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Ontario court rules deadly shootdown of Flight 752 in Iran was act of terrorism
TORONTO - An Ontario court has ruled that the Iranian military's downing of a passenger jet early last year was an intentional act of terrorism, paving the way for relatives of those killed to seek co...
May 20, 2021
Raiders hand awards to underaged Goldsmith and overaged Nachbaur
The Prince Albert Raiders gave out two more awards for the 2020-21 Year-End Awards to two players on both sides of their career; underage defenceman Terrell Goldsmith for the team's Rookie of the Year...
May 20, 2021
P.A. Fire Chief relieved no homes lost in Cloverdale Fire
At times throughout the week, Prince Albert Fire Chief Kris Olsen was convinced at least one residence would be taken by the Cloverdale Fire that roared northeast of Prince Albert. But Olsen was relie...
May 20, 2021
COVID case identified at WP Sandin, students move to remote learning for next week
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reporting another case of COVID-19 within the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD).The case is in WP Sandin Public High School in Shellbrook an...
May 20, 2021
'It's like a big open wound': Prince Albert's unsolved cases
A detailed look at Prince Albert's missing persons cases was presented to the Board of Police Commissioners on Thursday. Sgt. Kathy Edwardsen, the officer assigned to the Historical Missing Persons an...
May 20, 2021
James Smith Health Clinic goes door-to-door with vaccines
The James Smith Cree Nation was having difficulties getting its membership vaccinated. So, the pandemic committee, made up of health officials, Chiefs, and council, decided to try a different approach...
May 20, 2021
Biden hails Israel-Hamas cease-fire, sees 'opportunity'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the impending cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, saying he sees a "genuine opportunity" toward the larger goal of building a ...
May 20, 2021
'A huge failure of the system': frustration at lengthy power outage
UPDATE: Later Thursday night SaskPower issued a tweet saying they had successfully restored power to all known customers impacted by the fire.Our crews have worked non-stop while facing mother nature&...
May 20, 2021
Woodbine Entertainment announces that live horse racing minus fans to resume June 14
TORONTO - Jim Lawson was hardly breathing a huge sigh of relief Thursday after announcing live horse-racing in Ontario will resume June 14. The chief executive officer of Woodbine Entertainment said h...
May 20, 2021
Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice says losing streak prepared Jets for playoff hockey
EDMONTON - It's not often an NHL head coach speaks positively of going through a stretch of nine losses in 10 games as his team approaches the playoffs. Paul Maurice, however, says the Winnipeg Jets' ...
May 20, 2021
