A recent drugs and contraband seizure at Saskatchewan Penitentiary has been valued over $107,000.The items seized included methamphetamine, cannabis concentrate and tobacco. Local police have been notified and the institution is investigating.According to a press release on Friday from the Correctional Service of Canad...

A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a Cumberland House woman in 2022 will spend another two-and-a-half years in prison. Alvin Thomas was sentenced in Melfort Court of King's Bench on Friday. Justice John Morral sentenced Thomas to six years in prison in the death of 24-year-old Marisha Hoksbergen i...

Exactly one week after he was shot and essentially left for dead, the victim of a car jacking north of Prince Albert has left the hospital and is resting back home with his family. Orlan Peterson's recovery - both physically and mentally - is expected to be long but, according to family, the 66-year-old remains positiv...

Two weapons calls, four possible impaired drivers and two hit-and-runs. Those were among the 80 calls responded to by Prince Albert Police, between 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and 7:00 a.m. Friday morning. Among the more serious of the calls was a report of a man with a knife in the 800 block of 13th Street West. He was not ...

The final public forum for candidates running for a seat at the council table in Prince Albert city hall will happen this evening at Carlton Comprehensive High School. Like Wednesday's mayoral forum, the event will start at 6:30 pm in the Cafetorium with the nearest parking available off of 28th Street. The candidates ...

While the sentence has been issued and SaskPower will be forced to pay fines totaling $700,000, Blayne McKay along with his family and friends are not satisfied with the results of the October 31 court proceedings that lead to the decision. McKay has been in a legal battle with the crown corporation since he woke up fr...

The Prince Albert Fire Department had a busy start to Halloween.Within less than an hour, crews responded to two separate structure fires and a shed fire.The first incident occurred at 12:30 a.m., and involved a shed fire in the 500 block of 12th St. E. Fire fighters extinguished the shed which was destroyed by fire. T...

Saskatchewan RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect in the carjacking and shooting north of Prince Albert last week. The RCMP GIS section said charges have been laid against 27-year-old Dallas Fulton of Prince Albert. The public is being warned to not approach Fulton as he may be armed and is considered...

A new online series is hoping to scare up a few followers.Joel Gaudet from Bellevue and Prehistoric Productions have teamed up to create Paranormal Prairies. The first episode launched today and is about a well known ghost story in the Prince Albert area known as the St. Louis ghost light."The goal is just to get ...

A scary clown is hiding in the dark and the flashing strobe lights make it difficult to tell the difference between what is real and what is only a figment of my imagination.Nightmares Unleashed is a haunted house attraction at Carlton Park Hall, and is run by local high school students. After only three years, it's be...

Over 100 people turned out in person and another thousand watched online as the three candidates for mayor of Prince Albert spoke about their platforms at Carlton High School's Cafetorium Wednesday evening. Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce CEO Patty Hughes said they liked the format they chose for the f...

Parkland Ambulance is confirming one person was transported to hospital in good and stable condition after getting hit by a vehicle.The collision happened around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, and was on Highway 2 south near the Wholesale Club. According to an update from Prince Albert Fire on Oct. 31, when they arrived at the s...

A man from Prince Albert is facing a number of gun-related charges after an incident on Monday at a business on the Muskoday First Nation.Around 12:30 p.m., police were called to the community for a suspicious person.Curtis Black was arrested at the business and appeared in court on Wednesday.An improvised firearm was ...

After almost two weeks of testimony from police officers, community members and a pathologist, a murder trial at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert has been adjourned for two months.Roy Lasas, a member of Mistawasis First Nation, is facing a charge of second degree murder in the death of Troy Watson in late 2020. W...

A lot of new options for apartment rentals will soon be available in Prince Albert as the group of buildings nears completion. Gary Brar of Brar Investment Group said his company believes that the city has a strong economy. "A lot of people think I'm very bullish on the Prince Albert economy. Yes, I am," he s...

