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Prince Albert

Corrections
Union says 8-year-old Phoenix pay system still full of glitches and affecting families
The union that represents federal correctional officers says ongoing issues with the Phoenix payroll system are affecting members' ability to pay bills and mortgages.The Phoenix pay system was launched in 2016 and its purpose was to consolidate dozens of separate and antiquated pay systems. The goal was to save the gov...
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Bells Point
RCMP warn public to avoid Bell's Point, shots fired
People are being asked for avoid going near Bell's Point, Jack Bell Place as officers have surrounded a home and the SWAT team is on scene. RCMP say that there will be an increased police presence in the area while officers investigate. Officers are ordering a person to come out of the home and a gunshot has been heard...
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Death investigations
Foul play not suspected following man's death outside Prince Albert business
A man who was initially found in medical distress was pronounced deceased when paramedics arrived.That's according to the Prince Albert Police Service in relation to an incident that happened in the city on Saturday morning.Shortly after 8:45 a.m., officers received a report of a person down in the 200 Block of 38th St...
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Homicide
Woman charged in Patuanak homicide
A 22-year-old woman has been charged with one count of second-degree murder in a suspicious death in Patuanak last Friday. Meadow Lake RCMP say they have charged Brittany Bear with the killing of Brandon Dawatsare, age 26. Bear was arrested on March 16 and appeared in Meadow Lake Provincial Court this morning. Police g...
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Court proceedings
Not guilty plea entered in Okemow murder case
Nearly seven months after a man was found deceased at Emma Lake, the man charged with second degree murder has entered a plea of not guilty.The case was discussed Monday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court.Wesley Naytowhow, who appeared by way of video from the local men's jail, is scheduled to be tried by judge ...
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GO FOXES GO
P.A. U18AA Foxes look to the future after season ends in North Division Finals
It was an exciting but tough weekend for the Prince Albert U18 AA Foxes in their quest to reach the provincial final. The Foxes had the best record in the North Division heading into the playoff semifinals against the number two-ranked Northwest Sharks. The women's hockey team won the first game last Tuesday at the Kin...
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Saskatchewan

TAKING A STAND
P.A. High School basketball team to hold silent protest to save HOOPLA
Members of a Prince Albert High School Basketball team are taking matters into their own hands to hopefully save the 2024 HOOPLA Tournament.The Carlton Boys Senior Boys basketball team qualified for the 5A Provincial Championships happening this weekend. However, that tournament is in jeopardy due to new sanctions anno...
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HOOPLA
Fate of HOOPLA now up to teachers and the province says SHSAA
The fate of the province's largest high school basketball tournament is still up in the air after more teacher sanctions were announced this week. On Monday, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) announced a one-day, province-wide strike for Wednesday, followed by the cancellation of extracurricular activities on ...
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Sex offender at centre of Sask. Amber Alert sentenced to 52 months by U.S. judge
A convicted sex offender who was at the centre of an Amber Alert in Saskatchewan in 2022 has been sentenced in the United States.Benjamin Martin Moore illegally entered the U.S. in August of 2022 along with his common-law partner and her two children by cutting through a fence.After the two children - then aged seven a...
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Ongoing job action
One-day strike coming Wednesday, withdrawal of extracurricular activities later this week for Sask. Teachers
Saskatchewan teachers will have a one-day strike and withdraw from extracurricular activities for two days this week. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) gave the 48-hour notice Monday morning that there will be a one-day province-wide strike on Wednesday, March 20 and a two-day withdrawal from extracurricular ...
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MORE JOB ACTION
Lunch-hour supervision withdrawn in several divisions over next two days
The latest round of teacher sanctions takes place Monday and Tuesday as lunch-hour supervision is being cancelled.On Monday, three school divisions are affected including the North East School Division, which means many schools will likely end 40-50 minutes earlier.On Tuesday, a handful of other divisions will be impac...
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CAMRYN DREVER AMONG HUSKIE GRADUATING PLAYERS
T-Birds defeat Huskies in consolation final
The Huskie women's hockey team's season came to an end on Sunday morning. The UBC Thunderbirds downed the U of S 4-1 in the consolation final of the 2024 GFL U SPORTS women's hockey championships, presented by Connect Energy at Merlis Belsher Place.Saskatchewan's graduating captain, Kennedy Brown, tied the game at one ...
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Local Sports

