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Economy
Sports and cultural events generate $23.2 million for Prince Albert economy in 2025
Sports and cultural events brought an estimated $23.2 million into Prince Albert's economy in 2025, according to a new report that will be presented to City Council's Executive Committee on Monday. The report is the first time the City of Prince Albert has quantified the economic impact of hosting sporting and cultural...
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Honouring and Remembering
Large military presence expected to fill Prince Albert Armoury for Pte. Farrell funeral
Of the 950 people that the Prince Albert Armoury can hold, at least 500 will be members of the Canadian Armed Forces as Private Shaun Farrell is laid to rest on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Farrell will be buried with full military honours following his death during a training accident at CFB Wainwright on October 17. Farrell di...
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Festive fun
VIDEO: Spooktacular Prince Albert
Giant inflatable clowns, cackling witches and an odd looking creature called a BOO-falo.These are just some of the creative Halloween decorations you'll find around Prince Albert this year.Carrie Adam lives on Olive Diefenbaker Drive and has been decorating her yard since 2023. She's been told her house helps light up ...
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Community projects
VIDEO: A first look inside Prince Albert's new Ronald McDonald House
Excitement is building for the opening of Prince Albert's new Ronald McDonald House.Construction near Victoria Hospital is expected to wrap up next month and a ribbon cutting ceremony has been scheduled for January 18. Saskatchewan Ronald McDonald House Charities CEO Tammy Forester recently provided paNOW with a tour o...
Oct 29, 2026
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Saskatchewan

In the books
Indigenous enrollment increase helps offset drop in international students for Sask Polytech
While Saskatchewan Polytechnic is facing a large drop in the number of international students, that loss is partially being made up by an increase in Indigenous student enrolment. The school, which has a campus in Prince Albert, said that 1,425 Indigenous students enrolled in the fall of 2026, an increase of 19 per ce...
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takes effect Sunday
'Henry's Law' could spread across Canada as Sask. rules begin
What started as a promise made in a hospital room after the death of an 11-year-old Regina boy could help save lives across Canada."Henry's Law" takes effect in Saskatchewan on Sunday, requiring carbon monoxide alarms in every residential suite in multi-unit buildings, regardless of their proximity to fuel-bu...
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Memory Lane
Taylor Field: Remembering 10 years since Riders' final game
Oct. 29, 2016, remains etched in the minds of Saskatchewan Roughriders fans, young and old.It was one final chance to gather and celebrate a stadium ingrained in the fabric of Saskatchewan sports.Ten years have passed since the final game at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, which saw a sold-out crowd of more than 33,000...
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Health care
Sask. health-care unions meet with health minister amid bargaining frustrations
Ahead of health-care union leaders heading into a meeting with provincial ministers Wednesday morning, health-care workers showed up in force for a rally in front of the Legislative Building.Bashir Jalloh, president of CUPE Local 5430, was among the leaders who attended the meeting.Normally the unions face off against ...
Oct 29, 2026
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Multiple issues raised
Cook-Searson presses Ottawa for action on Timber Bay survivors, Indian Act changes
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is calling on the federal government to take action on longstanding First Nations issues, including justice for Timber Bay Children's Home survivors and proposed changes to the Indian Act.Cook-Searson represented northern Saskatchewan at a historic meeting in Ottawa on ...
Oct 29, 2026
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Candy conundrum
Preparing for the incoming candy haul
This year's candy haul could be a big one with Halloween landing on a Saturday, giving kids a whole day to try and collect as much as they can. But when that candy haul gets too big to deal with, what options do parents have to get rid of some of that candy without upsetting their kids stomachs or feelings? Catherine A...
Oct 28, 2026
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Canada

