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Fireworks and Fish Fry for PA Winter Festival 2021
The Prince Albert Winter Festival's Board of Directors today finalized plans for the Fireworks and Fish Fry for this year's Winter Festival. The Fireworks will take place as a "drive-in" event at Prim...
Jan 27, 2021
Two COVID cases at St. Mary High School not linked: P.A. Catholic Schools
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified positive COVID-19 cases in two individuals at cole St. Mary High School in Prince Albert. In a media release issued Wednesday, the P.A. Catholic School...
Jan 27, 2021
US durable goods orders show modest 0.2% December gain
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose a modest 0.2% in December, held back by a big drop in the volatile aircraft sector. A key category that tracks business inv...
Jan 27, 2021
Youth Challenge for Prince Albert and Area
Over the next few weeks, the Prince Albert and Area Community Foundation will be hosting a virtual Vital Conversations session as part of the RBC Future Launch Community Challenge. This challenge is a...
Jan 27, 2021
Man to plead guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
DETROIT - One of six men charged in an alleged plot to snatch Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty to a kidnapping conspiracy, according to a court document filed Wednesday. The f...
Jan 27, 2021
Lawrence Wright's 'The Plague Year' to release in June
NEW YORK - One of the first book-length inside accounts of the coronavirus pandemic will be coming out in June. Lawrence Wright's "The Plague Year," which builds on a New Yorker story that ran earlier...
Jan 27, 2021
Canadian military dealing with surge in new COVID-19 infections since December
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is dealing with a dramatic increase in the number of troops who have been infected with COVID-19 over the past month. New Department of National Defence figures prov...
Jan 27, 2021
Class-action suit to end racial profiling by French police
PARIS - In a first for France, six nongovernmental organizations launched a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the French government for alleged systemic discrimination by police officers carrying...
Jan 27, 2021
Case begins on N.S. shooter and farmers storm Indian capital: In The News for Jan. 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 27, 2021
New work permit program for international graduates in Canada taking applications
A new work permit program for international students in Canada is taking applications starting today. The federal government announced the program this month as part of a bid to convince more people t...
Jan 27, 2021
