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A funky mystery?
An unpleasant odour has been lingering in Prince Albert, and the source remains a mystery.The smell appears to have started Wednesday night and continued throughout Thursday. The central area of the c...
Aug 8, 2024
Sales, prices still rising in smaller Sask real estate markets
July numbers show the continuation of price increases in smaller Saskatchewan real estate markets with Humboldt, Meadow Lake, Melfort, North Battleford and Prince Albert all reporting year-over-year i...
Aug 8, 2024
Canada beaten 3-1 by Mexico at CONCACAF Girls U-15 Championship but still moves on
ALAJUELA - Alyssa McLeod scored in a losing cause Thursday as Canada fell 3-1 to Mexico in its final group game at the CONCACAF Girl's U-15 Championship. Both teams had already qualified for the semif...
Aug 8, 2024
B.C. fisherman fined $33K for harvesting in 'globally unique' glass-sponge reefs
VANCOUVER - The owner of a commercial halibut vessel in British Columbia has received more than $33,000 in fines for fishing in a marine protected area containing glass sponge reefs unique to the wate...
Aug 8, 2024
Canada and Australia's defence ministers meet on co-operation
VANCOUVER - Canada and Australia's defence ministers say their countries are dealing with similar challenges in an era of global volatility not seen since the Second World War, and strengthening co-op...
Aug 8, 2024
Saskatchewan government promises to cover $1M of landfill search for missing woman
SASKATOON, Sask. - The Saskatchewan government says it will pay $1 million to help cover the cost of a landfill search for the remains of a missing woman. Saskatoon police have said it cost $1.5 milli...
Aug 8, 2024
Quebec hotel workers in three cities strike over lagging contract talks
MONTREAL - About 2,600 unionized employees from hotels in some of the province's largest cities walked off the job Thursday, protesting an impasse in contract talks. The 24-hour strike hit 23 hotels i...
Aug 8, 2024
Charges laid in by East Flat shooting
Three people are in custody and a warrant has been issued for a fourth in connection with a shooting targeted at a home in the East Flat in mid-July. The Prince Albert Police's proactive policing unit...
Aug 8, 2024
Highway 3 Baseball League celebrating successful fourth season
Year four of the Highway 3 Senior Baseball League is in the books and with it, a new champion has been crowned. The Tisdale Rangers won their first championship since the league began with a 2-1 serie...
Aug 8, 2024
CFLPA executive director Brian Ramsay to leave union by end of next month
TORONTO - Brian Ramsay is stepping down as executive director of the CFL Players' Association, the union announced Thursday. The CFLPA said Ramsay "is pursuing a new opportunity," and will leave the o...
Aug 8, 2024
