Food banks in Prince Albert and Lac La Ronge, along with the Salvation Army in Nipawin, have directly benefited from a fundraising event organized by Lake Country Co-Op.The eighth annual Cram the Van event was held on Friday, and despite the bitterly cold temperatures, it received great support from community members w...

Fresh off a tour of the United States and Europe, Saskatchewan's Jake Vaadeland is coming home for Christmas.Sunday night's festive themed show at the EA Rawlinson Centre is part of 22 tour dates across Canada for the musician from Cut Knife."We have a whole stage set coming with us too, and we set that all up and...

Melfort RCMP are asking for help in locating a missing woman. Brandy Smallboy, 22, was last seen Nov. 26 in Melfort. She is 5'4", 120 lbs., with brown eyes and dark brown hair. Smallboy often wears blue or green coloured contact lenses. She is known to travel to the Big River First Nation area, but her current whe...

Child and youth psychiatrist services in Prince Albert seem to be on the rebound. The SHA confirmed yesterday that a new psychiatrist will begin work in March 2026, more than doubling the in-person services available in the city. Currently, in-person help is available for one week out of every six by an out-of-town psy...

A Prince Albert doctor has been found guilty of inappropriately touching a patient he had known since she was 17 and considered a close family friend. The patient was an adult and married when Dr. Nigel Painter touched her several times during a medical appointment, actions the disciplinary committee of the Saskatchewa...

Prince Albert RCMP are asking the public to report any and all sightings of a 34-year-old man wanted for leaving the scene of an accident. At around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, RCMP received a report of a collision involving a pedestrian in the community of Little Red River. Officers and local EMS responded and lo...

A 29-year-old man from Tisdale is facing a laundry list of charges after a drug trafficking investigation yielded roughly 20 pounds of various drugs and multiple firearms. It all started on Tuesday, Dec. 9, when the RCMP and Prince Albert Police Crime Reduction Teams, along with RCMP's Critical Incident Response Team, ...

One of Saskatchewan's newest cabinet ministers says news of the promotion is still very much sinking in.Batoche MLA Darlene Rowden has been named the province's environment minister, taking over from Travis Keisig."Even [Thursday] with the swearing in ceremony, it was sinking in then, and you have a few people ref...

Prince Albert Police are investigating videos taken late yesterday evening that shows a man in a very vulnerable state outdoors in freezing conditions.Three security guards can be seen in one of the videos, pushing the man in the chair back towards the parking area. A second video shared by the same online profile show...

Based on data collected to the end of November, the Prince Albert Police Service is reporting a record number of firearms seizures in 2025.Approximately 192 firearms were seized in the community. Fifty-one came from vehicles, and 48 were seized from residences. Another 36 were seized from persons, and 29 were turned in...

With a total of $10,676 raised, the four Tim Hortons locations around Prince Albert came together Thursday afternoon to present their donation from the December Holiday Smile Cookie campaign towards Big Brothers Big Sisters. It won't be the only donation the Tim Hortons locations around the city will be making to Big B...

It's a good news, bad news forecast over the next couple of days for the province. The snowy, blustery conditions we have been experiencing will finally give way to some sunshine. The downside is that the sun will bring with it some frigid temperatures. Christy Climenhaga of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)...

A man who claimed he was acting in self-defence when he stabbed another man seven times with a kitchen knife, has received a seven year prison sentence.With remand credit, Roy Lasas has roughly 13 months left to serve and will then be subject to two years of probation.Thursday morning's sentencing at Court of King's Be...

Swimmers in Prince Albert will soon have the chance to take winter lessons at the new Lake Country Co-op Leisure Centre. The city announced on Thursday that registration for swimming lessons will open to Prince Albert residents on Dec. 15 at 8 a.m. Course offerings will be posted on Dec. 12 to give families and those i...

An examination of the annual financial statements of the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) shows that the documents are reliable, reported the provincial auditor on Tuesday. The group runs multiple casinos around Saskatchewan, including Northern Lights in Prince Albert and the Golden Eagle in North Battleford...

