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City of Melfort offering family play kits

A new way to Play Melfort begins this Thursday.While families are still housebound due to the COVID-19 pandemic, play kits are being offered by the City of Melfort.Recreation Programmer Shannon Marsha...

May 26, 2020

SJHL AGM set for June 6, will be different than usual

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) is preparing for what is expected to be a much different season than normal.The first step in planning for the 2020/2021 season is the Annual General Meeti...

May 26, 2020

Trojans Assistant Coach to scout in SJHL

Daven Smith is adding another title to his hockey resume.On Thursday the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) announced a restructured scouting staff, and Smith was on...

May 22, 2020

Snowbirds to honour Captain Casey Sunday with live-streamed memorial

Captain Jenn Casey will be getting quite the send-off this Sunday, as Canada says good-bye to the late Snowbirds public affairs officer.Lieutenant-Colonel Mike French, Casey's commanding officer, join...

May 22, 2020

Planting season underway; garden plots available at Community Garden

With gardening season underway, Melfort's community garden has been a busy place over the last few days.There are seven of the 30 plots at Spruce Haven Park still available.Shannon Marshall with Commu...

May 22, 2020

Hockey Canada working on ‘multifaceted return-to-hockey plan’

Hockey Canada says it will be returning to play, but the game will be changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.In an "Open Letter to Canadians" Wednesday, Hockey Canada addressed what the pandemic has don...

May 20, 2020

Team member killed in Snowbirds crash remembered as proud native of Halifax

HALIFAX - A member of the Canadian Armed Forces killed in the crash of a Snowbirds aerobatic team jet is being remembered as a proud native of Halifax. Capt. Jenn Casey, a public affairs officer, died...

May 18, 2020

Five-year-old girl recovering in hospital after attempted murder in P.A.

The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) has provided an update on five-year-old Kendrah who was taken to hospital after receiving life threatening injuries during a tragic triple homicide that claimed...

May 15, 2020

Seven-year-old boy from Kinistino sharing facts and fun with YouTube series

A Kinistino boy is making the most out of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic with a YouTube channel that entertains and educates other kids.Jack Larson started his own video series Daily Facts wit...

May 15, 2020

Snowbirds fly over Battlefords on cross-country trek in support of front-line workers

It was a nice relief to help get resident's minds off the pandemic, even for a fleeting moment. That was the overall theme of the Snowbirds' show overhead Thursday afternoon, as they continued on thei...

May 14, 2020