education
Auditor finds non-compliance with international trip, credit card and expense claims at Northlands College
Northlands College staff are not complying with travel and expense claims, and corporate credit cards policies. That's according to a report released this month by the Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan, which flagged a number of concerns at the regional college based in Air Ronge but serving Northern Saskatchewan For ...
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Three time champs
Debden Roadrunners looking to bring fourth straight national broomball championship to Saskatchewan
Four years ago, the province of Saskatchewan had never had a national champion in U20 women's broomball. The Debden Roadrunners have now given the province three straight, and they are looking to make it four as they get set for the season to start this winter.With this year's national championships set for Val-d'Or, Q...
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Court proceedings
'The impact of this trauma will echo for generations': court case surrounding La Ronge woman's death reaches conclusion
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Nursing
Studying Nursing in Prince Albert with the University of Saskatchewan
Going Global
P.A.'s Zablocki named to Team Canada for U18 Women's World Championships
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Election 2024
Birch Hills staff won't share election decision
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Prince Albert
Court proceedings
'The impact of this trauma will echo for generations': court case surrounding La Ronge woman's death reaches conclusion
Editor's note: the following story contains graphic descriptions of violenceAcknowledging the fact it's been almost five years since his daughter was found deceased, and having sat through multiple court hearings and a lengthy trial, Willie Billette says the emotional toll has been grueling. Billette was surrounded by ...
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Election 2024
Birch Hills staff won't share election decision
A staff member at the Town of Birch Hills said they are too busy to share the results of a court-ordered election recount heard at Prince Albert King's Bench on Tuesday. Staff members from the town attended the court hearing today regarding a challenge between two candidates in a recent election. When paNOW phoned to i...
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Lotto winner
PA woman gets $100,000 early holiday gift
One woman from Prince Albert said she was left speechless after winning $100,000 on a scratch ticket. "I was in a bit of a rush," she laughed. "I scanned the ticket and thought I had won $50 at first. I took a second look at the screen and saw $100,000." "I was shocked," she continued. &qu...
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Business and Economy
Investment and development firm that bought Cornerstone acquires South Hill Mall
A Montreal-based company is looking to solidify its position as a major player in the local retail landscape.Henry Zavriyez, CEO of Leyad announced the strategic purchase of South Hill Mall in Prince Albert. He called the acquisition a significant milestone for the real estate and investment firm known for its focus on...
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Missing youth
PA police request help finding 13-year-old girl
The Prince Albert Police Service is requesting the public's help locating a 13-year-old girl.Mercedes Naytowhow was last seen on Nov. 30 in the 400 block of River Street East. She is described as female, approximately five feet tall, 90 pounds, and was wearing all black clothing. At this time, it is believed there is a...
Dec 11, 2024
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Court proceedings
Trial delayed three months for Margo homicide case
A high-profile murder trial that was set to commence this week in Yorkton is facing delays.As per a request from the defence, Brian McLeod's matters have been re-scheduled to the week of March 10, 2025.The case dates back to Christmas Eve, 2022, when the 58-year-old man from Lloydminster is alleged to have murdered 51-...
Dec 10, 2024
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Saskatchewan
Politics
Sask. NDP bangs drum to eliminate PST from kids clothing this Christmas
Saskatchewan's NDP Leader Carla Beck is banging the drum for the Sask. Party to immediately and permanently remove Provincial Sales Tax (PST) from children's clothing in time for Christmas."We've heard from so many hard working parents, grandparents even, who are worried about the cost of living," Beck said.B...
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Three time champs
Debden Roadrunners looking to bring fourth straight national broomball championship to Saskatchewan
Four years ago, the province of Saskatchewan had never had a national champion in U20 women's broomball. The Debden Roadrunners have now given the province three straight, and they are looking to make it four as they get set for the season to start this winter.With this year's national championships set for Val-d'Or, Q...
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on the ice
Girls hockey school experiences surge in popularity
The 2024 All Girls Hockey School held over the weekend at Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre (JRMCC) had more participants than ever before. In total, 106 female athletes took part in the two-day skill-building camp, which targeted youth between four years old and 14. That's about 30 more participants than in past...
