Prince Albert News
Thousands of students packed into Kinsmen Park in Prince Albert on Friday for a celebration of cultures in the ninth edition of the Heart of the Youth Powwow.
Schools from across the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division and the Prince Albert Catholic School Division, as well as from... Read more
Standing at the kitchen window, Colleen Neufeld watched as the flames from the Lobstick wildfire grew ever closer.
The familiar prairie sunset she knows, filtered through a dark haze of smoke.
On Friday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA)... Read more
MONTREAL — An international panel of human rights experts has accused Canada of committing genocide against its Indigenous population.
The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal reached the preliminary conclusion following a week of hearings in Montreal.
The panel says Canada had historically adopted a series... Read more
The Food and Agriculture Organization reported up to 40 per cent of global crop production is lost to plant pests and diseases each year.
An up-and-coming Saskatoon entrepreneur is on a mission to do something about it, starting with saving crops across the province.
PathoScan Technologies’ Ethan... Read more
MONTREAL — The lawyer for a homeless man who once attended al-Qaida training camps says his client has pleaded guilty in Montreal to threatening to bomb public transit.
Leonard Waxman says Mohamed Abdullah Warsame has also acknowledged having called a Passport Canada office from detention and... Read more
For the second time in less than two weeks, a church at Little Red River Reserve has been destroyed by fire.
The latest incident happened on Thursday at around 11:40 p.m.
The Lakeland and District Fire Department was dispatched to the scene and when they arrived, the fire had already breached the... Read more
PARIS (AP) — With two-time reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz absent, Jannik Sinner was expected to capture his first French Open crown this... Read more
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge has said that New Hampshire must make voter registration easier by allowing applicants to attest to their U.S. citizenship if they don’t have the documents to prove it.
The case was seen as the first major legal test of an election reform that has... Read more
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Three climbers on Alaska’s Mount McKinley who fell near a treacherous pass on North America’s tallest peak have died, a Latvian mountaineering group announced Friday. A... Read more
In the heart of the North Saskatchewan River Valley, near Blaine Lake, stands the largest tree ever recorded in the province.
This plains cottonwood and poplar cross, locally known as the Popoff Tree, is believed to be more than 175 years old. It stands 68 feet tall with a girth measuring 16 feet... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney told Pope Leo XIV Canada wants to lead internationally on responsible AI.
The Prime Minister's Office says Carney talked to the pontiff today about artificial intelligence.
The PMO says they spoke about how AI must serve humanity, starting with protecting... Read more
MONTRÉAL — A group representing Quebec municipalities is calling on the next provincial government to boost funding for public transit agencies, which say they will need $20 billion by 2035 just to maintain their assets.
The chair of the Union des municipalités du Québec's large cities caucus says... Read more
VANCOUVER — The estimated cost of hosting World Cup matches in Vancouver has repeatedly increased and is now almost triple an initial estimate by the B.C. government. Here's how the increases have unfolded.
March 2022: The province estimates the total costs at approximately $240 to $260... Read more
VANCOUVER — The estimated cost of hosting World Cup matches in Vancouver has repeatedly increased and is now almost triple an initial estimate by the B.C. government. Here's how the increases have unfolded.
March 2022: The province estimates the total costs at approximately $240 to $260... Read more
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic’s latest quest for a record 25th Grand Slam was ended by Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca in the third round of the French Open on Friday.
The 39-year-old Serb — a three-time champion at Roland Garros — lost 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 as temperatures again... Read more
SAINT-HYACINTHE — Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay has confirmed he'll resign his seat in the House of Commons to run for the Parti Québécois in the fall provincial election.
Savard-Tremblay says he'll sit as an Independent for the rest of the federal parliamentary session before... Read more
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says the cost of hosting World Cup matches in Vancouver has spiked again and could reach $729 million, with even the lowest projection now exceeding the highest estimate from last year.
But it says provincial net hosting costs could go down by more than $... Read more
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says the cost of hosting World Cup matches in Vancouver has spiked again and could reach $729 million, with even the lowest projection now exceeding the highest estimate from last year.
But it says provincial net hosting costs could go down by more than $... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada Post says it lost $205 million before taxes in the first quarter of the year as the postal service moves forward with reforms meant to address its ongoing struggles.
The Crown corporation saw its revenue fall by $181 million or 14.3 per cent compared with the same three-month period... Read more
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says its framework setting limits on delays in criminal trials is flexible enough to accommodate increasingly complicated cases.