All three candidates for mayor in Prince Albert spent some time this morning answering questions from mothers of young children at a local church. The questions ranged from creating a city composting program to crime, homelessness, developing The Yard, and allowing backyard chickens. Kristi Stolee hosted the forum at t...

Almost two years after a man was found deceased at Muskoday First Nation, the man alleged to be responsible will appear for trial.As per discussions held during last Friday's pre-trial conference at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert, the jury trial for Chance Smith will commence on June 9, 2025.He is facing a char...

An RCMP investigation that began in Dundurn, south of Saskatoon, led officers to Yorkton and Ontario. Police responded to a reported kidnapping at a business in Dundurn on October 23 at about 5:15 a.m. They found an adult woman from Ontario being held against her will. The responding officers called the Human Trafficki...

Had Saskatchewan's next generation of voters had a say, the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party would have won Monday's election with a clear majority. More than 38,000 elementary and secondary students participated in Student Vote Saskatchewan 2024.It's an opportunity for the students to learn about government and democ...

A man accused of murdering his son's alleged killer will be tried at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert on a charge of second degree murder.Reginald Durocher appeared in person Monday afternoon at provincial court for the decision on the preliminary inquiry hearing. He had initially been charged with first degree m...

As the Executive Chef at the North Star Restaraunt at Northern Lights Casino, Prince Albert's own Genalyn Dioso was already an award winning chef before taking part in the Saskatoon edition of Canada's Great Kitchen Party. On October 24, seven chefs from Saskatchewan were invited to Prairieland Park in the qualifying e...

Saskatchewan RCMP say a teenage boy was assaulted during a home invasion in Debden.The incident happened Friday morning and the injuries were described as non-life threatening in nature. The police investigation has determined two unknown men wearing face coverings entered the residence. After assaulting the youth, the...

The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is supporting Indigenous-centred education in its communities with the launch of two books designed to empower educators and students with tools that reflect Indigenous histories, languages and cultural practices.Myths and Legends of the Woodland Cree and PAGC: Fulfilling the Visi...

A man responsible for a violent assault at Montreal Lake Cree Nation, that left the victim with a long term brain injury, has received a prison sentence of five and a half years. Isiah Roberts appeared in court on Oct. 10 and in relation to the events that occurred on May 29, 2023, guilty pleas were entered to aggravat...

Prince Albert's Memorial Cross Mother has been placing wreaths on Remembrance Day every year since 2008. That was the year that Master Corporal Josh Roberts lost his life in a 'skirmish' in Zahri District near Kandahar, Afghanistan. His fiancée, Lise Malenfant was eight months pregnant with their son who was bor...

A man who was robbed, shot and left for dead, remains in a hospital bed in Saskatoon.That's according to a GoFundMe account created over the weekend for Orlan Peterson and had as of Sunday night raised over $30,000.The creator of the account, Brad Grolla, who identified himself as a friend of the Peterson family, expla...

Former NHL great and 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Jeremy Roenick helped honour Prince Albert's year in sports on Saturday night during the annual Kinsmen Sportsman Dinner at the Ches Leach Lounge inside the Art Hauser Centre. Roenick headlined the 2024 installment of the event, which honoured and recognized the be...

Elizabeth Chamberlain's latest movie role has taken her to the outer limits of the galaxy."Alien Horde" takes place in the year 3249, and is about a team of space marines recruited to save the galaxy from a fearsome alien race known as the Shadowreapers. Chamberlain plays one of the marines and told paNOW she...

With Halloween just a week away, there are plenty of events happening in the Prince Albert area this weekend for all the ghouls and gals eager to celebrate.On Saturday, Oct. 26 Halloween festivities get underway with a Downtown Ghost Story at 5:30 p.m. at the Historical Museum. Then, at 5:45 p.m., the undead will rise ...

CONTENT WARNING: Descriptions of violenceWhile the typical range of sentencing for a manslaughter conviction is four to 12 years, the Crown prosecutor handling a trial at Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert is proposing life sentences are more appropriate given what he referred to as the brutal and horrific nature o...