Maya Rabbitskin joked when she pitched the event for a low cost event that would bring like minded people together from the beauty industry, they thought it was a scam.However's Wednesday's six hour Glam and Glow event at Plaza 88 was anything but and featured 15 local vendors including activities for families, and som...

The front counter area at the Lake Country Co-Op Leisure Centre now has an official name thanks to a $100,000 donation from Cornerstone Insurance and the Longworth Family.On Wednesday, a special cheque presentation was held at the facility with over half a dozen members of the family in attendance. As per a press relea...

Four residents of Pelican Narrows are facing criminal charges in connection with a string of crimes in Flin Flon and their home community. The Flin Flon detachment was told of the theft of gas from a service station in on Third Avenue in Flin Flon on December 7, at 8:10 a.m. When officers arrived, they got another call...

A man alleged responsible for a fatal crash in the Emma Lake area has entered not guilty pleas and opted to be tried by judge alone at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert.Raven Bird's attendance was waived when his matter was discussed Wednesday morning at provincial court. The pleas were entered by way of his lawye...

Prince Albert Police are investigating a sudden death that they say is non-criminal in nature. On Tuesday afternoon, police were called to the 3500 block of 2nd Avenue West to help paramedics with a man who was unconscious and not breathing. Parkland Ambulance later pronounced the man dead at the scene. The Saskatchewa...

Prior to sentencing a man to five years in prison for drug trafficking, a Prince Albert judge who was commenting on the amount of drugs and cash seized, said it's the type of case that affects everyone in the community. Judge Mary McAuley's remark was heard Tuesday afternoon at the conclusion of Montana Primeau's sente...

At the tail end of fall, a goose that did not head south with the rest of its flock was recently rescued from the banks of the North Saskatchewan River in Prince Albert. The goose was posted on a local social media page after people noticed it remaining there for several weeks but is now healing in a wildlife rehabilit...

An upgrade to the Prince Albert based Parkland Medical Communications and Coordination Centre, is expected to improve efficiencies when someone calls requiring an emergency response. Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) was launched Tuesday morning and essentially transitions the infrastructure from analog to fully digital ...

Prince Albert Police are now investigating Saturday's death in the West Flat as the city's sixth homicide of the year. On Saturday at around 3:45 p.m., police were called to a home in the 700 block of 18th Street West for a call for service involving a theft. While searching the residence, officers found an already dec...

Two days of snow are affecting the ability of City of Prince Albert transit to stay on schedule so the city is reminding riders they can check online for updates. "Colder temperatures and snowfall have impacted transit operations, resulting in some routes being taken offline or temporarily moved to hourly service....

Nominations are officially open for the 35th Annual Samuel McLeod Business Awards (SMBAs).The event, organized by the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce, features 12 award categories including innovation, customer service, community involvement, and leadership.Nominations close on Jan. 5, 2026.The finalists...

Only two jurisdictions in Canada are so far immune to the dropping rents caused by slowed population growth and one of them is Saskatchewan. Numbers from rentals.ca show the average rent across Canada dropped 3.1 per cent - the 14th consecutive month of decline. But that was not the case in Saskatchewan which rose 0.5 ...

The Broadway North Youth Company's production of Matilda Jr.was nothing short of magical but also helped boost the fundraising efforts for Prince Albert's future Ronald McDonald House.As a result of the total tickets sold and a commitment by the Malcolm Jenkins Family Foundation to donate $20 from each of those tickets...

After being called to a house to investigate a theft, officers located a deceased man.That's according to information provided by the Prince Albert Police Service on Sunday.On Saturday, at approximately 3:45 p.m., police were called to a residence in the 700 block of 18 St. W. The deceased, who has not been identified,...

As a result of a $100,000 donation to the City of Prince Albert's Play It Forward Campaign, the multipurpose room and boardroom at the Lake Country Co-op Leisure Centre have now been named in honour of the Dutchak family.These spaces will serve as important gathering places for community meetings, birthday celebrations...