Prince Albert News
MONTREAL — CF Montreal capped off its worst season in club history with a 2-0 setback to the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday afternoon.
Ending their campaign last in the Eastern Conference with six wins, 20 losses and eight draws for a meagre 26 points from 34 Major League Soccer games,... Read more
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Cavan Sullivan scored twice, Quinn Sullivan had a goal and two assists, and the Philadelphia Union beat Toronto FC 4-1 on Saturday to secure an automatic berth into a best-of-three series in the Major League Soccer Cup playoffs.
The brother duo became the third in MLS history to... Read more
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Ben James made the most of another 36-hole lead with birdies on his opening three holes that propelled him to a 6-under 66 and a four-shot lead Saturday in the World Wide Technology Championship as he closes in on his first PGA Tour title.
James, the No. 1 player in the PGA... Read more
OAKVILLE — Liam Pue had two goals and an assist, Jakob Royer had a goal and two assists and Canada Red collected a bronze medal with an 8-4 win over Canada White at the under-17 World Challenge hockey tournament on Saturday.
Canada Red lost 4-3 to Czechia in Friday's semifinals but bounced back... Read more
CALGARY — Caniggia Elva and Ali Musse each scored as Cavalry FC defeated FC Supra du Québec 2-0 in the second leg of their semifinal to advance to the Canadian Premier League final on Saturday.
The Calgary-based Cavalry won 3-2 on aggregate after Supra du Québec had won the first leg of their... Read more
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake shook central Japan early Sunday, shattering store windows, causing people to flee buildings and leaving at least 22 people injured, according to local media.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency put the quake’s magnitude at 5.7, while the U.S. Geological... Read more
MONTREAL — CF Montreal capped off their worst season in club history with a 2-0 loss to the playoff-bound Vancouver Whitecaps in front of an uncharacteristically tepid Stade Saputo crowd on Saturday afternoon.
Cheikh Sabaly and Mihail Gherasimencov scored for Vancouver (19-8-8).
The visitors... Read more
A Polish man with far-right views drove into a busy central square in Krakow on Saturday and opened fire, killing six people and injuring 15 others before police shot and wounded him, authorities said.
The attack, which Poland’s defence minister described as an “act of terror,” happened in Main... Read more
This week, the Sask. Party government introduced a bill that would add teeth to the current regulations for personal care homes in the province, however an advocate doesn’t believe that will do much.
The Personal Care Homes (Safer Homes for Seniors) Amendment Act was introduced on Thursday... Read more
The Carlton Crusaders saw their season come to an end on Saturday following their defeat in the SHSAA 5A football provincial semifinal.
Carlton played host to... Read more
TORONTO — Carey Price spent a lot of his youth on the road and in the air.
Growing up in a remote part of British Columbia, that's what chasing his hockey dream required.
When the phone rang in June to announce he would be joining the game's greats, Price was fittingly in a familiar situation —... Read more
OTTAWA — Kaylee Hunter had yet another two-goal game to power AFC Toronto past Ottawa Rapid FC 4-0 in the second leg of their Northern Super League semifinal on Saturday.
Toronto won the semifinal on aggregate 8-2 to return to the NSL final. Hunter also scored twice in last week's 4-2 win over... Read more
US military says it fired on commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman after it attempted to breach blockade
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Central Command said late Saturday it disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored multiple warnings and attempted to leave the region after visiting an Iranian port.
U.S. forces have been enforcing a naval blockade on Iran for months in and around the... Read more
HAMILTON — Atletico Ottawa is back in the Canadian Premier League final.
Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau sealed his hat trick with the game-winning goal 13 minutes into stoppage time to lift Atletico Ottawa past Forge FC 3-2 in the second leg of their semifinal at Hamilton Stadium on Saturday.
The... Read more
MONTREAL — The cat is out of the bag. Veteran quarterback Zach Collaros is active for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Saturday's East Division final.
The Blue Bombers made the announcement on social media less than an hour before kickoff.
Collaros sat atop Winnipeg’s quarterback depth chart in Friday'... Read more
Israel’s president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Saturday night that he was giving opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition following elections on Oct. 27.
Eisenkot, a former military chief, ran as the main challenger to Prime Minister... Read more
The International Ice Hockey Federation is barring Belarus' under-20 and senior men's teams from competing at the upcoming world junior championship and the 2027 world championships.
The IIHF's council, which partially upheld the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association’s appeal against its decisions on... Read more
Despite losing the last game of their three game homestand on Wednesday, the Prince Albert Raiders still have lots of momentum as they roll into... Read more
If you’ve lived in Saskatchewan for any length of time, you know better than to put too much faith in the weather forecast.
One day you’re enjoying the sunshine; the next, you’re searching for your warmest mitts, scraping frost off the windshield and wondering why you didn’t get the snow tires on... Read more
TBILISI — Canada's men had a solid start before surrendering 49 straight points in a 59-14 loss to Georgia in World Rugby Nations Cup action on Saturday.
