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COVID-19 losses, plastic bags and composting on the council agenda
Prince Albert city council will discuss financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic at Monday night's meeting.City administration is projecting Prince Albert could face $750,000 worth of losses by t...
Jun 01, 2020
P.A. expected to see windy weather continue into the evening
Wind warnings have ended for the City of Prince Albert.However, Terri Lang, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said residents will still feel winds into the evening."We're still...
Jun 01, 2020
Alleged drug trafficker busted again
A woman charged in connection to a tense situation last January in the Rural Municipality of Buckland, and a drug bust earlier this month in Prince Albert's west hill area, is facing a number of new c...
Jun 01, 2020
PAGC thankful for funding for Indigenous communities amidst pandemic
Members of the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) are welcoming the $650 million worth of funding from the federal government that will help Indigenous communities prepare for a second wave of the COV...
Jun 01, 2020
Canada's Olympic, Paralympic athletes return to sport with help of $5 million
TORONTO - Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes will return to sport with the help of $5 million. The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees and Own The Podium came up with the money to ge...
Jun 01, 2020
Nearly 26,000 nursing home COVID-19 deaths reported to feds
WASHINGTON - Federal health authorities have received reports of nearly 26,000 nursing home residents dying from COVID-19, according to materials prepared for the nation's governors. That number is pa...
Jun 01, 2020
Violence-stricken US cities clean up, brace for more unrest
WASHINGTON - A country convulsed by violent protests picked up the pieces Monday and braced for more trouble amid a coast-to-coast outpouring of rage over police killings of black people. President Do...
Jun 01, 2020
Stewart's Sunday ace the first of the season at Cooke
It took just 10 days for Cooke Municipal Golf Course to see its first hole-in-one of the season.On Sunday, Ron Stewart holed out from the tee on hole 14A as golfers enjoyed a warm but windy day on the...
Jun 01, 2020
Saskatoon-based video game highlights Canada’s contributions in Second World War
Michael Long grew up in Saskatoon playing Second World War video games that almost always highlighted the Allies' victories using either British or American soldiers.Rarely, if ever, is Canada and it'...
Jun 01, 2020
Bird strike might have caused Snowbird crash, early investigation finds
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force says it's focusing on a bird strike as the reason a Snowbird plane crashed in British Columbia last month.A preliminary investigation report posted Monday says a ...
Jun 01, 2020
