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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Heather Zablocki says the family feels like they are on cloud nine.Just over a day has passed since her oldest daughter Stryker won gold with Canada's national women's team at the IIHF World Hockey Championships in Finland. Not lost on mom's mind are the memories of the first time her daughter laced up a pair of skates...

Stryker Zablocki and Team Canada are golden at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in Finland after blanking the United States 3-0 in the championship game Sunday afternoon. The golden moment! 🥇🇨🇦Le moment en or! 🥇🇨🇦#U18WomensWorlds | #MondialFemininM18pic.twitter.com/caz0tXpvJh— Hockey Cana...

By the Fall, Buckland Fire and Rescue is expected to have a shiny new truck in its fleet.Their board of directors approved the $600,000 purchase and the tanker truck should arrive by late summer. Fire Chief Paul See told paNOW it will make their job a lot easier."With the RM of Buckland, there's no fire hydrants s...

Stryker Zablocki continued her dominance at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in Finland on Saturday afternoon, scoring a goal and adding an assist in Canada's 4-2 semifinal win over Czechia. The win not only keeps the Canadians undefeated at the tournament, but also moves them into the championship game where t...

While serving a sentence at Pine Grove Correctional Institution, a woman placed over 30 calls to police, claiming her family members had either been kidnapped, killed or stabbed.Those were the facts heard when Erin Whitefish was sentenced Friday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court. A guilty plea was entered to mi...

Saskatchewan RCMP are confirming a teenage boy from a remote northern Saskatchewan community, has been charged with causing death to an animal.It has to do with an incident that occurred earlier this week at Deschambault Lake. According to a media release issued Friday night by the RCMP, on Thursday they received a rep...

A third person has been arrested and charged following a pair of carjackings that occurred last October outside Prince Albert.Bruno Bear was not present when his case was discussed Friday morning at provincial court and adjourned to Jan. 20.In the early morning hours of Oct. 17, two individuals in a vehicle, driving on...

Prince Albert Police Chief Patrick Nogier welcomed city council's approval of his request for an increase of 6.6 per cent to the police budget for 2025, saying it will help the department modernize. The extra $1.2 million lets the police force meet its contractual obligations to newly re-negotiated wages for officers a...

The Art Hauser Centre will be the place to be this weekend as the annual Prince Albert Grand Council's (PAGC) Battle of the Nations Hockey Tournament takes over.The tournament began on Friday and will run until Sunday, welcoming Indigenous teams from across the region and fans from across the province. (Submitted photo...

Almost 11 months after a robbery incident at a Prince Albert shopping centre, not guilty pleas have been entered in the case.Cashton Bear-Paquette appeared by phone from B.C., when his matter was discussed Thursday afternoon at Prince Albert Provincial Court. Daniel English was represented in court by his legal aid law...

An unfortunate end to the search for a 68-year-old man who was reported missing to Rosthern RCMP in early December.Police confirmed Kirk Brayford has been found deceased. After initial investigation, his death is not believed to be suspicious in nature; however, the Saskatchewan Coroner Service will continue its invest...

The Prince Albert Police Service is investigating after what appears to be multiple shots fired at an East Hill residence.Thursday morning, at around 7 a.m., police were called to the 500 block of 27th St. E. where complainants reported hearing multiple gun shots. Upon arriving on scene, officers located multiple spent...

At the halfway mark of the 2025 budget discussion, Prince Albert city council has made their way through about 50 per cent of the $8 million suggested increased spending without significant changes. However, some of the bigger departments like Protective Services, are still to come. "Well, we're only halfway throu...

A Prince Albert man who was scammed out of $30,000, admits to trusting the wrong people and is unsure how he will pay rent or buy groceries.Norm Richards was contacted on Dec. 21 by a stranger, who claiming to work for Pay Pal , informed him there were strange purchase transactions related to Wal-Mart. "I trusted ...

The Prince Albert Mintos had a tough start to the new year on Wednesday night, falling 5-3 to the defending back-to-back provincial champions Saskatoon Blazers at the Art Hauser Centre. The loss was P.A.'s fourth in a row, and first game since Dec. 22. The Mintos jumped out to 2-0 following the first period thanks to m...

A 20-year-old man is facing a number of serious charges in connection to a drug bust in Prince Albert that involved the seizure of cocaine and cash.On January 8, at approximately 9:30 p.m. members of the Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team conducted enforcement action at a business in the hospitality industry in the 350...

Should it stay or go? That's the decision in front of Prince Albert city council and it's not an easy one with two councillors strongly arguing in favour of keeping the Dave G. Steuart Arena in the city's hands, against staff recommendations. Councillor Dan Brown (Ward 1) said he thinks groups like minor hockey will st...

Editor's note: this story was updated Wednesday evening at 920p.m. to include a statement from Sturgeon Lake Chief Christine Longjohn.A nearly two week long search for a missing man, has a tragic ending.Orlando Okemaysim was found deceased on Wednesday in the Sturgeon Lake area.RCMP confirmed his family has been notifi...

Prince Albert Police are investigating an aggravated assault that ended with a man in hospital. Early Tuesday evening, Police were called to a business in the 2900 block of second Ave. W. There was a report of a theft in progress where car keys had been stolen. The suspects fled before police arrived and while investig...

Prince Albert's Member of Parliament (MP) says the federal liberal party is doing what's best for themselves and not what's in the best interest of Canada.Randy Hoback is weighing in on Prime Minister Trudeau's decision to prorogue parliament and also to step down as party leader after a leadership race. Hoback would h...

Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki scored twice and Marilou Grenier made 20 saves as Canada blanked Czechia 5-0 Tuesday at the world women's under-18 hockey championship. Canada finished the preliminary round in the top spot in Group B with nine points from three regulation wins and will face Japan in Thursday's quarterf...

A journey that covered over 5,000 kilometers, and involved dozens of passionate people, has reached its final stop.A 72-passenger bus donated by the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division to the Prince Albert Rotary Club has officially been transferred over to the Rotary Club of Jaltemba Bay and La Penita to Conalep - a v...

Like many Ukrainian Canadians, Sonya Jahn's family grew up observing Jan. 7 as Christmas Day. It was a longstanding tradition for her family in Prince Albert like many others with Ukrainian heritage, but now, times have changed. "We are all wanting to support and stand strong with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people,...

A large pile of warm clothing, blankets, mittens and other items are once again on their way to the YWCA who then distributes it to the Stepping Stones Shelter and other locations. Wrapped up For the Holidays is a long-running initiative of Parkland Ambulance, Gateway Mall, Anderson Motors and CTV. The volume of donati...

A 31-year-old woman is charged with aggravated assault after a man was stabbed Monday evening. Prince Albert Police said that just before 10 p.m. on Jan. 6, they were called to the home in the 500 Block of 12th Street West after an altercation led to the victim being stabbed. Paramedics took the 33-year-old victim to V...

It's been a few years since he played in 'Hockey Town North' but Ozzy Wiesblatt is still a Prince Albert Raiders fan favorite. The winger recently made his NHL debut in his hometown of Calgary, Alta. and just like they did every game while he was living with them, Wiesblatt's billet family was there to cheer him on. &q...