Dachi Papunashvili opened the scoring with a try for Georgia in the third minute, but with no conversion, the hosts held a 5-0 lead.
Ben Lesage... Read more
SANTIAGO DE CALI — Canada's Bianca Andreescu defeated France's Alice Tubello 6-0, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Cali Open on Saturday morning.
The match was mostly played Friday before a thunder storm became cause for delay.
Andreescu led 6-0, 5-4 at the time of the stoppage.
The Mississauga, Ont... Read more
After 150 years, Canada is looking to finally start a process to move beyond the Indian Act. And Indigenous leaders are declaring that any amendments to the Indian Act need to include their voices.
In October, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he is “very open to” and committed to a process... Read more
Advocates are welcoming news that the federal government plans to end homelessness within 10 years — a crisis they say has been decades in the making.
This week’s federal budget estimated about 65,000 Canadians are homeless, but Tim Richter of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness thinks the... Read more
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — The returning Russian quad queen of figure skating was edged for victory Saturday at the Cup of China by the elegant free skate of Japan’s Mone Chiba.
Alexandra Ignatova landed a quad lutz early in what was the highest-scoring free skate aiming to be the first mother ever to... Read more
Saskatchewan residents may want to secure anything that isn’t nailed down as a couple of fast-moving weather systems prepares to bring powerful winds to the province this weekend.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a number of wind warnings for central parts of the province on... Read more
Prince Albert’s Rob Audit has a big decision to make.
The winner of Great Escape 29 has received a $6,000 travel voucher.
“I’m feeling wonderful.
This was an absolutely great event,” he told paNOW after the event. “I’ll probably take a family trip with... Read more
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau has joined England's Oxford University in a new role.
Trudeau, 54, joined the Blavatnik School of Government as a distinguished fellow and member of the World Leaders Circle, the school said in a news release Friday.
The release says the former Liberal leader... Read more
KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Five people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon in a market square in Krakow, Poland, police said.
The gunman aimed at random people as he drove into Main Square, a... Read more
Four young Riel Scouts from St. Louis will accompany Métis Elders as wreaths are laid at Batoche on Sunday. The Indigenous Veterans Day service will also pay tribute to four Canadian Armed Forces members killed last month at CFB Wainwright, including Pte. Shaun Farrell of Prince Albert.
Farrell, 23... Read more
CAIRO (AP) — Airstrikes in a town near the capital, Sanaa, on Saturday killed 22 people and wounded 30 others, mostly women and children, a spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi-run Health Ministry said.
Speaking to The Associated Press, Anees Alasbahi accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the... Read more
As the winter holiday season approaches, one of the most popular sunny destinations for Canadian travellers remains out of reach.
The United States' oil blockade against Cuba triggered severe fuel shortages in the country and prompted Canadian airlines to indefinitely suspend flights to the island... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada's aid sector is expressing dismay over the first federal budget in more than 15 years to make no mention of foreign aid, and is calling on Ottawa to outline its vision in an upcoming foreign policy review.
"The budget is largely silent on issues of international development co-... Read more
CALGARY — The scoring rampage continues for Cutter Gauthier.
The NHL's hottest sniper extended his goal streak to five games Friday by scoring the game-winner as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 5-3.
“Just keeping it simple and shooting the puck,” said the 22-year-old left-winger. “The... Read more
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Cutter Gauthier broke a tie with 1:34 left to extend his goals streak to five games and help the Anaheim Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
The Ducks are the first team since the 1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins to score at least... Read more
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Alijah Martin scored a career-high 27 points and RJ Barrett also had 27 as the short-handed Toronto Raptors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 121-107 in an NBA Cup game Friday night.
Toronto outscored Milwaukee 70-47 in the second half to improve to 1-1 while the Bucks fell to 0-1 in... Read more
CALGARY — Cutter Gauthier extended his goal streak to five games with the game-winner on Friday night as the Anaheim Ducks came back for a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Jeff Malott, Tristan Luneau, Leo Carlsson and Nikita Nesterenko, into an empty net, also scored for Anaheim (9-7-1), which... Read more
OAKVILLE — Canada White and Canada Red lost semifinal games Friday at the U17 World Challenge hockey tournament at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex.
Czechia defeated Canada Red 4-3 in the afternoon matchup. Marek Sedlacek's goal early in the third period was the difference.
In the evening, Canada... Read more
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wants to bring together agricultural producers, mining companies and energy developers to make a stronger case for federal investment in the Port of Churchill and the transportation infrastructure serving it. Moe proposed forming an informal working group during the... Read more
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Whitecaps centre back Belal Halbouni said Friday he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
The 26-year-old from London, Ont., began treatment for the form of cancer in his hometown last week, the Major League Soccer team said in a statement.
“Belal and his family have the... Read more