Prince Albert News
HERNING — Jessie Eldridge scored twice and added an assist as Canada defeated Sweden 5-1 Friday in its world women's hockey championship opener.
Eldridge started on Canada's top line and ably filled the void left by injured captain Marie-Philip Poulin and star forward Sarah Fillier.
The 28-year-old... Read more
OTTAWA — The Manitoba Métis Federation says it's appalled by the lack of Métis-specific funding in Prime Minister Mark Carney's new budget.
While First Nations and Inuit have targeted funding measures in the budget, Métis do not, despite having pressed the government for supports in areas like... Read more
TORONTO — Scott Moore can still picture the gold-medal game during the 1991 world junior championships in which Canada defeated the Soviet Union.
"A guy named John Slaney from Newfoundland scored the winning goal. I can see the play in my head," Moore said of the 3-2 victory for Team Canada. "It... Read more
Republican incumbent Jeff Hurd won election Friday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, defeating Democrat Dwayne Romero. Hurd was first elected to the House in 2024, representing Colorado’s rural Western Slope. He was a lawyer before entering... Read more
Republican Anthony Constantino wins election to U.S. House in New York’s 21st Congressional District
Republican Anthony Constantino won election Friday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing New York's 21st Congressional District, defeating Democrat Blake Gendebien. Constantino took over his father’s printing business and later founded his own, Sticker Mule. He prominently advertises... Read more
TORONTO — Wayne Gretzky says he backs Canada's decision to bar Russia from the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Alberta.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this week Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be permitted to represent their countries on Canadian soil while the war in... Read more
TORONTO — Wayne Gretzky says he backs Canada's decision to bar Russia from the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Alberta.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this week Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be permitted to represent their countries on Canadian soil while the war in... Read more
The unemployment rate rose to 6.7 per cent in October as Statistics Canada says more people were looking for work.
That’s up from 6.5 per cent in September and came alongside a loss of 4,700 jobs in October.
The labour market has been in a tough stretch lately, having shed 110,000 jobs cumulatively... Read more
The circumstances surrounding a young woman’s death will be examined in great detail during a coroner’s inquest next month in Prince Albert.
As per information provided by the Ministry of Justice, the inquest into the death of Tatiana Custer has been scheduled for the week of December 7... Read more
Kevin Berger Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Clark’s Crossing Gazette Range Road 3060, which runs alongside the BizHub Industrial Park and can be found just west of Highway 16, has been renamed “Harwood Road” in honour of Judy Harwood, the former reeve of the RM of Corman Park. The... Read more
Shane Fraser Saskatoon StarPhoenix Pamela Wallin watched her friend die. Her friend chose to die, and Wallin chose to be with her. Wallin’s mother and father couldn’t choose to die. Alzheimer’s and cancer chose for them. Starting in 1892, assisted suicide was illegal for Canadians under the... Read more
On Aug. 8 of 2025, the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) received a notification from the RCMP regarding an officer-involved shooting near Deschambault Lake. According to a report made by the SIRT, two members of the Deschambault Lake RCMP detachment encountered a group of... Read more
The Onion Lake RCMP have charged a woman after methamphetamine and cocaine were seized from a vehicle and a residence on Onion Lake Cree Nation. On Oct. 29 at approximately 3:30 a.m., Onion Lake RCMP conducted a proactive traffic stop on Onion Lake Cree Nation. Through the investigation, officials... Read more
Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry's wife Meghan, was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The people who confirmed his arrest were not authorized to... Read more
MONTREAL — Veteran quarterback Zach Collaros is listed as a game-time decision for Saturday's East Division final.
Winnipeg listed Collaros atop its quarterback depth chart Friday but with the game-time decision designation.
Collaros suffered a rib injury in Winnipeg's 34-10 season-ending win over... Read more
Melfort RCMP are investigating after a business was robbed after being hit with a vehicle in Birch Hills last weekend. According to RCMP on Nov, 1 at approximately 5:50 a.m., Melfort RCMP received a report of a collision on Bellamy Avenue in Birch Hills. Officers responded, along with local... Read more
Nykole King Saskatoon Star Phoenix Canadian farmers felt relieved on Wednesday after learning that a federal trade mission to Beijing resulted in two additional years of barrier-free trade of peas and canola meal into China. Without that extension, China would have reintroduced a 100 per cent... Read more
Jonathan Lai When 11-year-old Parker Wells went missing earlier this summer, should emergency response have included an immediate public alert? An Amber Alert for the non-verbal autistic boy came more than 48 hours after the fact, following traditional protocols. When he was found tragically... Read more
The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division has returned their chair and elected a new vice chair. Meanwhile, in October the Prince Albert Catholic School Division returned their Board Chair and Vice Chair. At the Organizational Meeting on Monday, the Board acclaimed Cher Bloom as... Read more
Implemented by The Legion National Foundation, the Digital Poppy is a simple but meaningful way to honour Canada’s Heroes.
