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COVID-19: Mental Health and Well-Being
A pandemic is a very stressful event for individuals and communities. It's normal to feel some stress and anxiety. It's also very common for people to display great resiliency during times of crisis.[...
Apr 28, 2020
Man fined $820 after caught driving more than twice the speed limit
Melfort RCMP have fined a 50-year-old man after he was caught going over twice the speed limit.On Thursday, April 23, at around 7 p.m. RCMP caught the driver going 102 km/h on McDonald Avenue in Melfo...
Apr 28, 2020 The driver's vehicle was impounded for seven days along with an $820 fine. (submitted photo/Melfort RCMP)
Oprah to headline Facebook, Instagram graduation event
NEW YORK - Oprah will be the commencement speaker and Awkwafina, Jennifer Garner, Lil Nas X and Simone Biles will offer words of wisdom to the Class of 2020 in a multi-hour graduation streaming event ...
Apr 28, 2020
All registration postponed for 10th annual Melfort Multi-K
The arrival of May typically means early registration for the Melfort Multi-K but that has now been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Race Director Allison Rogers said registration in it's entire...
Apr 28, 2020 Melfort Multi-K 2019. (Facebook/Melfort Multi-K)
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:30 a.m. Nova Scotia is reporting three more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the province's total to 27. Health of...
Apr 28, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:41 a.m. on April 28, 2020: There are 49,025 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 24,982 confirmed (inc...
Apr 28, 2020
N.S. sets up help lines for citizens struggling amid mass shooting, pandemic
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has assembled a roster of psychologists to help address the mental health challenges facing the province's weary population. In a release today, the Nova Scotia He...
Apr 28, 2020
Saskatchewan’s 2020 Big Game Draw Opens Online May 1
Saskatchewan's big game draw opens on May 1. Hunters have until midnight on May 25 to submit their online applications. "Hunting is a popular pastime in Saskatchewan and the big game draw continues to...
Apr 28, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have begun to release plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: &nb...
Apr 28, 2020
Winnipeg's Skylar Park preps for Tokyo taekwondo with brother basement bouts
Jae Park gave up on having a home theatre in his basement years ago. The lower level of his Winnipeg home is filled with treadmills, bikes, a rowing machine and taekwondo sparring mats....
Apr 28, 2020