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Prince Albert News

Court proceedings
Prince Albert standoff results in 2.5 year prison sentence
A man responsible for a lengthy standoff in Prince Albert that lasted over eight hours has received a prison sentence of just over two and a half years.Colten Lafond's case was discussed Monday morning at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert. Last month, he was found guilty of a number of gun related offences.The ini...
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Flight from police
PA Police taunted by driver of fleeing vehicle, arrest him following collision
A 22-year-old man is behind bars awaiting a bail hearing after officers with Prince Albert's Proactive Police Unit attempted to pull over a driver who taunted them and did not comply twice. Kristopher Sylvester will remain in custody at least until his show cause (bail) hearing in Provincial Court on Wednesday. Police ...
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Police activity
Gun, ammo and knives found during traffic stop in Prince Albert
A weekend traffic stop in Prince Albert resulted in the seizure of a number of weapons, as well as the arrest of a woman wanted on an outstanding warrant. Late Saturday night, at approximately 11:30 p.m., and while on regular patrol in the area of 15 St. W. and First Ave. W., police officers observed a vehicle driving ...
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Crime
Man attempts to ram police with tractor
A man from Manitoba is alleged to have tried to ram a police vehicle, while driving a tractor.Randell "Matthew" MacGregor, 44, was arrested on Jan. 8.According to RCMP, in relation to an ongoing investigation, they visited a rural residence approximately 15 kilometres west of Prince Albert.As they approached ...
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Saskatchewan

health
Concerns raised about medical detox program coming to Northwest Sask.
Northern mayors and health professionals have concerns about a new at-home detox program the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is preparing to role out through a private medical firm based in Eastern Canada. Approximately a dozen mayors met in Prince Albert last week, where they were presented with information about ...
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How much is too much?
Price gouging or supply and demand? Spiked hotel prices spark concern for travellers
As a hockey Mom, Kimberly Stewart knows to expect some travelling and overnight hotel stays for tournaments. What she didn't expect was a $391 price tag for a room in Prince Albert recently."Hockey is already a huge expense for most families. I struggle to pay the basic hotel fees and to have to pay almost $400 a ...
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up and down
Temperature roller coaster expected across Saskatchewan
After a cold snap hit Saskatchewan over the weekend, Environment Canada is expecting a brief warm up this week before temperatures drop again this weekend and into next week.Brad Vrolijk, lead forecaster with Environment Canada, said temperatures across much of the prairies are expected to climb to around 0 C, or even ...
Jan 13, 2025
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Sask. Marshals interviewing Mounties for positions before launching
Saskatchewan's new provincial police force has begun interviewing Mounties as it prepares to launch this year, a move critics say highlights concerns of job poaching.Chief Marshal Robert Cameron of the Saskatchewan Marshals Service says the force has received interest from across the country for its positions, includin...
Jan 13, 2025
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How Hockey Sask. is trying to limit verbal abuse towards young refs
A video of a Saskatchewan referee calling on parents and coaches to treat young officials better has gone viral.David Kadun said there was a specific incident that led to him making the video."There was an incident on the ice that the coach didn't like. He was yelling at myself and I had a teenage linesman and rig...
Jan 13, 2025
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Healthcare
Federal agreement improves drug access for rare diseases in Sask.
A new investment with Ottawa is helping Saskatchewan residents diagnosed with rare diseases who face thousands in treatment costs.On Jan. 10, Saskatchewan's health minister Jeremy Cockrill joined Canada's health minister Mark Holland at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital to sign a bilateral agreement for the National...
Jan 12, 2025
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Canada

One in 10 Canadians live in places susceptible to green transition disruption: report
One in 10 Canadians live in communities susceptible to workforce disruption from the transition to a greener economy, a new report suggests while underlining solutions that could help those regions adapt. The Institute for Research on Public Policy says governments in Canada have work to do to support the 68 communitie...
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In the news today: Champagne to announce leadership intentions today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Champagne to announce leadership intentions today Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne plans to reveal his intentions for the Liberal leadership race today. So far, Ontario MP Chandra Arya and former Montreal MP Fr...
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Ecotour grizzlies less likely to encounter conflict with humans, B.C. study suggests
Grizzly bears that visited ecotourism areas along a river on the province's central coast were less likely than others to encounter conflict with people in communities downstream, a new study by British Columbia-based researchers has found. Jason Moody with the Nuxalk Nation's fisheries and wildlife program said the re...
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CBC needed with Elon Musk 'meddling' in Canadian politics: heritage minister
OTTAWA - Elon Musk's increasing "meddling" in politics and recent changes at Meta to eliminate fact-checking make Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's promise to defund the CBC even more consequential, said Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge. She said the issue isn't about left or right-wing politics, or &qu...
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Industry minister Champagne to announce Liberal leadership intentions today
OTTAWA - Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne plans to reveal his intentions for the Liberal leadership race today. So far, Ontario MP Chandra Arya and former Montreal MP Frank Baylis are the only two to officially join the contest. However, The Canadian Press confirmed that former finance minister Chry...
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Carney talks tariffs, Trudeau, Liberal leadership in Daily Show interview
OTTAWA - Mark Carney went on late night television in the U.S. Monday night to talk Trump, tariffs and carbon tax, but played coy on any plans to seek the Liberal leadership. The former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor appeared on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart for a 20 minute sit-down interview...
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World News

Pete Hegseth calls himself 'change agent' as Senate hearing opens for Trump's defense secretary pick
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators opened a potentially explosive confirmation hearing Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, who calls himself a "change agent" as senators determine whether the former combat veteran and TV news show host is fit to lead the U.S. militar...
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NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region
HELSINKI (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced Tuesday that the alliance is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region. Rutte said at a meeting in Helsinki with the leaders of NATO countries located on the Baltic Sea that the effort would be dubbed Baltic Sentry. "It w...
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NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region
HELSINKI (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced Tuesday that the alliance is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region. Rutte said at a meeting in Helsinki with the leaders of NATO countries located on the Baltic Sea that the effort would be dubbed Baltic Sentry "It wi...
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A missile fired by Houthi rebels targets central Israel as airstrikes hit displaced area in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted central Israel early Tuesday, sounding sirens and causing people to flee into bomb shelters. Several Israeli strikes also hit the Gaza Strip overnight and early on Tuesday while Israel and Hamas appear to be inching closer to a phased ceasefire agreemen...
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A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted central Israel, sending people into bomb shelters
JERUSALEM (AP) - A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted central Israel early Tuesday, sounding sirens and causing people to flee into bomb shelters. The Israeli military said "several attempts were made to intercept a missile that was launched from Yemen." It later said "the missile was likely...
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North Korea launches projectile toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Tuesday test-fired at least one unidentified projectile toward its eastern waters, South Korea's military said, as it continued its weapons demonstrations ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff didn't immediately confirm whether th...
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