In the right lane
Prince Albert bowlers qualify for nationals
Prince Albert will be represented at the Masters Nationals bowling tournament in June.The second of two provincial qualifying events was held this past weekend at Minto Bowl.The first round was held last November and over the course of the two weekends, the athletes played a total of 16 games.The person with the highes...
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GO FOXES GO
P.A. U18AA Foxes look to the future after season ends in North Division Finals
It was an exciting but tough weekend for the Prince Albert U18 AA Foxes in their quest to reach the provincial final. The Foxes had the best record in the North Division heading into the playoff semifinals against the number two-ranked Northwest Sharks. The women's hockey team won the first game last Tuesday at the Kin...
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growing concern
Local high school basketball player, coaches react to possible HOOPLA cancellation following regionals
With the Sask. High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) closing out their regional basketball tournaments across the province this past weekend, all eyes are now on next weekend as the HOOPLA Provincial Basketball tournaments are set to get underway, signifying the end of the season. However, the season could already ...
Mar 17, 2024
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Third straight loss
Raiders struggles continue in loss to Wheat Kings
The Prince Albert Raiders dropped their third straight game on Saturday night, losing 3-2 to the to the Wheat Kings in Brandon at Westoba Place.The latest setback follows a road defeat in Regina on Friday and a home loss to Swift Current on Tuesday.On Saturday, the Raiders trailed 3-1 after 40 minutes before Aiden Oiri...
Mar 17, 2024
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Riders
Former Rider CEO Jim Hopson honoured by CFL team
The Saskatchewan Roughriders recently honoured former president-CEO Jim Hopson.The CFL team renamed the auditorium at Mosaic Stadium the Jim Hopson Auditorium.Hopson, who's battling colon cancer, joined the Green Zone to talk about the honour and his hope of a long-lasting legacy with the Riders.He said the Riders and ...
Mar 16, 2024
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Setback in the Capital
Pats cruise to 5-2 win over Raiders
The Regina Pats played spoiler against Prince Albert on Friday night, taking away an important two points from the Raiders in a 5-2 decision at the Brandt Centre. The loss is the second in as many games for the Raiders and hinders their record as the team pushes for a playoff spot. With Lethbridge winning their game ov...
Mar 16, 2024
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PA Profiles

Investing
Cole Kachur: Transforming Wealth Management with Exceptional Results
Warren Buffet - perhaps the greatest investor of all time - once said:Intensity is the price of excellence.Cole Kachur agrees; you can't become an expert at something without devoting great time to it. That's why Cole and his team at Kachur Wealth Management Group are so intense about following a systemic process that ...
Mar 11, 2024
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SIGA
Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority values its staff
For Zane Hansen, who comes from the Waterhen Lake First Nation in northwestern Saskatchewan, there's a guiding principle he follows as president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA). That principle, he says, is pimâcihowin, or making a living."It's really finding one's belonging and the...
Mar 11, 2024
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Helping Hand
P.A. Food Bank receives record-breaking $25K donation
The Prince Albert Food Bank has just received its biggest donation ever.The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) and Northern Lights Casino are donating $25,000 to the non-profit. Kim Scruby, the executive director of the Food Bank, told reporters the money will be a huge help."We're facing the same pressur...
Feb 26, 2024
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Plugging In
EV charging now offered at three SIGA casinos
Electric vehicle owners rejoice! Level 3 (fast charging) and Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are now offered for SIGA Casino guests at three locations: Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albert, Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford and Painted Hand Casino in Yorkton."It is important to us to operate...
Feb 15, 2024
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Optimists
Optimist Club of Prince Albert empowers community through positivity and purposeful initiatives
The dictionary describes an optimist as 'a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcome.' Members of the Optimist Club of Prince Albert take that meaning to heart. Since 1961, the volunteer non-profit service club has worked with a mandate to help bring the best out in kids.Local treasurer Vince Park...
Nov 30, 2023
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Athabasca Basin Development Newsletter
Des Nedhe Signs Collaboration Agreement with Saskatchewan Based Team Drilling
Des Nedhe Development, the economic development arm of English River First Nation and Team Drilling LP have signed a collaboration and participation agreement for drilling work in the eastern area of the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan. The agreement covers the McArthur River project, the Wheeler River project...
Nov 29, 2023
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Canada

Quebec anti-corruption police arrest retired judge, say he inflated hours worked
MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police say they have arrested a retired municipal court judge for fraud. Police say Jean Herbert, who sat on the municipal court in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal, created fake records to inflate the time he claimed to have spent hearing cases. He is alleged to have billed the City...
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'This tragedy has shaken me': Ottawa father of slain family thanks public for support
OTTAWA - The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa's mayor has called one of the city's worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support. Dhanushka Wickramasinghe released his first public statement though police after hundreds gathered at a convention centre Sunday to mourn his family. Police ...
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COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down
VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidden. The study, published Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolution and led by researchers at the University of B.C., is one...
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A closer look at the legacy of former prime minister Brian Mulroney
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died on Feb. 29, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada's history, and was re-elected in 1988. On Monday, members of Parliament and federal party leaders offered their tributes to the late leader...
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More families will be allowed to apply to come to Canada from Gaza: Miller
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will allow more people trapped in Gaza who have extended family members in Canada to apply for temporary refuge - but he admits the move is "cold comfort." The government launched a family reunification program in January that offers temporary refuge to pa...
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B.C. officials to give drought update as province adopts new wildfire prediction tool
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance companies warns residents about the potential for another destructive fire season. The Insurance Bureau of Canada issued a statement encouraging residents to...
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World

Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents
An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C. Stefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S. Marshals after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating co...
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Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro is expected to report Tuesday to a federal prison for a four-month sentence, after being found guilty of misdemeanor charges for ...
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Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out. Opponents have called the law, known as Senate Bill 4, the most dramatic...
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Ohio mom who left toddler alone 10 days when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder
CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole. Kristel Candelario, 32, had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and child endangerment ...
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Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in more than a month as tension grows over food crisis, war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, their first interaction in more than a month as the divide has grown between allies over food crisis in Gaza, conduct of war, according to the White House. The call comes after Republicans in Washington and Israeli offi...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal by former New Mexico county commissioner banned for Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was kicked out of office over his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Former Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin, a cowboy pastor who rode to national political fame by e...
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