021
Most of Yellowknife's COVID-19 cases are in children and youth: public health officer
YELLOWKNIFE - A health official in the Northwest Territories says a recent outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife is mostly affecting children and youth. There are 47 active cases in the northern c...
May 7, 2021
Toronto Arrows, Rugby ATL put friendship aside for the day as they meet again
Sharing training facilities in Marietta, Ga., it's not unusual for players from Rugby ATL and the Toronto Arrows to cross each others' path. And as co-captain of Rugby ATL, Canadian flanker Matt Heato...
May 7, 2021
Canada's Einarson beats China to improve playoff chances at world curling playdowns
CALGARY - Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated China's Yu Han 6-4 on Friday morning to improve her chances of reaching the weekend playoffs at the world women's curling championship. Einarson, who started...
May 7, 2021
Trudeau aide Katie Telford questions if she could've done more on military misconduct
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff says she has asked herself in recent months whether she could have done more to fight sexual misconduct in Canada's armed forces. Katie Telford ...
May 7, 2021