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La Loche active COVID-19 cases plummet as the village prepares to ease restrictions
The northern village of La Loche could see some restrictions eased by Thursday within the Far North community as active COVID-19 cases continue to fall. In a public community update on the local CHPN ...
Jun 02, 2020
Councillors ponder options for reopening of city facilities
Prince Albert city councillors are mulling over how best to reopen city facilities, including asking regional municipalities to contribute financial support. Meanwhile city staff continue to conduct a...
Jun 02, 2020
Fermenting ferns? Rare dinosaur stomach fossil opens door to ancient world
Fresh ferns, loaded with spores, lightly dusted with leaves and twigs and perfectly seasoned with locally sourced charcoal. Sound good? It did to an ankylosaur about 110 million years ago, a...
Jun 02, 2020
P.A. man survives head-on crash with pregnant elk
Prince Albert's Kris Mahlberg won't soon forget his first motorcycle ride of the year, after crashing head on into a pregnant elk and living to tell the story.The 32-year-old, who works the night shif...
Jun 02, 2020
Long running book store in P.A. shuts down
The last page has been turned on a retailer that has been in business in Prince Albert since the 1980s.The doors to the Coles book store in the Gateway Mall will not re-open after they closed as part ...
Jun 02, 2020
Former P.A. radio host reflects on riot in Fargo, N.D.
A former radio host in Prince Albert is reflecting on a protest turned violent in Fargo, North Dakota on Saturday.The Regina native, Jamie Birkland, who worked as an on-air host for 101.5 XFM three ye...
Jun 02, 2020
CPL's Atletico Ottawa, York 9 FC get green light to return to training
Atletico Ottawa and York 9 FC are the latest Canadian Premier League clubs to get the green light to resume training. The two teams will begin voluntary workouts on Wednesday. HFC Wanderers FC and Pac...
Jun 02, 2020
How proceedings in the House of Commons during pandemic differ from normal
OTTAWA - Canadians who tune in to watch proceedings in the House of Commons during the COVID-19 crisis may wonder why Conservative and Bloc Quebecois MPs continue to accuse the Liberal government...
Jun 02, 2020
Running for Conservative leadership not about ticking boxes: Leslyn Lewis
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis is the only woman in the race, the only immigrant, the only visible minority. Though she could seize on those qualities to differentiate he...
Jun 02, 2020
No new COVID-19 cases, travel restrictions soon to be lifted in northwest
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported no new COVID-19 cases today. Fourteen more have recovered.According to a media release, of the 646 reported cases, 33 are considered active. The recovery to...
Jun 02, 2020
