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Penalties have become sports' number-one killer

Penalties have become sports' number-one killer

Whenever a head coach doesn't take a loss personally, or immediately looks to the lighter side of it, it's a good sign. Football is a funny game. Football is unlike any other sport. Players make mistakes.
Federal tax credits wrongly dispersed

Federal tax credits wrongly dispersed

A Treasury Department inspector general reported in June that, out of 2.
Harvest round out exhibition season with one vet

Harvest round out exhibition season with one vet

The Yorkton Harvest Midget AAA hockey team completed their exhibition schedule with a 5-3 loss to the Regina Pat Canadians Sunday afternoon at the Farrell Agencies Arena.

If All Else Fails be at The Spot

All Else Fails is playing a pair of shows in Yorkton at The Spot. Tonight (Sept. 22) they do an 'all ages shows', and go with an '18-plus show' tomorrow (Sept. 23). The band, out of St. Albert, AB.
Timing off on bike lanes

Timing off on bike lanes

Three days after unveiling the Yorkton Cycling Network Plan, the City was forced to alter a section on Gladstone between Broadway and Smith, reverting it back to the way it used to be, although one lane will become a 'shared' lane for vehicle and bic

No updates in river search

As of Tuesday morning, RCMP have not been successful in locating a man reported to have fallen into the Whitesand River on September 14. Canora RCMP were called to the Canora Dam east of town over the noon hour last Tuesday.
Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon

Paper currency changing

Can you imagine using the queen of hearts or the ace of spades to pay for your groceries? That's exactly what might have happened in the late 17th century. Coin shortages in colonial times forced authorities to get creative.

SHHS Gr. 9 team showing some improvements: Moen

Sacred Heart hosted the junior boys' Gr. 9-10 volleyball tournament on September 17-18. The tournament consisted of an eight team round robin format.
Fall plant sale a huge success

Fall plant sale a huge success

The other day, I was working on a project requiring the use of burlap, and I wondered what burlap is actually made of! Time to take a cup of tea and do some research, and this is what I found out. Burlap is made from fibers of the jute plant.