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Mont St. Joseph 22nd Annual Monty Phantom Bonspiel
Vern has found a way to enjoy his favorite sport in spite of COVID-19 and so have we!We are so excited to announce that our 22nd Annual Monty mixed curling FunSpiel is set to start on March 12, 2021!!...
Feb 24, 2021
Montreal Canadiens fire head coach Claude Julien, associate coach Kirk Muller
MONTREAL - The struggling Montreal Canadiens have fired head coach Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller. Assistant coach Dominique Ducharme has been appointed interim head coach. Alex Burrows...
Feb 24, 2021
Incident involving conservation officer, treaty hunter sparks FSIN concerns of systemic racism
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous First Nations (FSIN) has stated it's concerned with 'systemic racism' in the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment's Conservation Field Services. It comes after a...
Feb 24, 2021
Dunk the Junk Fundraiser
The MacDowall and District Recreation Foundation Inc. is a local group created with the goal to keep our Hall/Recreation Centre open and operating to provide a place for our community members to gathe...
Feb 24, 2021
Legault government taps Environment Minister Benoit Charette to oversee racism fight
Quebec Premier Francois Legault plans to name a minister to spearhead the fight against racism. Environment Minister Benoit Charette is set to add the role to his current tasks today. The announcement...
Feb 24, 2021
Raptors VanVleet keeping all-star snub in perspective amid global pandemic
With the world still reeling in a global pandemic, Fred VanVleet is keeping the NBA all-star game in perspective. VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors had hoped he would earn his first all-star selection,...
Feb 24, 2021
PBO's latest estimate says warships will cost $77B as estimated price jumps $17B
OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux is predicting that a new fleet of warships to be built for the Royal Canadian Navy will cost $17 billion more than the federal government's estimate. ...
Feb 24, 2021
Midtown garage destroyed by fire
The cause of an early morning garage fire in Prince Albert's midtown neighbourhood is under investigation.Just before 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Prince Albert Fire Department responded to the 500 block of...
Feb 24, 2021
Thai court ousts 3 Cabinet members found guilty of sedition
BANGKOK - Three Cabinet ministers in Thailand were forced to leave their posts Wednesday after a court found them guilty of sedition for taking part in sometimes-violent protests in 2013-2014 against ...
Feb 24, 2021
Ghana is first nation in world to receive COVAX vaccines
ACCRA, Ghana - Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vacci...
Feb 24, 2021