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Northern stores 'absolutely not' hiking food costs when federal funding arrives: CEO
The chief executive of the North West Co. Inc. is rejecting accusations that its stores in remote Indigenous communities hiked food prices as funding flowed in this year from federal programs aimed at making necessities more affordable.Dan McConnell made the comments Tuesday during a call for shareholders discussing th...
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Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with provincial and territorial premiers Wednesday afternoon to talk Canada-U.S. relations.The premiers will virtually discuss a plan to tackle the threat of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports by incoming U.S. president Donald Trump."We have to have a strategy that...
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education
Auditor finds non-compliance with international trip, credit card and expense claims at Northlands College
Northlands College staff are not complying with travel and expense claims, and corporate credit cards policies. That's according to a report released this month by the Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan, which flagged a number of concerns at the regional college based in Air Ronge but serving Northern Saskatchewan For ...
14h ago
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Local Sports
Three time champs
Debden Roadrunners looking to bring fourth straight national broomball championship to Saskatchewan
Four years ago, the province of Saskatchewan had never had a national champion in U20 women's broomball. The Debden Roadrunners have now given the province three straight, and they are looking to make it four as they get set for the season to start this winter.With this year's national championships set for Val-d'Or, Q...
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Going Global
P.A.'s Zablocki named to Team Canada for U18 Women's World Championships
A Prince Albert hockey prodigy will once again don the maple leaf on the international level. Stryker Zablocki was named to Team Canada for the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship on Tuesday, the second straight year she's been named to the team. Along with four others, Zablocki returns to the international spotli...
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Raiders win 6-3
Crocker's four point night leads Raiders past Warriors
The Prince Albert Raiders were looking to get back into the win column on Tuesday night as they played host to the Moose Jaw Warriors. Even though Moose Jaw has traded some star players away, they still forced the Raiders to take the lead four separate times to earn a 6-3 win.The goal trading started later in the first...
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1-for-1 trade
Raiders trade Peardon to Red Deer, acquire Smith
Ahead of their matchup Tuesday night with the Moose Jaw Warriors, the Prince Albert Raiders have traded 2006-born forward Cole Peardon to the Red Deer Rebels in exchange for 2006-born forward Evan Smith.Originally drafted in the fifth round by Red Deer, Smith comes from Kamloops, B.C. in his second season in the WHL. T...
Dec 10, 2024
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Second Meeting this season
Raiders set to welcome Warriors in Santas Anonymous game
Last weekend, the Prince Albert Raiders were faced with two very physical games with a win against Calgary at home before travelling to Brandon for a loss. Now for Tuesday night, they face a depleted last in the league Moose Jaw Warriors in their second matchup of the season. In the first meeting of the year, just the ...
Dec 10, 2024
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On the ice
Weekend rink report: Mintos swept by Moose Jaw, Northern Bears split in Regina
It was another busy weekend on the ice for Prince Albert based hockey teams. Here's how each team faired in their weekend matchups: Mintos swept by Moose Jaw in weekend set The Prince Albert Mintos saw their losing streak extend to three on Sunday following their weekend series against the Moose Jaw WINMAR Warriors at ...
Dec 09, 2024
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Athabasca Basin News
Dziret'ái Pilot Training Program takes flightA new and exciting opportunity has launched in northern Saskatchewan to help Indigenous students become commercial pilots. The Dziret'ái Pilot Training Program aims to provide Indigenous students with the skills needed to succeed in the aviation industry. The D...
Dec 02, 2024
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Brunch n' Lunch
Eggsmart: The new take on breakfast
Breakfast is often called the most important meal of the day. Many studies have linked eating breakfast to good health, including better memory and concentration and lower levels of heart disease. So - you could say eating breakfast is actually...smart. Now, there's a new restaurant in Prince Albert that offers sensibl...
Nov 21, 2024
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Nursing education
New early admission option to help alleviate tight timeline for nursing students
You've decided you want to become a registered nurse? Exciting! Nursing has so many career paths, there's a place for everyone to find their passion. Plus, registered nurses are in high demand, so by choosing this career, you're setting yourself up for opportunity, stability, and the ability to work almost anywhere. Wh...
Nov 18, 2024
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Nursing
Studying Nursing in Prince Albert with the University of Saskatchewan
"Becoming a nurse was something I knew I always wanted to do, but as a single mother, moving away from Prince Albert to complete my nursing degree was not realistic," says fourth year University of Saskatchewan (USask) College of Nursing student Desiré Hoare. "I was working as a massage therapist,...
