Community leaders
Dedicated volunteer named Prince Albert's Citizen of the Year
A woman who has dedicated countless hours to bettering Prince Albert for both current residents and newcomers has been named the 2024 Citizen of the Year.Sonja Jahn was informed by representatives from the Prince Albert Kinsmen Club and Prince Albert Daily Herald of the prestigious award Wednesday night, during a surpr...
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NEW INTERIM LEADER
'Our dedicated core remains intact': Doug Forster named interim leader of Sask. United Party
Saskatchewan United Party welcomes Doug Forster as the new interim leader following Jon Hromek's resignation at the end of 2024.Forster represented the party in Yorkton last October's election but lost to David Chan of the Saskatchewan Party.In the party's statement issued on Friday, he emphasized resilience and a comm...
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Taxi safety
Prince Albert cab drivers worried after three attacks in one month
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Prince Albert
Community leaders
Dedicated volunteer named Prince Albert's Citizen of the Year
A woman who has dedicated countless hours to bettering Prince Albert for both current residents and newcomers has been named the 2024 Citizen of the Year.Sonja Jahn was informed by representatives from the Prince Albert Kinsmen Club and Prince Albert Daily Herald of the prestigious award Wednesday night, during a surpr...
21m ago
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Fire
House burns in fire on 15 St
Prince Albert Fire Department is on the scene of a house fire on 15 Street W, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.Drivers were blocked from going in either direction towards one of the city's busiest intersections for several hours. A ladder truck along with other supporting equipment was on scene. No word as of 9:30 on whethe...
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Taxi safety
Prince Albert cab drivers worried after three attacks in one month
Cab drivers in Prince Albert are looking to make their work safer while still providing good service to customers in the wake of three assaults on drivers in the last month. Pardeep Saggar of Checker/Family Taxi, said while the three drivers have physically recovered, one of the drivers required emergency surgery for a...
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Crime
Man tased by police after dangerous driving and resisting arrest
Prince Albert RCMP say a man who was tased by officers had been driving recklessly through a residential neighbourhood, ignoring signs and speeding.Wednesday's incident was initiated when a Saskatchewan RCMP officer with Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan was patrolling in the Prince Albert area and observed a vehi...
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Nearing resolution
"I'm sorry": emotional sentencing hearing for man accused of manslaughter
While hugging the mother of the victim, a man convicted of manslaughter was overheard saying 'I'm sorry'.The emotional moment happened at the conclusion of Raine Farrow's sentencing hearing Wednesday afternoon at Prince Albert Provincial Court and was initiated by Shirley Bear who first asked his permission.The 26-year...
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Murder investigation
Second arrest made in Wenzel murder case
Prince Albert police have made a second arrest in connection to last year's murder of Norman Wenzel.Rylan Hansen, 22, made his first court appearance Thursday morning and was remanded to Feb. 6.On Canada Day, police were called to a property on Kemp Crescent and found Wenzel suffering from serious injuries. He was take...
Jan 30, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Foods rich in Vitamin C
La Ronge receives fresh produce donation after scurvy outbreak highlights food insecurity
After a scurvy outbreak in La Ronge, there have been government visits, press conferences, and calls for action. Today, locals will receive a large food donation with produce rich in Vitamin C to help.Second Harvest, Canada's largest food rescue organization, recently partnered with the local food bank and Kikinahk Fri...
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Potential Female Athlete of the Year
Local athletes nominated for Saskatchewan Sports Awards
The 40th Annual Saskatchewan Sports Awards are set to for January 30th in Saskatoon, and athletes and coaches from Prince Albert, Melfort, Makwa Sahgaiehancan First Nation just west of Meadow Lake, and Waldheim have been nominated for awards.One of three recipients of the Inspire Through Sport Award is Tony Fineblanket...
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Report reveals most domestic homicide victims in Sask. are women, majority of perpetrators are men
The latest 2024 Domestic Violence Death Review Report examined 31 domestic homicide cases and revealed that 83 per cent of victims were women, and 82 per cent of perpetrators were men."Saskatchewan recognizes the need to take action to address the issue of interpersonal violence and domestic violence deaths in our...
