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Prince Albert Winter Festival kicks into full gear
Prince Albert residents aren't letting the frigid temperatures put a freeze on their plans to enjoy the 61st annual Prince Albert Winter Festival (PAWF).Event president Bev Erickson said she's pleased...
Feb 14, 2025
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
NEW YORK (AP) - Workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration 's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce b...
Feb 14, 2025
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
NEW YORK (AP) - Workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration 's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce b...
Feb 14, 2025
Quebec businesswoman, author appointed to the Senate
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new independent senator to fill one of the Senate's few remaining vacancies. The Prime Minister's Office says in a news releas...
Feb 14, 2025
Fentanyl 'czar' isn't a czar at all, as Brosseau officially named as a commissioner
OTTAWA - Canada's new fentanyl czar, it turns out, isn't a czar at all. The federal government named Kevin Brosseau to the position earlier this week but made it official in an order-in-council publis...
Feb 14, 2025
Canada, U.S. set for next chapter in heated rivalry at 4 Nations: 'I can't wait.'
BROSSARD, Que. - Connor McDavid was hanging out with buddies from his Toronto minor hockey team. Nathan MacKinnon was trying to get home to Nova Scotia from the prep school he attended in Minnesota. A...
Feb 14, 2025
Arson suspected for both house fires on 15th St. W.
The Prince Albert Police Service is confirming two house fires on 15th St. W. are suspicious in nature and as such are being investigated as arson. The first fire was on Jan. 31. The house in the 200 ...
Feb 14, 2025
Police say deaths of man, woman in their 70s near Montreal likely murder-suicide
MONTREAL - Police say the deaths of two people in their 70s whose bodies were found Thursday in a Montreal suburb are being investigated as a murder-suicide. Longueuil, Que., police initially describe...
Feb 14, 2025
Large police presence on St. Laurent Drive in North Battleford
A number of RCMP and community safety officers and vehicles have surrounded a building in North Battleford. There also appears to be members from the Emergency Response Team in the area on the 1900 bl...
Feb 14, 2025
'Outfield whisperer' Kevin Kiermaier embraces special assistant role with Blue Jays
DUNEDIN - Former Toronto outfielder Kevin Kiermaier felt like a rookie again on Friday. After closing out a 12-year big-league career last fall by winning a World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, ...
Feb 14, 2025
