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Motion to borrow $30 million passes third reading
With two councillors voting against it, Prince Albert city council voted this afternoon to borrow $30 million dollars. The money is to pay for the city's portion of the building costs of the new aquat...
Mar 29, 2023
Vancouver Canucks to wear themed warm-up jerseys for annual Pride night
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks will wear themed warm-up jerseys when they host the Calgary Flames for their annual Pride celebration game Friday. The team announced Wednesday that the jerseys will ...
Mar 29, 2023
Controlled burns being considered for rejuvenating wildlife habitats & populations
Indigenous people across Saskatchewan are hoping to see controlled fires used in the Saskatchewan River Delta to help restore wildlife habitats and populations.While many believe fires would destroy e...
Mar 29, 2023
P.A. woman calls for change after denied service for her tattoo
A Prince Albert woman said she is filing a human rights complaint after she was asked to leave a local restaurant because of her facial tattoo.Sara Carriere-Burns said she recently visited the Prince ...
Mar 29, 2023
World record continues McIntosh's rapid rise into swimming stardom
TORONTO - It took a couple of splits before John Atkinson realized Summer McIntosh's 400-metre freestyle swim at the Canadian trials might be something special. The 16-year-old from Toronto continued ...
Mar 29, 2023
Five things to know about Canada's electricity overhaul as budget spurs clean tech
OTTAWA - Clean electricity was one of the stars of Tuesday's federal budget, with almost $1 in every $8 of new spending the budget anticipates in the next five years targeting Canada's electricity dre...
Mar 29, 2023
Canadian tennis star Andreescu out with torn ankle ligaments
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says she sustained two torn ligaments in her left ankle in a recent match at the Miami Open. Andreescu provided an update on her status Wednesday on Twitter. The ...
Mar 29, 2023
'Leave this with me': Alberta premier heard on call with COVID-19 protester
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, in a leaked cellphone call, commiserated with a COVID-19 protester about his trial while divulging to him there was an internal dispute over how Crown prosec...
Mar 29, 2023
Lack of umpires sets off alarms for upcoming baseball season
Finding people to play baseball in Prince Albert isn't much of a challenge. However, compared to umpires, that's a different story. On Wednesday, Prince Albert Minor Baseball sent out an S.O.S. signal...
Mar 29, 2023
Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives in US
HOUSTON (AP) - The man who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence returned Wednesday to the United States, where he will reunite with his family a...
Mar 29, 2023
