Author Archives:
Canadian women slam Canada Soccer, citing 'significant cuts' to the program
The Canadian women's soccer team has slammed Canada Soccer, saying it is "outraged and deeply concerned with the news of significant cuts" to national team programs in 2023 as it prepares for the Worl...
Feb 10, 2023
B.C. Liberals say Eby's overdose strategy is too narrow, but he says he doesn't mind
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says he doesn't mind being told his government's approach to the toxic drug and overdose crisis is too narrow and doomed to fail. At least it shows a consensus that m...
Feb 10, 2023
Nicaraguan judge sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A Nicaraguan judge sentenced Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando lvarez to 26 years in prison Friday, one day after he refused to get on a flight to the United States with 222 other priso...
Feb 10, 2023
How P.A.'s performing art community helped one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars
One of the world's best actors during the Classic Hollywood era may not have become a star if it wasn't for the city of Prince Albert.Boris Karloff, best known for playing Frankenstein's monster in th...
Feb 10, 2023
Lynx prowls through West Flat, startling residents
Some residents in Prince Albert's West Flat area got quite the shock on Friday after a lynx came crawling into their neighbourhood.The massive cat eventually found its way up a tree on 13th St. near 1...
Feb 10, 2023
Tories, Bloc push for unequal approach to amending Canada's Official Languages Act
OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois and Conservatives are pushing for an unequal approach to amending Canada's Official Languages Act - one that a federal official warns could reduce English services in Quebec....
Feb 10, 2023
Sarah McLachlan, chef Matty Matheson among Canadians making cameos in Super Bowl ads
Canadian celebs Sarah McLachlan and Matty Matheson are among the stars appearing in Super Bowl TV ads set to air for U.S. viewers this weekend. Previews of some of the slick publicity stunts are alrea...
Feb 10, 2023
St. Mary student aims to strike gold at Canada Winter Games
A young woman who will represent Prince Albert and Saskatchewan at this month's Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island is a strong contender for a medal.Sadie McFarlane, 16, is competing in karat...
Feb 10, 2023
Bo Bichette's new deal with Toronto Blue Jays includes big MVP bonus, says GM Atkins
In locking up Bo Bichette to a three-year, $33.6-million contract, Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins included escalators that could see the shortstop's new deal rocket to more than $40 mil...
Feb 10, 2023
17 pounds of cocaine, four guns seized by RCMP and Edmonton police
Drug trafficking in Battlefords and some in Edmonton have taken a big hit with the seizure of 17 pounds of cocaine, some illegally held handguns, Xanax, pre-rolled joints, almost 900 cartons of cigare...
Feb 10, 2023