Oct 20, 2024
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NLC
SIGA Casinos introduce new player loyalty reward program, SIGA Rewards
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) is proud to announce the launch of its all-new loyalty program, SIGA Rewards. Representing an evolution of SIGA's commitment to exceptional guest experiences, SIGA Rewards takes the familiar hospitality of SIGA Casinos and elevates the experience for loyal members. "...
Oct 01, 2024
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Reliable rentals
Introducing EZ Care and EZ Ryder; Transforming health transport and car rental services
Eliza Estrella's entrepreneurial spirit is one of compassion and personal experience that began in the health care industry. After years working as a travel nurse, she started a company called EZ Care that recruits nurses and other health care professionals to rural and remote locations in northern Ontario, Manitoba, S...
Sep 27, 2024
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Canada
Unfair labour practice complaint over Canada Post layoffs resolved
OTTAWA - An unfair labour practice complaint filed by the union representing Canada Post workers over layoffs has been resolved. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers filed the complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Nov. 29 after some workers received temporary layoff notices while on strike. The union ...
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MAID cases rose to 15,000 in 2023, but growth of cases halved
OTTAWA - More than 15,000 people received medical assistance in dying in Canada in 2023, but federal statistics show the growth in cases has slowed significantly. Health Canada says in its fifth annual report on MAID that the 15,343 people who received help to die last year represented a 15.8 per cent increase from 202...
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Elon Musk calls Trudeau 'insufferable' after remark on Kamala Harris defeat
OTTAWA - Billionaire Elon Musk called Canada's prime minister an "insufferable tool" on his social media platform today. Musk's comments were in response to Justin Trudeau likening Kamala Harris's defeat in the U.S. presidential election to an attack on women's rights and progress. This afternoon, Trudeau met...
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Public inquiry called into conduct of Vancouver police in Myles Gray's beating death
VICTORIA - A public hearing will be held to examine the conduct of seven Vancouver police officers in the beating death of Myles Gray, with Police Complaint Commissioner Prabhu Rajan saying there is "meaningful uncertainty as to what happened" that day in August 2015. In a statement issued by his office, Raja...
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Lawyer for Abdelrazik accuses former minister of exiling him through passport denial
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik has accused former foreign minister Lawrence Cannon of exiling the Montreal man by denying him a passport to return to Canada. Cannon told a Federal Court hearing today he did not exile Abdelrazik, but refused him an emergency travel document on national security grounds in th...
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Officer receives suspension after two Mi'kmaq elver fishers left without boots
HALIFAX - A federal fisheries officer has been suspended for 10 days without pay for his role in arresting two Mi'kmaq elver fishers late at night and releasing them in only their socked feet. Kevin Hartling and Blaise Sylliboy, both in their 20s, were arrested on March 26 as they fished for baby eels near Shelburne, N...
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World
Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks over killing of gay University of Mississippi student
A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr. in the 2022 killing of Jimmy "Jay" Lee, a gay man who was prominent in the LGBTQ+ community at the University of Mississippi. Jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict after over nine and a half hours of deli...
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South Korean president says martial law was an act of governance and denies rebellion charges
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's president defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges in a statement Thursday suggesting he has no intention of resigning and rejecting the impeachment attempts and investigations into last week's move. Yoon Suk Yeol's televised statement ...
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Former NFL coach Bill Belichick has agreed become the Tar Heels' next coach, AP source says
Six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick has agreed to become North Carolina's next football coach, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't been finalized. UNC's trustees must approve any agreement, though that...
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South Korean president says martial law was an act of governance and denies rebellion charges
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The South Korean president has defended his martial law decree as act of governance and denied rebellion charges. Yoon Suk Yeol's televised statement Thursday came hours before the main liberal opposition Democratic Party submits a new impeachment motion against Yoon. The opposition party plan...
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UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. The votes in the 193-nation world body were 158-9 with 13 abstentions to demand a ceasefire now and 15...
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Hannah Kobayashi, missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, is found safe
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hannah Kobayashi, the missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search and a missing persons investigation in Los Angeles, has been found safe, police said Wednesday. Kobayashi vanished last month in Los Angeles. Other details about her disappearance, as well as where and how she wa...
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