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'We need to be taking points': Playoff pressure rising for Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Playoff pressure is building for the Vancouver Whitecaps as September comes to an end. With just 10 games to go in the Major League Soccer's regular season, the 'Caps (7-8-9) sit four poin...
Sep 24, 2021

Mustangs set for first regular season game in over 300 days
By the time the puck drops on the Melfort Mustangs season on Friday it will have been 308 days since they last played a regular season Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) game.The Mustangs are se...
Sep 24, 2021

Flock of flamingos visiting Melfort residents this fall
A flock of flamingos has taken up residence in Melfort to help the Kinettes and Kinsmen clubs raise funds for community projects.The bright pink group of 20 plastic flamingos arrived in the city on Th...
Sep 24, 2021

Melfort RCMP looking to identify suspect in Northern Lights Palace theft
Melfort RCMP are looking to the public for their help in identifying a suspect in a theft at the Northern Lights Palace.In a media release, Mounties said a man entered the palace on Tuesday, Sept. 21 ...
Sep 24, 2021

Glitch forces temporary removal of QR codes from vaccination records
Four days after being launched, QR codes temporarily are being removed from Saskatchewan residents' COVID-19 vaccination records due to privacy issues.The Government of Saskatchewan said Friday aftern...
Sep 24, 2021

‘Special from the get-go’: Former coach felt Schaffer-Baker could succeed in CFL
While some might be shocked by Kian Schaffer-Baker's recent CFL performances, Steven Frake isn't one of them.Frake is now the receivers coach at Wilfrid Laurier University, but before that, he was on ...
Sep 24, 2021

Camp Easter Seal celebrates anniversary virtually
Camp Easter Seal is celebrating their 67th Anniversary virtually this year.Camp Easter Seal is inviting everyone to join in on their Virtual Camp Day this year. They have been Saskatchewan's only full...
Sep 24, 2021

Veteran defender Drew Moor looks forward to welcoming Toronto FC to Colorado
Toronto FC's game in Colorado on Saturday will be part reunion, albeit with three points on the line. The Rapids are full of TFC connections starting with head coach Robin Fraser, a former TFC assista...
Sep 24, 2021

RCMP investigating suspicious death in Choiceland
Police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a home in the Town of Choiceland.Nipawin RCMP received a call around 1:45 Friday morning and found the 37-year-old woman dead in a home on ...
Sep 24, 2021

Province reports 528 new cases of COVID-19, 4,734 considered active
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 528 new cases of COVID-19 and five new deaths in the province.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North West (37), Far North East ...
Sep 24, 2021