Six days after winning Canada's Got Talent (CGT), Prince Albert's Rebecca Strong received a massive homecoming celebration that moved her to tears.Over 700 people filled Prince Albert's Exhibition Centre on Monday, and there were dozens of brightly coloured signs expressing love and support. And after listening to a nu...

There is concern that a student loan forgiveness program for social care workers and other professionals won't be coming to Prince Albert. As part of the 2024 Federal Budget, released on April 16, the Liberal Government announced it would be expanding the Student Loan Forgiveness Program to several health care professi...

Update: On May 19, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the 85-year-old man previously reported as missing to Smeaton RCMP was located deceased. His family has been notified and our thoughts are with them during this difficult time. After initial investigation, Smeaton RCMP believes his death to be non-suspicious in nature. Sme...

A special event is being planned to welcome home Rebecca Strong, after winning Canada's Got Talent - and $1 million, several days ago. Strong, a Black Lake Denesuiline Nation member, 'captures the hearts of viewers nationwide', said the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) as it announced her welcome home event for Monda...

The latest inductees for the Prince Albert Arts Hall of Fame include a musician, a poet, a band and an educator.The 2024 class was announced on Thursday by the city's Arts Board.Brian Sklar - Performing Arts - Music categorySklar was born and raised in Prince Albert and is one of Canada's most awarded country music per...

The Northern Lights, Roughriders, open fields and blue skies; Saskatchewan is famous for many things - including erratic weather - especially on May long weekends. While heavy winds and rain in the forecast are proving to be the case again this year, many camping enthusiasts are still gearing up to make the most of it....

Picture it. A hot Saskatchewan summer day and you're cruising down SK-55 in a custom Nissan Murano. Feel the cool leather seats on your back, hear the amped up stereo blasting your favorite radio station - Beach 101.5, and see your worries disappear in the rear-view mirror.That dream can become a reality with the launc...

Even as Saskatchewan teachers resume bargaining with the province, the STF has a new mandate to keep sanctions going in the fall if no deal is reached. In a news release posted to their website on Thursday evening, the STF said that 83 per cent of teachers opted to vote on renewed sanctions in the fall. Of those that v...

Standing before a judge, a man who was found in possession of a prohibited weapon while there was a warrant out for his arrest, said he was sorry and admitted mistakes were made.Fabian Sylvestre, 35, appeared in person on Thursday at Prince Albert Provincial Court. Guilty pleas were entered to a pair of gun related off...

In his last minutes as Speaker in the Saskatchewan Legislature, Biggar-Sask. Valley MLA Randy Weekes decided to talk about harassment and bullying from the government, primarily from Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison who is also House Leader. That was just hours after he cut up his Sask. Party membership card and posted ...

Spiritwood Stockyards has been fined a total of $325,000 for two workplace related incidents, including one that resulted in a man's death.The case was heard on Tuesday at Spiritwood Provincial Court. A guilty plea was entered to sect. 7.- 6(1) which states that if there is a risk of injury to the head of a worker, an ...

The sight of a vehicle overturned on its roof is a shocking visual that brings awareness to the dangers of impaired driving.The comment by Karen Anthony-Burns was made during a special event on Thursday, marking the return of the "Smashed Car Campaign"The program, which runs for the next two months, is a part...

One person had injuries to their foot and another to their arm after a conflict at a home in the 400 Block of 9th Street East Thursday morning.Prince Albert police were called to the home just after 5 a.m. for a weapons investigation where they found two injured people. One of the victims suffered an injury to their fo...

The man responsible for committing a hit-and-run in the parking lot area of Prince Albert's Art Hauser Centre, is claiming he did not see or intend to hit the victim.Bryson McCallum made the comment Wednesday afternoon. As a result, his scheduled sentencing hearing at provincial court came to a halt and was adjourned t...

The indoor volleyball season has ended and a couple of Prince Albert-based teams are highlighting their successes. First, the En Fuego U14 girl's team recently returned from a national event in B.C. where they finished 36th among 110 teams across Canada."I feel like the competition was extremely tight," said ...

