Prince Albert's homeless population once again has been given a warm sense of caring from a local senior who knits scarves for them. Eleanor George has been knitting and donating scarves for the last seven years and, despite being 88, still spends much of her spare time throughout the whole year creating the gifts for ...

It was a busy year for sports in Prince Albert.As the calendar flips to 2025, let's take a look back at some of the memorable sports moments in our community from 2024:P.A. community icon, Bruce Vance, succumbs to cancer at 63The sporting world in P.A. suffered a great loss this past year, losing Bruce Vance to cancer ...

Two check stops this month helped the Prince Albert Police Service take eight impaired drivers off public roadways.Members of the Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan in Prince Albert, along with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), stopped 150 vehicles on Dec. 14 leading to four impaired drivers being removed from ...

A man who was convicted in Prince Albert Court of Kings Bench after being found in a hotel with a handgun had his time in prison reduced from five years to 30 months. Colin Umpherville, now 35, was first arrested in Prince Albert in 2019 after being found by two officers with a small quantity of meth, a .22 calibre han...

Proposed changes to Canada's passenger rights charter will perpetuate loopholes that allow airlines to forego compensating travellers whose flights are disrupted, say airline experts. Ottawa has proposed an update to rules surrounding airlines' obligations when a flight is delayed or cancelled by designating certain fa...

With the calendar about to turn over to 2025, it's only natural to take stock of the year that was and the hopes for the year that will be.Senior reporter Lisa Schick sat down with Premier Scott Moe in his cabinet office for an end-of-year chat.The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.Lisa: First ...

Santa has checked his list twice and knows who has been naughty and nice.Now, he's travelling around the world delivering gifts for children. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been tracking Santa Clause, who left the North Pole while we were all still sleeping.CLICK HERE to find out where Santa i...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will chair a meeting of the cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations today, amid increasing calls for his resignation.A mid-day adjustment to Trudeau's itinerary was issued by the Prime Minister's Office and notes he will take part in the meeting virtually, though a specific tim...

With the calendar about to turn over to 2025, it's only natural to take stock of the year that was and the hopes for the year that will be.Reporter Lisa Schick sat down with Premier Scott Moe in his cabinet office for an end-of-year chat.The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.Lisa: First of all,...

The Minister of Highways is encouraging drivers to make an informed decision before travelling this holiday season. In a press release issued by SGI, David Marit said, "It is the season of holiday preparations, including checking the Highway Hotline before heading out on the roads this winter and driving to visit ...

VANCOUVER - A motorcyclist is dead and another person has life-threatening injuries after a crash in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood on Christmas Eve. The Vancouver Police Department says it received a call for a collision between a motorcycle and a SUV at around 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday. The 44-year-old motorcyclist d...

OTTAWA - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump says he told Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky he should run for prime minister during a Christmas visit but adds that the athlete declined interest in politics. Trump says on his Truth Social platform that he told Gretzky he would easily win an election if he ran for prime...

SURREY, B.C. - Police in Surrey are investigating a collision at an intersection, involving two vehicles, that has claimed the life of a passenger. Surrey Police Service says officers responded to the scene at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 10 before noon on Dec. 25 when they found a passenger in the vehicl...

MONTREAL - U.S. media outlets are reporting that it was a Quebec man who died in a boat explosion in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., this week. Several local media outlets are quoting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as saying 41-year-old Sebastien Gauthier died after the explosion at the Lauderdale Marina ...

VANCOUVER - Strong winds and heavy rain are battering B.C.'s south coast on Christmas Day. Environment Canada says the gusts are up to 120 kilometres per hour in some areas. The weather agency says wind warnings for Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, the Central Coast, the North Coast, Vancouver Island, and the Sunshin...

MONTREAL - A pedestrian has died after she was struck by a vehicle in Quebec City on Christmas Eve. Quebec City police say they received a call for the collision on Tuesday at around 4:20 p.m. A 27-year-old pedestrian was found unconscious and attempts were made to resuscitate her. Police say she was later taken to hos...

Canaryseed growers may be waiting a few more years for a return to higher prices. Chuck Penner with Left Field Commodity research provided the market ...

Herbicide carryover risk will not be as great as the past few years due to good spring rainfall. However, the risk is greater for in-season crop appli...

The Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association is keeping a close eye and ear to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's investigation into a positive case of...

UFA Co-operative UFA has expanded its operations to Melfort, Sask. President and CEO Scott Bolton said the new location is equipped with state-of-the-...

A disease that lives off the flesh of living mammals has been confirmed in Chiapas, Mexico. New World screwworm (NWS) is a parasitic larval disease of...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched an investigation into a case of bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) in an animal originating from ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman for the Afghan government, said that six people were also wounded in the Paktika province bordering Pakistan. This come...

MOSCOW (AP) - An Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry now saying that at least 28 people survived the crash, which could mean that over 30 people are likely dead. 4 bodies have been recovered. The ministry confirmed in a Telegram statement Wednesday that...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's online media association said two reporters were killed and several others were wounded in a gang attack on Tuesday on the reopening of Port-au-Prince's biggest public hospital. Street gangs have taken over an estimated 85% of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, and they forced the clo...

HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong police on Tuesday announced a fresh round of arrest warrants for six activists based overseas, with bounties set at $1 million Hong Kong dollars for information leading to their arrests. According to the warrants, the six are wanted for national security offences such as secession, subversion...

Caitlin Clark raised the profile of women's basketball to unprecedented levels in both the college ranks and the WNBA, and Tuesday she was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year for her impact on and off the court. After leading Iowa to the national championship game, Clark was the top pick in the WNBA draft as expect...

ISTANBUL (AP) - An explosion at an armament factory in northwest Turkey left at least 12 dead and four injured Tuesday morning. The blast occurred in the capsule production facility of the factory located in the province of Balikesir, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. Balikesir Governor Ismail Ustaoglu said th...