Prince Albert News
Andrea MossLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterSaskToday.ca INDIAN HEAD — A local childcare expansion project has ground to a halt due to an administrative misunderstanding in its initial grant application, leaving families in limbo amidst a province-wide daycare shortage. The Little Castle... Read more
Ashley Bochek Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The World-Spectator Regional Manager of Southern Saskatchewan Operations Glen Bentz of United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) spoke at the Moosomin Chamber of Commerce meeting last week after UFA recently broke ground at the new fuel and cardlock site in... Read more
Taylor Shire Regina Leader-Post The Canadian Football League has announced a new “record-setting” broadcast deal. On Thursday, the league unveiled details of the six-year broadcast agreement that will change the way we watch the CFL beginning in 2027. While the league it renewing the commitment... Read more
St. Catherine Catholic School is hosting orientation for Pre K and Kindergarten children on June 3.
See the poster for details.
Taylor Shire Regina Leader-Post Coming out of high school, Desmond Evans was the top ranked defensive end in the United States. Today, after a five-year college career at North Carolina and a stint with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, the 23-year-old finds himself battling for a roster spot with the... Read more
Larissa Kurz Regina Leader-Post Striking support workers at 15 Wing Moose Jaw are headed back to their jobs this week after agreeing to a new contract with employer Sodexo Canada, according to union leadership. The Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE) Local 40807 — representing 35 civilian... Read more
Gage Haubrich Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation And then there was one. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is the last man standing. He’s the only premier who is refusing to give his blessing to Ottawa’s costly industrial carbon tax. And the Alberta government’s latest agreement with Ottawa shows that he... Read more
If your mustard seems a little spicier lately, you’re probably not imagining it.
Researchers say hotter, drier conditions across the Prairies are changing Canadian mustard seeds — and that could be giving everything from hot dogs to salad dressings a sharper kick.
The Canadian Grain Commission has... Read more
If your mustard seems a little spicier lately, you’re probably not imagining it.
Researchers say hotter, drier conditions across the Prairies are changing Canadian mustard seeds — and that could be giving everything from hot dogs to salad dressings a sharper kick.
The Canadian Grain Commission has... Read more
Sylvain Charlebois Most consumers have heard of shrinkflation. Less quantity, same price. It is highly visible and easy to notice, especially now that everyone carries a smartphone, takes pictures and collectively compares products online. Shrinkflation has long been perceived as a legal, yet... Read more
Humboldt RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating a suspicious man with a firearm. On May 23 at around 7:30 p.m., Humboldt RCMP received a report of a suspicious man with a firearm on Eighth Avenue. Police were told a man in a truck approached two children under the age of 10. Police say the... Read more
Bryan Adams is set to kick off the summer of ’26 for the World Cup.
The “Cuts Like a Knife” singer will headline a “countdown concert” in Toronto to launch the tournament alongside Haitian hitmaker Wyclef Jean and Canadian-Moroccan artist Nora Fatehi.
Described by FIFA as a “first-of-its-kind live... Read more
A 31-year-old man is in custody after a collision along the 1600 block of 2nd Avenue West On May 27 at approximately 6 p.m., Prince Albert Police Service responded to a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian. The vehicle failed to remain at the scene. Officers located a 40-year-old woman who... Read more
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will be speaking at the Canada-India Business Council’s annual summit in Regina on Friday.
His audience will consist of dignitaries and business leaders, with the summit focused on expanding economic co-operation between Canada and India and diversifying their... Read more
Social media posts shared a rumour originating from an anonymous forum that claimed Ontario pilots were being hired to spread ticks from the air. The posts fuelled a conspiracy theory that the ticks were being dropped with the intention of infecting more people with Lyme disease. While it's true... Read more
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for Trump allies who... Read more
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — A bus struck six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia as traffic slowed for a work zone, killing five people and sending 34 to hospitals, state police said Friday.
The crash happened at about 2:35 a.m. on southbound I-95 in Stafford County. All five of the people... Read more
It was supposed to be a night out with friends at the movies. Instead, it became the night Loretta Henderson’s daughter was murdered. Krista Kenny was a 16-year-old with an infant daughter who loved her friends and wanted to be a teacher. In May 2009, she disappeared while walking home in Prince... Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police arrested eight female students on suspicion of arson, authorities said Friday, after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school, killing 16 children and injuring... Read more
As Prince Albert looks at wastewater testing to better understand local drug trends, the city’s police chief says new technology being developed in British Columbia could help law enforcement track where seized drugs come from and how they move across Canada. Chief Patrick Nogier raised the... Read more
Dave Leaderhouse Special to the Herald By their own admission Danette Senterre and Armand Schellenberg say that rugby is a non-typical Canadian sport, but the pair are doing their best to resurrect an interest in the game. “We are doing better than last year,” says Schellenberg. “We are growing,... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
China's foreign minister Wang Yi set to meet Carney, Anand today
China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in Ottawa today, the first such visit in a decade.
