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Canadian Food Inspection Agency finds rare disease at B.C. commercial pigeon premises
CHILLIWACK - Canada's food inspection agency says it has uncovered a case of Newcastle disease at a commercial pigeon operation in Chilliwack, B.C., requiring the birds to be culled and the premises t...
Jun 18, 2025
Hawks host 2025 AGM, optimistic about upcoming season
The Nipawin Hawks hosted their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday evening as they reviewed the 2024/25 season and looked ahead to the 2025/26 campaign.At the AGM, the Hawks elected their new Board of G...
Jun 18, 2025
Yuvraj Samra's half-century powers Canada past the Bahamas in T20 World Cup qualifier
KING CITY - Teenage opening batsman Yuvraj Samra put on a show Wednesday as Canada made short work of the Bahamas, winning by 10 wickets in a rain-shorted game at the Americas Qualifier for the ICC Me...
Jun 18, 2025
Carbon budget to keep global warming at 1.5 C could be exhausted in 3 years: report
The world is on pace to emit enough greenhouse gas emissions over the next three years to blow by an international target to limit global warming to 1.5 C, according to a new study co-authored by a Ca...
Jun 18, 2025
Renewed Indo-Canada ties concern protesters on anniversary of Nijjar killing
VANCOUVER - Protesters marking the second anniversary of the killing of B.C. Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar say they're concerned about the renewal of Canada's relations with India, whose ...
Jun 18, 2025
Melfort Lions Club resurrected after 14-year absence
The Melfort Lions Club is once again back in business. The club disbanded in 2011 but a recent effort to re-start the service club was successful. "For the past several months, some Melfort residents ...
Jun 18, 2025
Union slams package company DHL's ask for federal strike intervention
OTTAWA - Unifor sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet ministers this week decrying a request from package company DHL to intervene in a strike. That request was made by DHL in a lett...
Jun 18, 2025
Buss family agrees to sell controlling stake of Lakers to Mark Walter for $10B, AP source says
The Buss family has agreed to sell the controlling stake of the Los Angeles Lakers to TWG Global CEO Mark Walter, doing so with a franchise valuation of $10 billion - the most ever for a professional ...
Jun 18, 2025
Area businesses among nominees for Saskatchewan Chamber ABEX Awards
Several local businesses have been nominated for the Saskatchewan Chamber 2025 ABEX Awards.Northern Lights Gallery In Melfort is one of five nominees for the Community Involvement Award, sponsored by ...
Jun 18, 2025
Canadian rider Mike Woods drops out of Tour de Suisse due to illness
PIURO - Canadian rider Mike Woods was forced to abandon the Tour de Suisse on Stage 4 Wednesday due to illness. The 38-year-old from Ottawa, riding for the Israel-Premier Tech team, was 22nd in the ge...
Jun 18, 2025