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Signs people will choose work over CERB in jobs data, Qualtrough says
OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says the country's most recent job figures suggest that low-wage workers will go back to a job if one is available instead of remaining on federal aid. Carla...
Jun 22, 2020
Joel Schumacher, director of 'St. Elmo's Fire,' dies at 80
NEW YORK - Joel Schumacher, the flamboyant journeyman director who dressed New York department store windows before shepherding the Brat Pack to the big screen in "St. Elmo's Fire" and steering the Ba...
Jun 22, 2020
City Hall reopens with new safety protocols in place
A steady stream of residents trickled in and out of city hall on Monday morning, with the building open to the public for the first time in three months. Visitors were met by a commissionaire wearing ...
Jun 22, 2020
Feds need 'to do better' on giving public access to information, Duclos says
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos acknowledges the federal government needs "to do better" at responding to formal information requests from the public. The minister's comments f...
Jun 22, 2020
Assaults and gun complaints up in May; property crimes dropping
For the fifth consecutive month, the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) experienced an increase in calls, totalling over 4,000 in May.This represented a 15-per-cent increase over the same month in 20...
Jun 22, 2020
U18 Royals to join Sask Premier AA League for shortened season
It looks like Prince Albert's under-18 baseball players will have an opportunity to play at the highest level this year after all.Once the provincial government moves to part two of Phase 4, the U18 P...
Jun 22, 2020
P.A. murder case proceeding to trial
Fifteen months after a 22-year-old man died from an assault at the Rivercrest Apartment building in the city's downtown, dates have been set for the related trial. Raymond Kenneth Bear, Emilio Bouvier...
Jun 22, 2020
Prince Albert Sports Hall of Fame banquet postponed until 2021
The 2020 Prince Albert Sports Hall of Fame (PASHOF) banquet is postponed until early 2021.According to a media release, the banquet was scheduled to take place on May 2 but was delayed due to the COVI...
Jun 22, 2020
Golden Globes set Feb. 28 for pandemic--delayed ceremony
LOS ANGELES - The Golden Globes is refusing to let the pandemic get in the way of its party. The ceremony will be held Feb. 28, 2021, in Beverly Hills with previously announced hosts Tina Fey and Amy ...
Jun 22, 2020
Saskatchewan governments says RCMP declining to participate in Clare's Law
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says the RCMP has declined to participate in a new measure aimed at preventing people from becoming victims of domestic violence. The province says legis...
Jun 22, 2020
