Emerg response
Crash north of Prince Albert sends four people to hospital
Parkland Ambulance is confirming four people were transported to hospital Friday afternoon, following a crash just north of city limits on highway 2.Fortunately all the injuries were describes as minor.In addition to paramedics, city police and the RCMP, Buckland Fire and Rescue also responded to the scene.As per infor...
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Federal Election - Day 13
Carney, Singh pledge support for CBC for sovereignty, Poilievre says it's too costly
Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed as something Canada simply can't afford.On the federal election trail, Carney and Singh each said a healthy CBC/Rad...
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Emerg response
Crash north of Prince Albert sends four people to hospital
Parkland Ambulance is confirming four people were transported to hospital Friday afternoon, following a crash just north of city limits on highway 2.Fortunately all the injuries were describes as minor.In addition to paramedics, city police and the RCMP, Buckland Fire and Rescue also responded to the scene.As per infor...
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Funding technology
"It would be difficult": Police chief says body-worn cameras not in near future
By the end of the week, more RCMP officers in Saskatchewan will be wearing body-worn cameras while on patrol, but it's unlikely municipal police officers in Prince Albert will be wearing them any time soon.Police Chief Patrick Nogier said the technology is a topic of conversation for the police service but budgetary re...
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Dance
A proud tradition: Prince Albert Festival of Dance turns 20
Jennifer Mauvieux, Kim Schick and Amy Bryksa have been friends for over two decades and credit dance as one of the reason their bonds has remained strong.All three are now instructors at their own dance studios, and have been brought together again this weekend at the Prince Albert Festival of Dance - a competition the...
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Drug trafficking investigations
Over 70 grams of cocaine, meth seized during P.A. traffic stop
A month-long drug trafficking investigation by the Prince Albert Police Service Crime Reduction Team (CRT) has resulted in a pair of arrests and the seizure of over 70 grams of cocaine and meth.On April 3, CRT members with the assistance of the Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT) and Canine Unit, conducted a ...
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Candidate Profile
Incumbent Hoback believes people want a Conservative government, common sense brought back
Come this fall, incumbent Randy Hoback will have been an elected official in Prince Albert for 17 years.Having begun representing the electoral district in 2008, Hoback has been subsequently re-elected every term since.He once again believes that people want a Conservative government and want to see a change away from ...
Apr 03, 2025
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Shedding light
Northern issues highlighted during candidates forum in Prince Albert
First Nations' people should not be the poorest people on their lands.Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron made the comment during a special candidates forum in Prince Albert on Thursday for the northern riding of Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River.Cameron called on the three candidate...
Apr 03, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Federal Election - Day 13
Carney, Singh pledge support for CBC for sovereignty, Poilievre says it's too costly
Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed as something Canada simply can't afford.On the federal election trail, Carney and Singh each said a healthy CBC/Rad...
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Trucking
Lack of provincial, federal funding for training could lead to more challenges in trucking industry
The owner of a truck driver training school is hoping a proposal she submitted to the government will help reinvigorate interest and safety in the commercial driving industry.Melissa Bohse of MTS Training School in North Battleford felt compelled to come up with a solution after funding cuts by both levels of governmen...
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Tariffs
Talks with Americans helped Canada avoid extra Trump tariffs: Saskatchewan premier
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he remains concerned with U.S. tariffs on Canadian products but thinks talking with American officials helped Canada avoid a worse outcome."Where we found ourselves on Liberation Day was not the best position, but a far better position than many other countries around the world,...
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student assessment
Sask. discontinuing Grade 12 provincial exams
Grade 12 students in Saskatchewan won't have to worry about cramming for their final exams.The province announced that it will be winding down the provincial examination program at the end of August 2025, saying it creates a more equitable system for Grade 12 students in the province. Saskatchewan is currently the only...
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wildfires
Third season of Guardians of the North premieres next week
The third season of the docuseries Guardians of the North will premiere next week. The docuseries follows wildland firefighters in Saskatchewan's Indigenous and northern communities while they protect the people, property and resources of the North. The season three premiere will air on April 8 at 10 p.m. CST on Citytv...
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Broncos memorial update
Update issued on Humboldt Broncos memorial projects
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Local Sports
Raiders trail series 3-2
Raiders feed off Art Hauser crowd for clutch game five win
With their backs against the wall and a 3-1 series deficit, the Prince Albert Raiders entered do or die territory on Friday at the Art Hauser Centre for Game 5 against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Not only did the Raiders come out swinging, but they kept swinging all the way to a 4-2 victory to extend the series.The Oil Kin...
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Go Raiders Go!
Raiders tailgate set to fire up the Art Hauser Centre
With their backs against the wall 3-1 in their series with the Edmonton Oil Kings, the Prince Albert Raiders are expecting the best fans in the league to be out in full flight Friday night for a pivotal Game 5. To start things off, the Raiders are hosting a tailgate party put on by Lake Country Co-op starting at 5pm wi...
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Gymnastics
WATCH: PA gymnast qualifies for Westerns
A huge smile fills Kate Popescul's face when asked about the possibility of one day representing Canada at the Olympics.The 12-year old gymnast, who trains out of the Aerials club in Prince Albert, has qualified for the Western Canadian Championships, which will be held later this month in Saskatoon. It's a feat no oth...