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Camping
National parks reservations in Saskatchewan open tomorrow
National parks reservations in the province open for 2025 at 8 a.m. on Friday.In Grasslands National Park campers can reserve spots at Frenchman Valley, West Block Backcountry, East Block Backcountry and Rock Creek campgrounds between May 1 and Oct. 12.In Prince Albert National Park, spots can be reserved for Beaver Gl...
Jan 30, 2025
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Saskatchewan applies to intervene in Newfoundland's equalization challenge
The Government of Saskatchewan announced Wednesday, it wants to add its voice to a court case over Canada's equalization formula.Saskatchewan's Ministry of Justice said it applied earlier this month to intervene in Newfoundland and Labrador's challenge against the equalization formula used by Ottawa. The challenge is s...
Jan 29, 2025
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NDP Presser
'A lifeline': NDP call on Sask., government to do better amid healthcare service disruptions
Kristine Weisbeck was in active heart failure in the days that followed the birth of her third child in Saskatoon in the fall of 2020 and she had some hemorrhaging. Once she had stabilized, she went home to Lloydminster. "The next couple of days, I started feeling heart palpitations and shortness of breath, fluid ...
Jan 29, 2025
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Taxi safety
Prince Albert cab drivers worried after three attacks in one month
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Nursing education
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Bball Protest
'Screaming to be heard': protest scheduled Feb.4 in wake of women's basketball coach's firing
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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Man with knife arrested
Police arrest man with knife near West Hill business
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Plane crash
Airliner collides with Army helicopter at DC's Reagan National Airport, all passengers feared dead
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Local Sports
Potential Female Athlete of the Year
Local athletes nominated for Saskatchewan Sports Awards
The 40th Annual Saskatchewan Sports Awards are set to for January 30th in Saskatoon, and athletes and coaches from Prince Albert, Melfort, Makwa Sahgaiehancan First Nation just west of Meadow Lake, and Waldheim have been nominated for awards.One of three recipients of the Inspire Through Sport Award is Tony Fineblanket...
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Seeing stars
Mintos blanked by Battlefords, 4-0
The Prince Albert Mintos struggled offensively on Wednesday night, falling 4-0 to the Battlefords Stars at the Access Communications Centre. The loss is the second consecutive for the club after falling 5-3 to the Warriors in Moose Jaw on Sunday. COMPLETE BOX SCORE P.A. got into some penalty trouble in the first period...
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Raiders win 5-2
Gordie Howe Hat Trick for Lodewyk as Raiders oust Pats
With six wins in their last seven games, the lone blemish in that record for the Prince Albert Raiders was a 3-2 loss in a shootout on Saturday against the Regina Pats. The Raiders controlled most of the rematch on Wednesday night, earning a 5-2 win to extend their point streak to eight games.The Raiders got the game's...
Jan 30, 2025
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League Honours
Timberjaks' Isbister wins MVP, Anderson wins ROTY at PJHL Awards
The Prince Albert Timberjaks are front and centre in this year's Prairie Junior Hockey League (PJHL) awards. The winners were announced on Monday where Timberjaks assistant captain Keethan Isbister was awarded the league's Most Valuable Player, while Jaks' rookie Brody Anderson was named the Graham Christie Memorial Ro...
Jan 29, 2025
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Raiders on seven game point streak
Raiders get chance for revenge with midweek matchup against Regina
With the return of Raiders Head Coach Jeff Truitt, the Prince Albert Raiders have their full roster both on the ice and on the bench as they get set to take on the Regina Pats Wednesday night. The Raiders are already on a seven-game point streak coming into the game with six wins and a single shootout loss, and that lo...
Jan 29, 2025
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Raiders Head Coach Truitt returns after month away from team
Before the Christmas break, the Prince Albert Raiders finished the first half of the season in Calgary where they sent their players home with their families and Head Coach Jeff Truitt would head to his home in Red Deer to spend time with his family. While at home, an emergency eye surgery extended Truitt's break, keep...
