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Alberta COVID deaths pushes Canada past milestone of 10,000 deaths
Canada reached a grim and worrying milestone Tuesday in the COVID-19 pandemic, surpassing 10,000 novel coronavirus deaths. Alberta reported two deaths from COVID-19 to lift the national tally to 10,00...
Oct 27, 2020
Rather than motivational talks, McBean tells athletes to stay on goal-achieving path
When Marnie McBean heard a knee ligament 'pop' just months before the 1992 Summer Olympics, she thought her Games were over. She overcame the hurdle and went on to win two gold medals in rowing ...
Oct 27, 2020
Government Senate rep proposes less partisan review of pandemic response
OTTAWA - The government representative in the Senate is proposing the upper chamber carry out a comprehensive review of the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to leaders of th...
Oct 27, 2020
Premier Scott Moe discusses Saskatchewan's future after re-election
Premier of Saskatchewan Scott Moe addressed the media to share his views about Saskatchewan's future a day after his re-election. This is Moe's first time being elected premier of Saskatchewan, and th...
Oct 27, 2020
Buffalo Party's strong showing in Saskatchewan vote a warning to Moe: experts
SASKATOON - Right-wing, pro-independence candidates had a stronger showing in Saskatchewan's election than the Opposition NDP in some rural ridings and experts say that means Premier Scott Moe's Saska...
Oct 27, 2020
PAGC encourages Ottawa to settle Nova Scotia fishery dispute
The plight of Mi'kmaq fishers in Nova Scotia has hit close to home for Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) and so now executive council is joining the chorus of voices denouncing the violence and calli...
Oct 27, 2020
NDP needs to leave previous century behind: U of S professor
A political science professor says the big surprise of Election Night Monday was not only the disappointing showing by the opposition New Democrats but their lack of a powerful ground game on the big ...
Oct 27, 2020
Drivers fail to yield to slick conditions
Icy conditions may have played a role this afternoon in a two vehicle crash near the corner of 22nd St. and first Ave. W.Both vehicles were towed from the scene. Parkland Ambulance is reporting no inj...
Oct 27, 2020
Mysterious lights captured on video near Little Red likely a drone: experts
A Prince Albert family was left puzzled by a bizarre experience with a set of lights spotted in the sky just outside the city on Saturday night. Maria Gardiner and her family were driving home from Fo...
Oct 27, 2020
New protests loom as Europeans tire of virus restrictions
MILAN - Protesters set trash bins afire and police responded with hydrant sprays in downtown Rome Tuesday night, part of a day of public outpouring of anger against virus-fighting measures like evenin...
Oct 27, 2020
