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Prince Albert readies for toe tapping good time
The fiddle show has long been a staple of the Prince Albert Winter Festival, and Monday night will make its return to the E.A. Rawlinson Centre.Among the featured performer is JJ Guy, who makes his re...
Feb 14, 2022
Restaurants expecting more customers, less hate against staff as vaccine policy lifted
At least one Prince Albert restaurant is happy to see vaccine restrictions lifted, though not for the reason some may think.Starting on Monday, people no longer need to prove they're fully vaxxed to d...
Feb 14, 2022
Data provided by transparency site suggests
OTTAWA - A transparency group says it has received information on donors to antigovernment protests after a major fundraising platform for their efforts was reportedly hacked, and an analysis of the d...
Feb 14, 2022
Current event: Boat launched by US students lands in Norway
RYE, N.H. (AP) - A small boat launched in October 2020 by some New Hampshire middle school students and containing photos, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters has been found 462 days later - by a s...
Feb 14, 2022
‘Longer and more severe’: Doctors expecting hospital numbers to rise
Saskatchewan hospitals are getting close to full if they're not already, according to a presentation from last week's physicians' town hall.The town hall is a virtual presentation put on every other w...
Feb 14, 2022
Canada to give $500M loan, send $7.8M in lethal weapons to Ukraine: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will provide a $500-million loan and $7.8 million worth of lethal equipment and ammunition to Ukraine as the threat of a Russian invasion grows. He s...
Feb 14, 2022
Teen who recorded Floyd's killing cries on witness stand
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The teenager who recorded the widely seen video of George Floyd's killing began crying Monday as she started testifying in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police o...
Feb 14, 2022
Canada sets ambitious immigration targets for post-pandemic recovery
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to keep ramping up the record number of new permanent residents in Canada over the next three years as it works through a massive backlog of applications that hav...
Feb 14, 2022
Feds move up timeline to repay benefit clawbacks for low-income seniors
OTTAWA - The federal government says it plans to hand out millions in benefits in April to low-income seniors who saw their income top-ups reduced because they received emergency pandemic aid. The gov...
Feb 14, 2022
Navy engineer pleads guilty to selling submarine secrets
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Navy nuclear engineer pleaded guilty Monday to trying to pass information about American nuclear-powered warships to a foreign country. Jonathan Toebbe, 43, pleaded guilty in feder...
Feb 14, 2022