Apr 03, 2025
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Sivertson and Obobaifo
Two Raiders prospects win AAA championships
Practices for the Prince Albert Raiders have become more crowded during the playoffs as prospects who have finished their seasons have joined the Raiders for the rest of the postseason, but there are two whose campaigns are continuing. In Saskatchewan, Jonah Sivertson helped his Regina Pat Canadians to a SMAAAHL champi...
Apr 03, 2025
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Raiders trail series 3-1
Raiders now face elimination after falling in Game 4
After a disappointing Game 3 in Edmonton saw the Raiders fall behind in the series 2-1, the Prince Albert Raiders were looking to regain home ice advantage with a win in Game 4 on Wednesday night. Despite outshooting the Oil Kings in all three periods, the Raiders would have some trouble in their own zone along with so...
Apr 03, 2025
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Fight Night
Prince Albert fighters ready to rumble
A mixed martials arts event titled Rumble In The Cage 69 takes place this weekend in Lethbridge and will include two fighters from Prince Albert.Patrick Turner (2-2) has an amateur middleweight bout against hometown favourite Jonathan Balsam (1-1); and Suhail Mondair has a featherweight fight against Emerald Park's Keo...
Apr 02, 2025
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PA Profiles
World-class event
'The World is Coming': volunteers, sponsored needed for men's softball championship
'The World is Coming!'That is the catchphrase being used by the host committee for the upcoming World Baseball Softball Congress's 2025 men's softball championship scheduled for July 8-13 at the Max Power Ball Parks located in Prime Ministers' Park and while plans are moving along to stage the world-class event, more s...
Mar 31, 2025
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Gray's Funeral Chapel: Compassion and community dedication since 1993
Trust, Integrity, Compassion, Family, Community. These are just a few of the reassuring words that come to mind when you think of Gray's Funeral Chapel, the recipient of the 2025 BOB Award for Best Funeral Home.Part of the community since 1993, Gray's Funeral Chapel has long been the trusted funeral service provider fo...
Mar 25, 2025
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Anniversary Celebration
PBCN Petro Canada: Celebrating 20 years of success and growth
From the humble beginnings 20 years ago as a single, small gas station in Prince Albert, PBCN Petro Canada has become an example of growth and a community leader when it comes to customer service. In addition to adding another service station in the city on 6th Ave. East, and the Hilltop Tunnel Wash on 2nd Ave. West, t...
Mar 21, 2025
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Listen: Learn more about Kin Enterprises
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Mar 20, 2025
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Investment News
Kachur Wealth Management Group: Active portfolio management amid market uncertainty and tariff tensions
Acknowledging the recent uncertainty that's been created by U.S. president Donald Trump's tariffs, Cole Kachur says the traditional "buy and hold" strategy simply does not work the way it used to.Instead the seasoned investor and his team at Kachur Wealth Management Group, are recommending people 'remain acti...
Mar 12, 2025
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Sask summer tradition
Country Thunder: More than just a legendary musical experience
From the moment the gates open in Craven, SK to the last note of the final performance, the Country Thunder music festival experience goes beyond an incredible lineup of country music legends and rock stars. It's become an iconic series with festivals across North America, but Saskatchewan is where it all started. &quo...
Feb 19, 2025
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Canada
Five years without answers for family of Canadian businessman held in Chinese jail
VANCOUVER - Wang Yan vividly recalls the last time she heard her husband's voice, more than five years ago. It was Dec. 13, 2019, and Canadian citizen Li Yonghui had gone to a public square in Shijiazhuang, in China's Hebei province, to exercise as he spoke to his wife in Canada by mobile phone. "Suddenly, the cal...
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'We are not the gods': Fire-torn Jasper prepares for diminished summer tourism season
JASPER, ALTA. - Every summer for 61 years, tourists have piled onto Jasper's SkyTram to see the boomerang-shaped town nestled inside the sprawling Rocky Mountains. It'll happen again this summer, but the view will be different. The red cable cars will skim over thousands of trees poking up from the ground like charred ...
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Caught in the crossfire: Michigan concerned over automobile tariffs targeting Canada
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Federal leaders set to campaign across the country today
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Quebec's high court rejects random police stops ahead of Supreme Court hearing
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Recruiters say surge in U.S. doctors looking to move to Canada since Trump election
HALIFAX - Recruiters say there's been a surge of interest from American doctors considering moving to Canada since the election of U.S. president Donald Trump in November. Katrina Philopoulos, recruitment director for Nova Scotia Health, says 27 American doctors are in serious negotiations to move, which to date has re...
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Senate GOP approves framework for Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts after all-night session
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework, hurling past a hard line of Democratic opposition toward what President Donald Trump calls the "big, beautiful bill" that's central to his a...
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Gretzky witnesses Ovechkin moving 1 goal back of his record as he joins the chase in person
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Ovechkin scores his 893rd goal. He needs 1 to tie Gretzky and 2 to break the NHL record
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin did not take long to move one goal away from tying and two from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. He took a pass from Dylan Strome behind the net and banked the pu...
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Ovechkin scores his 893rd career goal. He needs 1 to tie Gretzky and 2 to break the NHL record
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin has scored his 893rd career goal to move one back of tying and two away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. He moved closer to making hockey history with Gretzk...
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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now
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LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities
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