Author Archives:
COVID-19 provides challenges for HUB
The Chair of Prince Albert's HUB steering committee says the pandemic has had a big impact on both the number of referral calls they have received, as well as the types of calls.HUB is a multi-agency ...
Nov 25, 2021
Prince Albert RCMP officers honoured for impaired driving prevention
Two members of the Prince Albert RCMP detachment have been recognized for their work keeping impaired drivers off the road.Constables Erin Rogers and Keven Carreau received silver medals and certifica...
Nov 25, 2021
Man dies in fatal pedestrian collision in Southend
Shortly before midnight on Nov. 23, Southend RCMP received a report of a vehicle and pedestrian motor vehicle collision that occurred in the community of Southend, about 220 kilometres north east of L...
Nov 25, 2021
Freeland says Canada may retaliate against U.S. softwood lumber duty rate
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is prepared to retaliate against an American increase of duties on Canadian softwood lumber producers. Freeland was responding today to cri...
Nov 25, 2021
Nova Scotia mass killing helped drive high national homicide rate in 2020: StatCan
HALIFAX - The mass killing in Nova Scotia and the COVID-19 pandemic helped push the number of homicides nationally in 2020 to its highest level in nearly 30 years, Statistics Canada reported Thursday....
Nov 25, 2021
Province reports 96 new COVID-19 cases, one death
As of Nov. 25, there are 96 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 80,667 reported cases.In Northern Saskatchewan, these cases were found in the Far North East...
Nov 25, 2021
Vehicle thefts haunt Prince Albert in October: crime stats
The Prince Albert Police Service continues to respond to a high number of vehicle thefts, and a vast majority could possibly have been prevented.There were 309 reported to the end of October, which wa...
Nov 25, 2021
Boeing told its bid to sell fighter jets to Canada did not meet Ottawa's requirements
OTTAWA - The federal government has told Boeing that its bid to replace Canada's aging CF-18s with a new fleet of the American company's Super Hornet fighter jets did not meets its requirements. Three...
Nov 25, 2021
Assembly of First Nations announces 13 delegates to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican
The Assembly of First Nations has announced the 13 delegates who will be going to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis next month. The delegation include elders, residential school survivors and yout...
Nov 25, 2021
Quebec economic update includes direct payments to offset inflation as deficit drops
QUEBEC - A year after posting a record deficit, the Quebec government tabled an economic update today that contains a smaller-than-expected deficit thanks to a spike in economic growth. Finance minist...
Nov 25, 2021