Jan 28, 2025
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PA Profiles
PJHL hockey
Timberjaks junior hockey club quickly becoming a source of community pride and player growth
There is a reason Prince Albert is known as 'Hockey Town North.' The nickname reflects the community's unwavering love for the game, and the widespread participation in the sport. Prince Albert has produced numerous talented players who have gone on to play professionally, further cementing its reputation as a hockey h...
Jan 23, 2025
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Agricultural Benefits Settlement
NOTICE OF RATIFICATION VOTE - Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
December 16, 2024 TO: THE MEMBERS OF PETER BALLANTYNE CREE NATION TAKE NOTICE that a Ratification Vote of the Voters of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation pursuant to the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Treaty 6 Agricultural Benefits Settlement Agreement Voting Guidelines (the "Voting Guidelines") will be held t...
Jan 15, 2025
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Athabasca Basin News
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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Canada
Here's the latest as Trump tariff deadline looms
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods as early as Saturday. Politicians and business groups are making a final push today in the hope of avoiding or mitigating the move, and the economic uncertainty that would follow. Here's the latest (all times Eastern): --- 11:20 ...
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Google payments for news organizations to begin later than expected
Canadian journalism organizations are having to wait a bit longer for their share of the $100 million Google agreed to pay news outlets to be exempt from the Online News Act. The organization administering the money now says funds will flow to outlets later than the January timeline it first provided. The Canadian Jour...
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Ottawa defers effective date of capital gains changes to 2026
The federal government says it is deferring the implementation of a hike to the capital gains inclusion rate to next year. The deferral moves back the implementation of the change from June 25, 2024 to January 1, 2026. The deferral offers a reprieve for Canadians and businesses who were seeking clarity as the tax deadl...
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Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Elon Musk's Tesla in a tariff fight
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Teslas and U.S. alcohol as part of its tariff retaliation package should U.S. President Donald Trump made good on his trade threats. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Freeland says there should be a 100 per cent tariff on all U.S. wi...
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Statistics Canada reports economy contracted 0.2 per cent in November
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in November, the largest monthly contraction since December 2023. However, the agency says its preliminary estimate for December pointed to an increase of 0.2 per cent for the final month of the year. The advance estimate suggests an ann...
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Carney to announce plan to kill consumer carbon price; shift to green incentives
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is expected to announce a plan on Friday to abandon consumer carbon pricing but keep industrial pricing in place. "The consumer carbon tax isn't working - it's become too divisive," Carney said in a written statement provided to The Canadian Press ahead of the...
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World
Serbian student protesters march ahead of major blockade of Danube bridges
INDJIJA, Serbia (AP) - A driver in Belgrade, rammed a car into a silent protest in the Serbian capital Friday, slightly injuring one woman, the third such incident in weeks. The incident happened in downtown Belgrade during 15 minutes of silence observed daily throughout Serbia at noon when a canopy collapsed at a rail...
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Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at 95. Button's son, Edward, said he died Thursday and did not provide a cause. Button won two Olympic gold medals, the most accomplished men's figure skater in history. He also was the voice of his sport and one of its grea...
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Teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers, and coaches among passengers killed in air crash
WASHINGTON (AP) - A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has killed teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, as well as a group of union steamfitters from the Washington, D.C. area. They were among 60 travelers and four crew members on board the flight ...
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Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs
The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally. Among the passengers were several members of the Skating Club of Boston who were returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas. They included teenage ...
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Serbia's striking students set off on 2-day march north as their protest movement widens
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - They packed up food, water and extra clothes and set off. Hundreds of Serbian university students on Thursday started an 80-kilometer (50-mile) march toward the northern city of Novi Sad, the latest endeavor in their widening protest movement over a deadly overhang collapse in November that kill...
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Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday. The 32-year-old male nurse was an employee of Mulago Hospital, the main referral facility in the capital, Kampala, Diana Atwine...
Jan 30, 2025
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