He is in Canada for a three-day trip that will... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
China's foreign minister Wang Yi set to meet Carney, Anand today
China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in Ottawa today, the first such visit in a decade.
He is in Canada for a three-day trip that will... Read more
OTTAWA — China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in Ottawa today, the first such visit in a decade.
He is in Canada for a three-day trip that will include meetings with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The prime minister visited China in January and met with... Read more
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada will reveal this morning how ongoing tariffs and the start of the Iran war affected the economy in the first quarter of the year.
The agency's initial estimates suggest the economy rebounded somewhat after a mild contraction in the final quarter of 2025.
StatCan estimated... Read more
RALEIGH — The Montreal Canadiens are fighting for their playoff lives tonight as they take on the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the NHL's Eastern Conference final.
The Canadiens enter the game in Raleigh down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series after the Hurricanes skated to a dominant 4-0 win at... Read more
CHARLOTTE — Canada is set to unveil its roster for the FIFA World Cup today.
Head coach Jesse Marsch invited 32 players to a training camp in Charlotte, N.C., this week and he plans to narrow that group to 26 tonight.
Captain Alphonso Davies is expected to be on the roster, despite missing camp as... Read more
NEWMARKET — Prosecutors are expected to withdraw more than a dozen murder charges against Kenneth Law today, with the Ontario man at the heart of an international investigation instead pleading guilty to aiding suicide.
Law, 60, is accused of selling deadly substances online to people at risk of... Read more
Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used them to take their own lives, is expected to plead guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicide after murder charges against him are withdrawn.
Police have alleged that Law ran several websites that were used... Read more
OTTAWA — Canadians claimed more than $122 million in federal subsidies for new electric vehicles since Ottawa reintroduced its rebate program in February, but many car dealers say they're still waiting to get the funds they are owed.
Transport Canada published the database for the new electric... Read more
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and the San Antonio Spurs sent the Western Conference finals back to Oklahoma City for Game 7, routing the Thunder 118-91 on Thursday night.
Game 7 is Saturday night in Oklahoma City, with the winner... Read more
Wembanyama was all business in Game 6 of West finals. It earned him and the Spurs a chance at Game 7
Victor Wembanyama looked different in Game 6. In every way.
There was the Shaolin robe that the San Antonio star wore to his home arena on Thursday night, an obvious nod to his two-week stay last summer at a Chinese temple he visited while seeking physical, mental and spiritual growth. There was... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrey Parikh felt the pressure of arriving at the Scripps National Spelling Bee as a favorite, but his confidence showed every time he got a word he knew. And when the bee came down to a lightning-round tiebreaker against Ishaan Gupta, Shrey left no doubt.
Shrey... Read more
Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges in connection with a sports gambling sting, alleging he took a hefty bribe to exit a game early in March 2023.
Rozier, 32, was charged Thursday in a... Read more
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Alex Smalley was right back in a position to win at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial two weeks after the third-round leader at the PGA Championship ... Read more
Dave Leaderhouse Special to the Herald While the Grand Slam tournament for boys softball teams held last weekend struggled to attract an abundance of entries, that will not be the case this weekend when the girls take over the diamonds for the sixth annual Shaye Amundson Memorial Tournament to be... Read more
Prince Albert police say a four-week trafficking investigation has dealt a major blow to a drug network operating in the city and surrounding communities, while also showing why police leaders and city officials continue to point to proactive policing as a public safety priority. The Prince Albert... Read more
HONOLULU (AP) — A man wanted in the killings of three men was apprehended Thursday after a massive search of Hawaii’s Big Island, police said.
Police said they deployed “significant resources," including help from state and federal authorities, to find Jacob Baker, 36, of Pahoa,... Read more
BALTIMORE (AP) — Yohendrick Piñango drew a bases-loaded walk from Anthony Nunez in the eighth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.
George Springer led off the eighth with a double, then was bunted over to third. After an intentional walk to... Read more
HONOLULU (AP) — A man wanted in the killings of three men was apprehended Thursday after a massive search of Hawaii’s Big Island, police said.
Police said they deployed “significant resources” to find Jacob Baker, 36, of Pahoa, Hawaii and described him as “armed and extremely... Read more