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B.C. to ease COVID-19 restrictions on masks, long-term care visits, vaccine cards
VICTORIA - British Columbia will lift its mask mandate, restore long-term care visits and drop capacity limits on faith gatherings starting Friday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said case...
Mar 10, 2022
Retirement beckons for Nipawin radio station owners
For 20 years, residents of Nipawin and the surrounding area have listened to the voices of Norman Rudock and Treana Bathgate-Rudock as they told the stories and news of the area on CJNE 'The Storm'.Th...
Mar 10, 2022
Violent incident at Prince Albert retail store proceeds to trial
A woman accused of bear spraying a Prince Albert store employee, after allegedly getting caught stealing, has entered not guilty pleas.As per a discussion Thursday morning at Prince Albert Provincial ...
Mar 10, 2022
Ministry of Health reports 13 COVID deaths and 17 care home outbreaks last week
There have been 1,013 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the province between Feb. 27 and March 5 according to the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) report.There were 13 COVI...
Mar 10, 2022
14th Annual Montreal Lake Walleye Derby
Get ready for the famous 14th Annual Montreal Lake Walleye Derby on Saturday, March 19.See the poster for details.Ticket sellers :Prince Albert - PA CO-OP / Lakeland country co-op 2nd ave west has bar...
Mar 10, 2022
Bears swept by Stars; Esso Cup hosting in doubt
The Prince Albert Northern Bears Saskatchewan Female U18 AAA Hockey League (SFU18AAAHL) season has come to a close after they lost 3-2 to the Saskatoon Stars Wednesday at Merlis Belsher Place, complet...
Mar 10, 2022
Return of tournaments, events, big boost for town of Birch Hills
The gradual reduction of COVID-19 restrictions in Saskatchewan this winter, and what appears to be the end of them over the last month, has helped breathe some life into local hockey tournaments. And ...
Mar 10, 2022
‘Nothing went wrong:’ No hitches in surprise births during snowstorm
Kelsie Funk has one wild birth story to tell her son when he's old enough to understand it.The cabinet designer was one of three moms in the Rosthern area to go into labour at home in the middle of a ...
Mar 10, 2022
Community engagement becomes passion and reward for student
A Prince Albert resident who moved here temporarily as a student almost a decade ago has not only found a home they didn't expect, but is winning awards for community engagement.Jennifer Lenny stands ...
Mar 10, 2022
Supreme Court agrees to examine constitutionality of Quebec cannabis law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a Quebec law that forbids the growing of cannabis for personal use. Four years ago the federal government legalized recreationa...
Mar 10, 2022