High school students in Prince Albert will no longer be able to buy bus passes after city council voted to end its current deals with the Saskatchewan Rivers and Prince Albert Catholic School Divisions. Previously, agreements allowed for passes to be bought as cheaply as $20 but that will change starting in September. ...

There is still a lot of work to do to support Prince Albert residents who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision.That's coming from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) as it brought its Mobile Hub back to Prince Albert on Tuesday.The Mobile Hub brings different programs and resources offered by the C...

It's been a great start to the season for the U11 A Prince Albert Aces.The girl's softball team won their first tournament of the season last weekend, bringing home the gold medal from an early bird tournament in Saskatoon. It was the team's first game action of the season after some inclement weather led to some cance...

In any given month, the Victim Services Unit of the Prince Albert Police Service can assist more than 100 victims in the immediate aftermath of a crime or tragedy and throughout the criminal justice process. It's a position victim services coordinator Brooke Boyd calls a 'privilege to be in.'"They may be experienc...

After wildfire smoke appeared in Prince Albert last Saturday, more smoke is expected in the region this week according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.Meteorologist Brian Proctor said changing wind patterns will cause more smoke to appear later this week, specifically from fires along the Saskatchewan-Manitoba...

Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Prince Albert area will have to sit out next month's Pride Month activities.Prince Albert Pride has announced its standing with Queen City Pride, banning MLAs from Pride Month activities. It has to do with legislation that became law last October, preventing students from cho...

There was no opposition at the Monday night meeting of Prince Albert city council as they re-zoned over five acres of land near the hospital for a Ronald McDonald House. Along with the rezoning, council also agreed to give the charity a smaller adjacent piece of land for $1 and expects to get a development permit soon....

It was close - but no cigar - for Prince Albert city councillor Terra Lennox-Zepp's attempt to have a review done of the hours cannabis stores can be open in Prince Albert. Lennox-Zepp brought forward the idea after council decided to change the hours liquor stores could be open. "What is the magic number for cann...

Prince Albert's Rebecca Strong will try to take another step towards winning this year's Canada's Got Talent on Tuesday Night as she performs in the grand finale of the popular Canadian show.The local singer advanced to the final in last week's show. She said she feels relaxed going in."Honestly I'm just trying to...

The reconstruction of a housing unit destroyed by fire three years ago is a major affordable housing project the Government of Saskatchewan is committing to in Prince Albert.On Monday, the province announced $3.7 million in funding to build 12 affordable housing units in the city by rebuilding the Meadow Green Manor wh...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following story contains graphic depictions of violenceA woman who participated in a violent assault at a Prince Albert apartment building, in which the lone female victim was burned, stabbed, and tortured, has avoided further jail time and will serve her sentence in the community.Shyanna Michel, 19,...

A Prince Albert physician has been named the new president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA).Dr. Andre Grobler, a family physician was elected president during the 2024 Spring Representative Assembly (RA) at Regina's Delta Marriott. Dr. Grobler becomes the 58th president of the SMA and succeeds Dr. Annette ...

The Prince Albert Arts Centre is no more. At least, the name is. Hundreds of friends, family, and those who knew Margo Fournier gathered in the second floor studio of the Centre on Saturday morning for a special ceremony that saw the Prince Albert Arts Centre be renamed to the Margo Fournier Arts Centre. The ceremony f...

Nearly a month has passed since a residential school memorial quilt was stolen from the Prince Albert Public Library, and has not been recovered.The theft occurred on April 12 and library director Alex Juorio confirmed the "Journey Home" quilt was officially placed in the library gallery on Jan. 26, 2023. &qu...

With golden shovels in hand, multiple provincial politicians were joined by local dignitaries to officially kick-start construction of a new tower at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert. At $900 million, the acute care tower will require an additional 500 staff and serve the local region and northern Saskatchewan. &...