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Pandemic spending, no tax increases: Some highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its budget Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - No new taxes or tax increases. - Deficit of $18.2 billion on estimated revenues of $4...
Feb 25, 2021
Raiders add McDonald to coaching staff
Prince Albert Raider alumnus Ryan McDonald will be joining his former team as an assistant coach.The Prince Albert product was most recently named as the inaugural head coach of the Warman Wildcats U1...
Feb 25, 2021
SHA changes COVID vaccination appointment strategy after concern from public
After confusion and frustration in recent weeks regarding how the public will be informed about COVID-19 vaccines and when, Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone came to Thursday's press...
Feb 25, 2021
P.A. Minor Hockey games to be cancelled for rest of the year
Prince Albert Minor Hockey Association (PAMHA) has officially cancelled games for the rest of the season. According to PAMHA media relations coordinator Brad Toporowski, the decision was made after th...
Feb 25, 2021
Liberal plan to repeal mandatory minimum sentences, receiving mixed reviews
The president of the union representing legal aid staff and lawyers in Saskatchewan, says the Liberal government's recent bill that will put an end to mandatory minimum sentences for drugs and some gu...
Feb 25, 2021
P.A Sports Hall of Famer hearing weird sounds during great start to Scotties
Sherry Anderson is no stranger to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. She's now appeared in 10 of them, dating back to 1994 and has played 90 total matches at the Canadian women's curling championships...
Feb 25, 2021
Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear appeal of Theodore case
A legal battle over funding for Catholic schools in Saskatchewan appears to be over.The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it won't hear an appeal by the Good Spirit School Division (GSSD), which w...
Feb 25, 2021
Car thieves not slowed by January cold snap
The Chief of the Prince Albert Police Service is once again reminding the public to be careful about leaving vehicles unlocked, or keys left in the ignition, following an alarming number of vehicle th...
Feb 25, 2021
At divided time, Ohio unites behind statue of John Glenn
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Political divisions these days may be deep, but Ohioans never cease to agree on John Glenn. Both Republicans and Democrats on a state panel heaped praise on the late astronaut and U.S...
Feb 25, 2021
Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US
SAN DIEGO - President Joe Biden on Wednesday lifted a freeze on green cards issued by his predecessor during the pandemic that lawyers said was blocking most legal immigration to the United States. Fo...
Feb 25, 2021
