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Coun. Evert Botha seeks re-election in Ward 3
A Prince Albert city councillor seeking re-election wants the city to do more to address social issues like homelessness and street gangs, as opposed to waiting on the provincial and federal governmen...
Sep 1, 2020
Kadeisha Buchanan, Alphonso Davies named Canada Soccer's players of the month
TORONTO - Kadeisha Buchanan and Alphonso Davies, who each lifted the Champions League trophy in August, have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month. Buchanan claimed her fourth Euro...
Sep 1, 2020
Lawyer for ex-Canadian Forces reservist wants weapons charges dropped
WASHINGTON - The lawyer for accused neo-Nazi and former Canadian Forces reservist Patrik Mathews has asked a U.S. court to drop weapons charges against his client and to allow him to stand trial separ...
Sep 1, 2020
Nominations sought for prestigious provincial recognitions
Residents in the Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan regions are being called on to recognize the people in their lives and in their communities, who work to make a difference.Nominations are now ...
Sep 1, 2020
IIHF decision looming on world junior men's hockey championship in Canada
EDMONTON - A decision has yet to be made on whether the 2021 world junior men's hockey championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., will be played with or without fans. The International Ice Hockey F...
Sep 1, 2020
Florida announces ban on nursing home visits will be lifted
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will lift the state's ban on visiting nursing homes that has cut off vulnerable seniors from family since mid-March over fears o...
Sep 1, 2020
Viveiros named new head coach of Golden Knights' affiliate
After a one-year stop in the Western Hockey League (WHL), former Prince Albert Raider defenceman Manny Viveiros is back in the professional coaching ranks.The Henderson Silver Knights, the newly-forme...
Sep 1, 2020
Statistics Canada preps new online inflation tool to better detail price impacts
OTTAWA - The national statistics agency is readying a new online tool designed to help Canadians track the impact of price changes on their spending during the pandemic. Statistics Canada already has ...
Sep 1, 2020
Quebec daycare workers begin rotating strike as talks set to resume this week
MONTREAL - Ten thousand Quebec unionized home daycare workers began the first of a series of rotating strikes Tuesday, after negotiations with the province failed to produce a deal. The group rep...
Sep 1, 2020
RCMP responding to review sparked by director facing national-security charges
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it is working to address the findings of an independent review of how the force handled employee complaints about bullying by a senior director who now awaits trial on national-...
Sep 1, 2020
