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The Victoria Hospital expansion has passed one million worker hours, a construction milestone provincial officials say reflects the size of the project, while the NDP argued the government doesn’t have a plan to staff the expanded hospital when it opens. Provincial officials, Saskatchewan Health... Read more
ABBOTSFORD — Family and friends of Arnold and Joanne De Jong filled a courtroom in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday for the reading of anguished victim impact statements, weeks after three men were convicted of murdering the couple.
Abhijeet Singh, Gurkaran Singh and Khushveer Toor sat hunched over... Read more
Citing data that shows crime rates in the North are nine times higher than those in urban centres in central and southern Saskatchewan, the provincial NDP is claiming the provincial government failed to address the underlying issues.
The data from Statistics Canada identifies the Northern crime... Read more
Wildfire smoke drifting into Prince Albert on Thursday served as an early reminder of the health risks Saskatchewan residents may face this fire season.
Yellow skies and the smell of smoke prompted questions from residents throughout the day, with local fire departments explaining the haze was... Read more
At the Grace Campbell Gallery inside the Prince Albert Public Library, two Carlton Comprehensive High School students are sharing space this month — but not the same artistic language.
Abigail Barden works in bold mixed media and saturated colour, using art as a way to communicate feelings she... Read more
DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — Rescuers are trying to reach four climbers who fell on Alaska’s Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest peak, the National Park Service said Thursday.
The climbers’ conditions weren’t immediately known following the fall, which was... Read more
DALLAS (AP) — A huge fire destroyed a two-story apartment building in Dallas on Thursday, causing fatalities and injuring at least four people, and the search for the missing is ongoing, a fire official said.
The blaze sent huge plumes of black smoke into the sky and drew a massive... Read more
SAO PAULO (AP) — The U.S. State Department announced it will designate two Brazilian criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations on Thursday, a move that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has repeatedly said he will interpret as... Read more
VICTORIA — The B-C Conservatives will announce their new leader on Saturday in Vancouver six months after John Rustad was chased out of office, and two analysts say the final outcome will have long-term consequences for the party's direction.
Former B.C. Liberal cabinet Iain Black, commentator... Read more
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is rejecting a call to shorten the time electronic service providers would be required to retain digital metadata under a proposed bill intended to help police and spies.
The legislation would allow for regulations requiring service providers to... Read more
Complex, but necessary, is what the general managers of the Professional Women's Hockey League's four new teams say about the expansion process.
The PWHL held a seven-round expansion draft last year when it added teams in Vancouver and Seattle.
But this year's system swung heavily to negotiating... Read more
For 22 years, members of the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) have hosted a walk to raise awareness and honour members of their community who have gone missing and have never been heard from again.
Since then, the event has grown to include missing men, members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, and it’... Read more
CHARLOTTE — Nerves crackled beneath the surface as some of Canada's top soccer players headed into a training session on Thursday.
Thirty-two players were on the roster when the national team gathered for a pre-World Cup training camp in Charlotte, N.C.
On Friday, head coach Jesse Marsch will... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta's upcoming referendum question on separation was made official Thursday, and it mirrors what Premier Danielle Smith announced last week.
Smith and her cabinet issued an order in council confirming the date and format of the Oct. 19 referendum, along with the question.
It will ask... Read more
Canadian and Mercosur negotiators are meeting in Toronto this week for a key round of trade talks, with the Canadian Cattle Association working with the Canadian negotiating team.
The association is urging the federal government to reject any expansion of beef market access in a potential trade... Read more
According to Prince Albert police, a major drug trafficking investigation that turned up cocaine, methamphetamine, firearms, and tens of thousands of dollars in cash is part of a wider effort to target organized crime in the city.
Chief of Police Patrick Nogier made the comment during a press... Read more
According to Prince Albert police, a major drug trafficking investigation that turned up cocaine, methamphetamine, firearms, and tens of thousands of dollars in cash is part of a wider effort to target organized crime in the city.
Chief of Police Patrick Nogier made the comment during a press... Read more
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy called it “upsetting” in a podcast Thursday that he can't interview with other clubs after Vegas management declined reported requests by Edmonton and Los Angeles.
“There were two teams that asked,” Cassidy said on the Spittin’ Chiclets... Read more
Recent rain and greener landscapes may make parts of the province look safer, but fire officials warn wildfire danger across the region remains far from over.
An uncontained wildfire burning in... Read more
Data presented in the Northern Lights School Division’s (NLSD) annual report shows students continue to underperform when compared to the rest of the province.
The report shows the three-year average graduation rate hasn’t improved in the last decade. In 2023, only 30 per cent of students... Read more
The Professional Women’s Hockey League Players Association began publicly listing salaries this week on its website, doing so after the union's leader said members voted to approve the... Read more
OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay is leaving his party's caucus to run for the Parti Québécois in the fall provincial election.
Savard-Tremblay officially left the Bloc today and is listed as an Independent on the House of Commons website.
A source in the Parti Québécois who... Read more
Hundreds of youth softball players are descending on Prince Albert this weekend for the 6th annual Shaye Amundson Memorial Tournament.
The Prince Albert Aces will welcome 22 other teams from across four age divisions with games beginning on Friday morning. Clubs are coming from all over the... Read more
PARIS — Canadian tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime came back from a set down to post a 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, 6-1 win over Argentina's Roman Andres Burruchaga in second-round action Thursday at the French Open.
The fourth seed from Montreal broke Burruchaga seven times on 10 chances and was dominant on... Read more
OTTAWA — The Conservatives called on the Liberals Thursday to "reject" the CRTC’s recent decision tripling streamers’ financial contributions, but the government says it doesn't have that power.
The broadcast regulator said last week large online streaming services must contribute 15 per cent of... Read more
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed... Read more
A woman who was visiting a campsite near Mable Lake, B.C., on April 13, 2024, has told a murder trial of the "peculiar" sight of a black Audi 25 kilometres down a poorly maintained forest road.
Karen Derry told the jury at Vitali Stefanski's second-degree murder trial in Kamloops that she and her... Read more
The Prince Albert Lions Club is hosting a dog walk for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides on Sunday, June 7th.
Registration at 12pm.
Dog walk starts at 1 pm.
The event is at River Street East and 15th Avenue East.
If you would to participate or pledge please give Lion Garry a call.
We... Read more
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