Small Town

• Martensville secures federal and provincial funding for new rink

  The City of Martensville is getting a new rink and recreation centre -- a development more than 10 years in the making, according to Mayor Kent Muench.

  Sports

  Nov 15, 2022
  
• Small town Manitoba woman bringing home Olympic gold medal

  Deloraine's Ashton Bell, 22, will bring home an Olympic gold medal after Team Canada secured first place in Beijing in women's hockey.

  Sports

  Feb 17, 2022
  
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• Rural Revival: What’s behind Canada’s small town boom

  Twin crises of housing affordability and the pandemic are driving millennials into the countryside and bringing about a rural revival.

  Features

  Nov 20, 2021
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• Growing concerns for access to rural Manitoba emergency rooms

  An accident with a chainsaw while in Arborg, had Kevin Barylski headed to the emergency department in hopes of getting stitches. However, his plans quickly changed.

  News

  Nov 13, 2021
• ‘Left behind’: Addiction moves far beyond city limits in Saskatchewan

  "Any town across Saskatchewan is dealing with this with just a lot less resources," a small-town nurse says.

  Health

  Jul 17, 2020
• Saskatchewan doctor leaving fond impression in his hometown

  Eston, Sask., native Dr. David Mulder returned to his hometown on Saturday for a dinner to raise funds for the area's health centre named after him.

  Health

  Oct 21, 2019
• “Little Canada” the Minnesota community with a Manitoba feel

  Little Canada was founded in 1858 by a French-Canadian, Benjamin Gervais, who as the story goes, was drawn to the land and the neighboring lake.

  Apr 16, 2018
• Canada 150: Your Town

  From Île-à-la-Crosse to Big Beaver, Global News at 6 aired fun facts about small Saskatchewan towns throughout the month of June to celebrate Canada 150.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2017
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• Manitoba town where asylum seekers are crossing adjusting to attention

  Before the news broke of asylum seekers crossing the border into Emerson, it had been over 10 years since the town's reeve had done media interviews.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2017
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• Coast-to-coast support for Asquith, Sask. after its Gordie Howe jersey is stolen

  The entire nation has rallied around a small town in Saskatchewan after an autographed Gordie Howe jersey was stolen.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2017