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Illinois running back Brown wins Cornish Trophy as top Canadian in NCAA football
VANCOUVER - Illinois running back Chase Brown has been awarded the Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian in NCAA football. Brown was second in the NCAA and first in the Power Five conference with 1,6...
Dec 14, 2022
Raiders looking to get back on track against Tigers
The Prince Albert Raiders (10-18-2-0) hope to end a five-game losing skid tonight when they host the Medicine Hat Tigers (11-16-4-1) for the final time in the regular season. Not only is this the fina...
Dec 14, 2022
Canada not sending fighter jets to Europe next year as Air Force rearms, regroups
OTTAWA - Canada will not send fighter jets to patrol NATO airspace next year, the first time that Canadian CF-18s will be absent from the skies over Europe since 2017. Based out of Romania, the CF-18s...
Dec 14, 2022
Alleged drive-thru car jacker breaches bail, faces new and related charges
A woman charged after a carjacking last October at a Prince Albert restaurant drive-thru is back in court with new and related charges.Brianne Fineday, 29, from Deschambeault Lake, was not present Wed...
Dec 14, 2022
Raiders Remembrance Day jerseys lead to $15,000 donation
For their game on Remembrance Day against the Edmonton Oil Kings, the Prince Albert Raiders sported a sharp yet poignant jersey with a Remembrance Day theme. The jerseys were more than just an opportu...
Dec 14, 2022
CPL expansion club Vancouver FC adds local 'keeper Irving as first ever signing
Vancouver FC have signed free-agent goalkeeper Callum Irving, making him the first player ever to agree to a deal with the Canadian Premier League expansion club. The 29-year-old from Vancouver spent ...
Dec 14, 2022
Black federal employees say creation of mental health program plagued by racism
OTTAWA - A group of Black federal public servants is accusing the government of racism, and is threatening to pull out of the development of a mental health action plan meant for Black workers. The Fe...
Dec 14, 2022
Chief science adviser releases recommendations to combat long-COVID
OTTAWA - Canada's chief science adviser is encouraging the government to develop a list of criteria to diagnose long-COVID and guidelines for doctors to treat it. Mona Nemer released the recommendatio...
Dec 14, 2022
Christmas Bird Count in Prince Albert – December 18, 2022
What is a Christmas Bird Count and who are those 'binocular carrying folk' in my neighbourhood?The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was established in 1900 -Audubon Society- as an alternative to shooting ev...
Dec 14, 2022
B.C. Lions sign co-general managers Campbell, McEvoy to extensions
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed co-general manager and head coach Rick Campbell and co-general manager and director of football operations Neil McEvoy to contract extensions through the 2024 CF...
Dec 14, 2022
