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Long serving firefighter and officer to be honoured in Melfort
Long serving Muskoday Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) and Saskatchewan First Nation Emergency Management (SFNEM) member Randy Bair is being remembered this upcoming weekend in Melfort.The SFNEM are g...
Jul 26, 2021

Pettersson, Hughes, among players extended qualifying offers from Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Defenceman Quinn Hughes, a 2018 first-round pick, was among seven players extended qualifying offers from the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. Hughes, 21, was selected seventh overall by Vanco...
Jul 26, 2021

Argos head coach Dinwiddie continues to be cautious with QB Nick Arbuckle's injury
Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie continues to be cautious with quarterback Nick Arbuckle's hamstring injury. Dinwiddie kept Arbuckle out of Toronto's scrimmage Monday as a precaution. He to...
Jul 26, 2021

Fires in Western Canada creating own weather systems, experts say
VANCOUVER - A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say. Michael Fromm, a meteorologist with the Unit...
Jul 26, 2021

B.C. public health order places moratorium on new mink farms due to COVID-19
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - British Columbia has placed a moratorium on new mink farms and capped existing farms at their current numbers after two more of the animals tested positive for the virus that causes...
Jul 26, 2021

U13 Red Sox win provincial title at home
The U13 Muenster Red Sox are once again holding the provincial baseball title, this time with a tournament win at home with the community hosting the event.This is the third consecutive title for this...
Jul 26, 2021

Grasshoppers thriving during dry Saskatchewan summer
As if Saskatchewan farmers didn't have enough to worry about this summer, what is being grown despite the heat is being eaten by grasshoppers. Dr. James Tansey, insect/ pest management specialist with...
Jul 26, 2021

Mary Simon set to be installed as 30th governor general, and first Indigenous
OTTAWA - Mary Simon will be installed later this morning as the country's new governor general and become the first Indigenous person to hold the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Simon, an In...
Jul 26, 2021

Province reports 43 new cases of COVID-19 and one death
The province is reporting another 43 new cases and 23 recoveries from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today.Another 46 new cases and 19 recoveries were also reported on Saturday, July 24 and another 27 new c...
Jul 26, 2021

Humboldt Broncos crash survivors get together in first reunion since tragedy
They suffered through a horrific tragedy and the nation mourned with them.Now, the Humboldt Broncos have reunited.All the surviving members of the team that went through the 2018 bus crash got togethe...
Jul 26, 2021