Chief Justice Richard Wagner said Friday the framework the court set out in 2016 in R. v. Jordan is adaptable enough to address the... Read more
ALLEGHE, Italy (AP) — Ottawa cyclist Derek Gee-West finished runner-up in the toughest stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday.
Gee-West finished second behind American rider Sepp Kuss on the so-called queen stage, while Kuss's Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Jonas Vingegaard remained firmly in the... Read more
The Prince Albert Catholic School Division raised $6,821.63 as part of their annual Toonies for Tuition campaign. Chief Financial Officer Greg McEwen announced the total during Monday’s regular board meeting. This was an improvement of $379.81 over 2024-2025. The initiative began in 2011 and was... Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district who was arrested last year in the Trump administration’s... Read more
The Prince Albert Collegiate Institute (PACI) Dance Program will host their 13th annual More Than a Room fundraiser with a performance at the EA Rawlinson Centre on Friday. More Than a Room began over a decade ago as a way to cover the cost of converting a classroom into a professional dance studio... Read more
ZURICH (AP) — The International Ice Hockey Federation said Friday it will determine the status of Russia’s participation on an event-by-event basis for the 2026-27 season.
Russia has been banned from... Read more
OTTAWA — Outgoing Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has launched a project to fund community-based mental health services in Northern and Indigenous communities.
The legacy project will be run with support from the Rideau Hall Foundation.
Simon, who launched a mental health learning and listening tour in 2024,... Read more
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney's policies are to blame for Canada entering recession territory.
Statistics Canada says the economy contracted slightly for the second quarter in a row to start the year, a benchmark some economists consider a technical... Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The last time Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder played a Game 7 it was the ultimate game of ultimate games, one that decided... Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — It is the year of Game 7.
For the fifth time in this year's playoffs, a series is coming down to the ultimate game. San Antonio will visit Oklahoma City on Saturday night in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals.
The others this season: Philadelphia beat Boston on the road in... Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers passed a new congressional map Friday designed to pick up a Republican seat while leaving the state with just one of its two majority-Black House districts represented by Democrats.
Approval of the new House map came a month after the U.S.... Read more
The list of communities in the northeast that are under a fire ban continues to grow.
The Village of Codette and the RMs of Hudson Bay and Invergordon have now issued fire bans.
Other areas under a fire ban include:
- City of Melfort
- Town of Hudson Bay
MONTREAL — When Caroline Rivest broke her ankle a few years ago, a doctor prescribed her a powerful opioid for three months to help with the pain. She was hooked in no time.
After her prescription ran out, she turned to the black market to keep the withdrawal at bay.
“What struck me was that... Read more
The Lobstick wildfire in the Nisbet Forest near Prince Albert continues to grow, having already charred more than 6,000 hectares, while local forestry operators warn of millions of dollars in potential economic losses.
The blaze, north of Duck Lake and southwest of MacDowall, prompted an evacuation... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Friday on President Donald Trump's involvement in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files as she defended the... Read more
Kevin Berger Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Clark’s Crossing Gazette City of Martensville councillors passed a motion during their May 19 meeting to award a contract to Marathon Underground Constructions Corp. for a new pipeline connecting the City of Martensville to the City of... Read more
PARIS — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani advanced to the third round of the French Open women's doubles tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over China's Qianhui Tang and Russia's Elena Pridankina on Friday.
The fourth seeds served well in the victory, firing five aces and... Read more
Meg Deak Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Woolwich Observer From unpredictable weather and pest infestations to determining the right time to plant crops, farmers are constantly navigating an unpredictable landscape. Now, technology has helped ease the burden of some of these challenges, with... Read more
Chris Zwick Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Town & Country News The scheduled Alberta referendum on Oct. 19 will officially include a question on Alberta’s future place in Canada. Premier Danielle Smith made the announcement in a televised public address May 21. “I will be requesting our... Read more
OTTAWA — Drones made in Canada could be headed for the battlefield in Ukraine, thanks to a new corporate partnership between Canadian and Ukrainian drone makers.
The defence ministers of Canada and Ukraine signed an agreement to support the co-production of drones on the margins of the CANSEC... Read more
Andrea Moss Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SaskToday.ca YORKTON — For Yorkton resident Richie Allen, a weekly motorcycle ride is about much more than just hitting the open highway — it is a way to build community and support local businesses. Originally from Manitoba, Allen moved to Yorkton a... Read more