The children taking part in the 2024 Shop with a Cop had $150 to spend this year, a big boost from previous years with a $100 allowance. The annual event features some specially chosen students from local middle schools who partner with a member of the Prince Albert Police to shop for their family. "It gives us an...

A special initiative by the Prince Albert Police Service Proactive Policing Unit (PPU) to locate and apprehend offenders with outstanding warrants, has had some good results. November's project led to 49 arrests and 114 warrants were executed. Those warrants included but are not limited to offences such as, breaching c...

A heaping plate of Christmas joy has been served to Prince Albert's most vulnerable, thanks to an annual Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) tradition.A turkey dinner was held on Wednesday at the PAGC Urban Centre. Urban Services Director Geoff Despins estimated serving between 250 and 300 people."We wanna make sur...

The intersection of Sixth Avenue West and 22nd Street next to Shananigans was closed to traffic this morning as a two-vehicle collision put one vehicle on its side on a residential lawn. Parkland Ambulance confirmed two people were taken to Victoria Hospital with minor injuries. Police and fire services were also calle...

Having spent 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, David Milgard dedicated the rest of his life to advocating for others who had been wrongfully convicted.And that passion has led to the Royal Assent of David and Joyce Milgaard's Law, which establishes a federal independent commission whose job it will be t...

The NDP is asking for more from Sask Party's Minister of Health, Jeremy Cockrill.This comes after Cockrill was found to have broken a conflict of interest rule earlier this week.NDP's Rural and Remote Health and Ethics and Democracy critic, Meara Conway, said Cockrill's statement was disappointing."He doesn't seem...

The federal government has pushed its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid back 15 years to 2050 as part of new clean electricity regulations announced Tuesday - though officials maintain that target date was always the goal.Canada had previously signalled an aim to fully decarbonize electricity grids by 2035....

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for an appeal and law changes after charges were stayed for a woman who struck and killed a nine year old girl on a marked crosswalk in Saskatoon.Taylor Ashley Kennedy was charged with impaired driving causing death in the Sept. 9, 2021 crash that killed ...

A quiet has settled over Parliament Hill after yesterday's historic and weird day in Canadian politics brought the government to a standstill. "Yesterday was very chaotic, it was a very interesting day around here," said Gary Vidal, Conservative MP for the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding. Mo...

Saskatchewan's Conflict of Interest Commissioner concluded MLA and Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill breached conflict of interest regulations when it came to his father-in-law's business receiving government contracts but did not violate the act when investing in helium companies benefitting from government incentives.C...

SHAWNIGAN LAKE, B.C. - Several British Columbia media reports say one of two Central Saanich Police officers charged with sexual assaulting a woman they met on duty has died by suicide. The Times Colonist cites four sources saying 43-year-old Sgt. Matthew Ball has died, while other outlets cite police sources saying Ba...

VANCOUVER - The Business Council of British Columbia has launched an awareness campaign to counter the province's rising outward migration to Alberta. The business advocacy group says its "Stay with B.C." campaign is placing advertisements on billboards and transit stops, as well as online, in cities such as ...

COLWOOD, B.C. - The suburban city of Colwood, B.C., on Vancouver Island, says it has hired its first family doctor in a new approach to easing the community's shortage of physicians. Colwood Mayor Ken Kobayashi says in a statement that it has initiated a first-in-Canada pilot project where it recruits family doctors an...

In a post on Truth Social early Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed his country is financially supporting its northern neighbour. The U.S. president-elect wrote that "we subsidize Canada to the tune of $100,000,000 a year" - an apparent reference to a previous claim about a $100-billion trade gap - and said the i...

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Theodore Tugboat replica that was long a fixture in the Halifax harbour is listing heavily with its red-capped head just above water after partially sinking Tuesday in Ontario. A news release from the boat's owner says the life-size version of the TV character began taking on water and as of ...

LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebecer convicted this week in a triple domestic murder that left a woman and her two young children dead in a Montreal suburb will be sentenced on Friday. Mohamad Al Ballouz was found guilty by a jury Monday of the second-degree murder of Synthia Bussières and the first-degree murder of the...

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

A new program is offering up to $25,000 to help clinics attract more veterinarians to rural British Columbia.Businesses can apply for a portion of the...

Maximizing profits in an economic downturn. That was the focus of a presentation at Grain Expo during Canadian Western Agribition. Dean Klippenstein, ...

Canada's Farm Show (CFS) in Regina, Sask. is shaking things up in 2025. The event, usually held in June, is now moving to Mar. 18 to 20. The show is b...

Students pursuing an education in agriculture have a chance to earn some cash to help pay for it. The 2025 Agriculture Student Scholarship includes fo...

Saskatchewan 4-H Clubs are benefiting from a program from Farm Credit Canada (FCC). The 2024 FCC 4-H Club Funds will go to 34 clubs who will receive u...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A series of intense airstrikes shook Yemen's rebel-held capital early Thursday, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel. It wasn't immediately clear who launched the strikes on Sanaa, which the Houthis have held for over a decade. American forces have launched a series ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A series of intense airstrikes shook Yemen's rebel-held capital early Thursday, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel. It wasn't immediately clear who launched the strikes on Sanaa, which the Houthis have held for over a decade. American forces have launched a series ...

NEW YORK (AP) - A former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected in court Thursday to face corruption charges in the latest blow to an administration beset by searches, resignations and the mayor's own indictment. Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who resigned Sunday as Adams' chief adviser and one of the most powerf...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate - days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. Trump's sudden decision to make new d...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents' constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming. The justices, in a 6-1 ruling, upheld an August 2023 decision by...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boost overall military spending to $895 billion while stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children of military members. The annual defense authorization bill u...