Anand says she called out Russian counterpart invited by U.S. to G20 ministerial
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Russia should not have attended a G20 meeting the U.S. hosted on Friday, but she still used the opportunity to make a point to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. "I was sitting at a table directly across ...
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How Canada's new pact with the European Union might affect you
OTTAWA - Canada's new partnership with the European Union is meant to provide benefits to people on both continents. The two jurisdictions wrapped up a summit in Montreal on Friday with various agreements, many of which will take months or years to fin...
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'Wall of smoke': Plaintiff recalls wildfire anxiety in youth-led climate trial
VANCOUVER - Zoe Grames-Webb has told Canada's first youth-led climate trial she still remembers the "completely grey wall of smoke" she woke up to in 2017 while staying at a cabin on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. The wildfire smoke was so thick, i...
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Ottawa lists Roberts Bank port expansion in B.C. as project of national interest
DELTA - The planned Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion, which is expected to add 2.4 million containers of capacity at the Port of Vancouver, the largest in the country, has officially been named a project of national interest. Transport Minister Steven...
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Building tool to help courts spot AI-generated evidence is 'challenging': researcher
A researcher working to help courts detect evidence that's been created or altered with artificial intelligence says it's proving difficult to come up with a tool that's as effective in the real world as it seems to be in the lab. Maura Grossman is co-...
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Former B.C. minister says he's focused on family, but leaves door open to politics
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia cabinet minister Ravi Kahlon said the New Democrats must dive deeply and learn from what led to their crushing defeat by the Conservatives in the province's snap election this month. Kahlon, who decided not to seek re...
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Agriculture

Improving access to fruits and vegetables in a short season climate
Canada's short growing season limits the ability to produce enough fruits and vegetables to meet the country's year-round demand. To look closer at th...
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Live auction format returns to NE Saskatchewan
While most auction sales are conducted online, one company is reviving the in-person event. Steffes Group Auctioneers will hold its first live auction...
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SARM brings Saskatchewan's priorities to Ottawa
Representatives from the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) travelled to Parliament Hill to speak with federal decision-makers on...
Oct 29, 2026
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New program to boost the commercialization of agtech in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is home to some of the world's most innovative agtech companies. The Agtech Commercialization Readiness (ACRE) program has been created b...
Oct 29, 2026
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Wild weather highlight of Manitoba growing season
With the last official crop report released, many Manitoba farmers are still trying to finish combining. Harvest is 94 per cent complete province-wide...
Oct 28, 2026
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Saskatchewan changes the way it handles Crown land leases
The Saskatchewan Government wants to ensure agricultural Crown lands remain accessible to producers for agricultural purposes. The Ministry of Agricul...
Oct 28, 2026
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World News

Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots as criminal probe underway over Senate candidate
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice pushed Friday for a court order to isolate certain Alaska ballots to investigate potential voter confusion, while federal officials confirmed the existence of a criminal probe over a Senate candid...
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Appeals court rejects Justice Department request for California to set aside disputed ballots
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Justice Department's request for California to set aside disputed ballots received in the midterm election, and hours later another federal judge barred the department from intimidating ...
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An ICE officer is charged with assault for striking a man with a car in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston was indicted by a grand jury Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, prosecu...
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Trump will rally in Iowa and Kansas after initially canceling weekend trips before midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has rescheduled weekend campaign rallies in a pair of critical Midwestern states that he had previously canceled, according to a person familiar with the plans. The Republican president will now vi...
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Deep rifts among G20 diplomats, including from China and Russia, prompt US to ditch group photo plan
ATLANTA (AP) - The top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies, including envoys from Russia and China, are meeting in Atlanta as they face deep rifts over multiple wars and other global crises that threaten international security and tr...
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Christa Pike describes constant pain in first statement since her failed execution
Christa Pike said Friday she remains in constant pain, struggles to speak and has been largely isolated in a prison hospital after surviving a lethal injection in Tennessee last month. In her first public statement since, Pike said she's ...
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Environment Canada
Severe thunderstorms in the forecast for northern Saskatchewan
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A milestone worth celebrating
Mont St. Joseph Home: 70 Years Caring for Our Community
Potash mine
BHP Financial report gives Jansen project update
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MMA
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"We like to make things easy."
Building relationships one policy at a time: LaRoche McDonald welcomes new insurance broker
Cybercrime response
Prince Albert Police Service 'limited in scope' to properly investigate fraud crimes
Nov 17, 2025
New deals
Museum looks forward to future with new city funding deal
Nov 17, 2025