From October 24, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026, you are invited to Stand with our Veterans and secure your Digital Poppy.
Create a personalized Digital Poppy, add a... Read more
Notes from a messy desk… Have you ever had a Murphy day, where everything that can go wrong does go wrong? You’ve got the Midas touch, and whatever you touch turns to mufflers. I had a day like that recently. It started with three (3!) scam telephone calls in the too-early morning. I blame... Read more
December 6 the Rotary Club of Melfort will be hosting a Carol Festival featuring local talent with funds raised going to the Salvation Army.
See the poster for details.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty — and the only Democrat — who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died. He was 89.
Rockefeller died Thursday night at his home in Washington, said Mary... Read more
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's October employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 6.7 per cent (6.5)
Employment rate: 60.5 per cent (60.6)
Participation rate: 64.8 per cent (64.8)
Number unemployed: 1,507,700 (1,474,900)
Number working: 21,100,100 (21,... Read more
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in October. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples.... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 8.7 per cent (9.1)
_ Prince Edward Island 7.4 per cent (7.3)
_ Nova Scotia 6.2 per cent (6.3)
_ New... Read more
A group of rural reeves plans to meet with two Saskatchewan cabinet ministers in December after reports of repeated thefts and break-ins in the Rural Municipality of Shellbrook.
Shellbrook Reeve Christine Strube said some residents have been targeted more than once. What worries her most is that... Read more
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people.
The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the sentence for Pastor Paul Mackenzie. He was... Read more
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police in Denmark and the Czech Republic investigated threats to air traffic on Friday, while a Romanian plane received a bomb threat following a string of... Read more
A front-line animal rescue worker, working on the ground this week in Pelican Narrows and actively retrieving dogs from the community, is describing the situation as a crisis.
Chelsie Breeze, founder of Boreal Animal Rescue in La Ronge, was in the community on Wednesday and then returned again on... Read more
Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback said Thursday’s federal budget gives Saskatchewan farmers little to look forward to, but he welcomed proposed funding for military families affected by the deadly training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright.
The funding proposal came a day... Read more
EDMONTON — The Anaheim Ducks are filling the net at a pace unseen before in franchise history.
Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke each had two goals and an assist as the Ducks held on for a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
Cutter Gauthier also scored for the Ducks (8-7-1), who... Read more
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets were spurred on by their unprecedented ‘Miracle in Montreal.’
After erasing a four-goal deficit and beating the Canadiens 5-4 in overtime on Tuesday, the Jets came out brimming with confidence when they opened a three-game homestand against the lowly Vancouver Canucks... Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected in Winnipeg today to highlight new measures in the federal budget aimed at eliminating homelessness within 10 years.
It's a goal some support workers are applauding, while cautioning that solutions must involve more than four walls and a roof.
Sara Goldvine is... Read more
MONTREAL — Two days after an epic collapse against the Winnipeg Jets left them as the NHL’s laughingstock, the Montreal Canadiens answered in style.
Cole Caufield scored the winner 30 seconds into overtime as the Canadiens overcame Logan Cooley’s hat trick and battled back from multiple deficits to... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
Champagne, Carney travelling across country to sell federal budget to Canadians
Canada's leaders are fanning out today to sell communities on this year's federal budget.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will... Read more
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada will release its latest snapshot of the country's job market today.
The agency is set to release its labour force survey for October.
The Canadian economy lost 68,000 jobs in September as the unemployment rate rose a tenth of a percentage point to 6.5 per cent.
According... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada's leaders are fanning out today to sell communities on this year's federal budget.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Winnipeg to highlight new measures around homelessness alongside Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew.
The Carney government is promising to end homelessness in Canada... Read more
BALTIMORE (AP) — Trevor Lawrence threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, and the Jacksonville Jaguars had little trouble with Joe Fagnano and the Baltimore Ravens in a 33-10 victory Thursday night.
Fagnano made his first career start with Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley injured, and the 25-year-old... Read more
OAKVILLE — Captain Maddox Schultz scored a hat trick to lead Canada White to an 8-6 win over Finland in the quarterfinals of the under-17 World Challenge on Thursday night.
Jacob McKinnon, Chace Turchak, Jace Voortman, Kane Cloutier and Cruz Jim also scored for the Canadians.
Niilo Jokinen, with... Read more