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...

A Saskatchewan warm up has roofing companies warning residents about the potential of ice dams forming on the roof of their homes.Ice dams are formed after a freeze-thaw cycle. It can cause ice build up in eavestroughs, not allowing melting snow to pass through."You'll start seeing a lip of ice building up at the ...

Student enrolment has steadily increased over the past five years, and the Saskatchewan NDP is raising the alarm over the lack of teachers to accommodate the growing number of students.Citing numbers from the provincial government, the NDP said the total number of classroom and distance-learning teachers in the provinc...

Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister and Liberal Party leader - following a leadership contest - on Jan. 6, 2025.Leaders around Canada and the world have spoke out about Trudeau's announcement, leaders in Saskatchewan now weigh in.In a statement, Premier Scott Moe said, "I reiterate my call f...

The Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS) is expected to launch in the Battlefords during the spring/summer of 2025. Still, it remains uncertain whether it will ease officers' workloads or exacerbate their short-staffing problem.At the Battleford regular council meeting on Monday, RCMP detachment commander Jesse Gilbert ...

Saskatchewan RCMP have once again released their 'Top 10 Reasons To Not Call 911' list, drawn from actual calls in 2024. They ranged from youth calling because their parents were making them clean their room to being victimized by a mean cat, but police said none of the calls were actually emergencies. The RCMP, which ...

The remainder of the $601.5 million settlement from the federal government to the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) should be distributed by the end of the week."This is a significant milestone for our community, and I want to thank everyone for their patience and understanding throughout this process," said L...

OTTAWA - A federal Liberal spokesman says the party can and will remove "fraudulent profiles" from its list of electors eligible to vote for its next leader. Parker Lund's comment comes after multiple people posted online about creating fake profiles using fake names or their pet names and listing their addre...

OTTAWA - The CRTC is looking at how the Canadian broadcasting system can survive the shift away from traditional TV to international streamers. The regulator is opening a public consultation on market dynamics and plans to hold a hearing in Gatineau, Que. in May. Its consultation document says the Canadian broadcast in...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his focus in the next federal election will be on ending the carbon price, even with the threat of tariffs from the incoming Trump administration. Poilievre says the carbon price is essentially a tariff on Canadians imposed by their own government. Speaking to reporter...

WHISTLER, B.C. - An American man convicted for his part in the riot on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been arrested in the ski resort of Whistler, B.C. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a statement that Antony Vo, described as "a fugitive from U.S. justice," was arrested on Monday without incident. Vo...

OTTAWA - The Liberal party's political upheaval and Donald Trump's return to the White House have Ukrainian-Canadians hoping Ottawa's support for Ukraine remains firm. "We think that Canada is at its best when we have a cross-party, all-party consensus on Ukraine," said Ihor Michalchyshyn, executive director ...

Canada is looking to target American steel, ceramics and plastics with retaliatory tariffs in response to an escalating trade dispute with the incoming Trump administration.A senior government official says the list is not final and that Ottawa has made no decisions yet on retaliation.Incoming U.S. president Donald Tru...

While intercropping, or planting more than one crop together, might be common practice in some types of agriculture, it is not the norm in mainstream ...

Protein Industries Canada (PIC) has announced Robert Hunter will be the organization's new Chief Executive Officer. Following a national search, Hunte...

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) panel ruling determined the restrictions Mexico placed on genetically modified (GM) corn were not scient...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed media Monday morning to announce that he will step down as Liberal leader once his party selects a replacement...

The fifth annual Farm Transition Appreciation Day (FTADay) was created to encourage and celebrate the progress Canada's farmers are making to secure t...

A central Saskatchewan hog operation was honoured for its the responsible use and protection of the natural environment to improve the well-being of h...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and quickly grew. The fast-moving Kenneth Fire started in the late afternoon...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turned down a emergency challenge from Trump and his co-defendants in...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump over the objections of the president-elect. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday turned down a challenge from Trump and hi...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The NFL has moved the Rams' wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The game will be played Monday night at State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, in suburban Glendale, Arizona. The league announced t...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The NFL has moved the Rams' wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The playoff game will be played Monday night at State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, in suburban Glendale, Arizona. The league ann...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has succeeded in temporarily blocking a plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that would spare him the risk of the death penalty for al-Qaida's Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. The decision by a three-judge panel of the District of Columbia ...