After a dozen years of stewardship under Greg Dionne, Prince Albert's new mayor was chosen by a decisive margin on Wednesday evening. Bill Powalinsky said that his eclectic campaign team is one thing that helped him win. "I'm thinking, wow, what a night," he said, "but along the way it's been the team su...

With 12 of 12 polls reporting, these are the unofficial results of the 2024 Prince Albert municipal election. ACCLAIMED:Ward 3 - Tony HeadWard 6 - Blake EdwardsWard 8 - Darren SolomonundefinedCatholic Separate School Division board was acclaimed.--panews@pattisonmedia.com

Clifford Woods said the last words he heard his son say before walking out the door, were 'I'll be back right back.'But Lindsay Woods did not return and this Friday marks the one year anniversary of his disappearance. "We're trying everything that we can," Clifford told paNOW.Lindsay Woods, who was 36 at the ...

Two men are in custody following a shooting at Little Red River on November 7, said Prince Albert RCMP in a release issued Wednesday. Ian Felix, age 42, from Sturgeon Lake First Nation and 22-year-old Cameron McKenzie from the community of Little Red River were both arrested. Police were called to Little Red for a dist...

Within the last six months, doctors in La Ronge have treated 27 cases of scurvy, bringing to light the severe impact of food insecurity in the province's North.It started with a sharp observation from a local clinician last May."It was a bit surprising to the physician and the patient but it sort of made sense,&qu...

Joining incumbent mayor Mike Natamogan at the Northern Village of Pinehouse council table are four new councillors. While the mayor was acclaimed, the councillors had a race with Curtis Chandler getting the most votes at 311.Normally the council votes in the person with the most public votes as deputy mayor for the rem...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province's new Legislative Assembly will gather for the first time in Regina on November 25.The fall sitting is expected to run for two weeks, which the provincial government said will allow time for the Throne Speech and the introduction of "several pieces of legislation, i...

After doubling its numbers in the provincial election, NDP Leader Carla Beck said she has a team of people who were eager to take on a role in her shadow cabinet."They don't want to sit around and just take up a seat," Beck said. "They want to work for the people of this province, to deliver better."...

The province says contingency plans are in place to minimize the impacts of a potential postal service disruption that could begin as early as Friday.SGI, SaskTel, SaskPower and SaskEnergy are encouraging customers to proactively sign up for electronic accounts to ensure they receive information about their utility bil...

When Niigaan Sinclair pitched his collection of articles to a Toronto publisher, he was told "Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre" was a "regional book."The Winnipeg-based Anishinaabe columnist and editor recalls being told to expect scant attention outside major urban c...

Teamsters Canada says if Canada Post workers go on strike or are locked out, its members at Purolator won't handle any packages postmarked or identified as originating from the carrier. Spokesman Christopher Monette said in an email that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers has the Teamsters' full support, and that the...

NORTH VANCOUVER - RCMP say officers interrupted a theft at a North Vancouver grocery store that involved thousands of dollars worth of cheese. They say it happened at the Whole Foods Market in the early morning hours on Sept. 29, but they still haven't been able to identify a suspect. Officers on patrol that morning sa...

OTTAWA - The chair of the Liberal party's Indigenous caucus says Indigenous identity is "complicated" after questions have been raised about the claims of two Liberal MPs who currently sit with the group and one cabinet minister who is no longer a member. "It's a very complicated issue, and there's no ri...

MONTREAL - A Montreal court is hearing final arguments today in a constitutional challenge of a Quebec law that requires protesters to stay 50 metres away from abortion clinics. The Quebec Life Coalition and other plaintiffs say the 2016 law violates their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly guarantee...

OTTAWA - The major restoration of Parliament's Centre Block is nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase now that the demolition, primary excavation and abatement phase is complete. The renovation is estimated to cost between $4.5 billion and $5 billion, including building a brand new visitor centre. Workers are curre...

The rate at which Canadian rental prices are increasing should slow in the coming years as the government's plan to cut back immigration numbers takes hold, a new report from Desjardins says."Our outlook is for a slowdown in the pace of rent inflation over the next few years, in line with a rising unemployment rat...

One year after another for 40 harvests, with the exception of a minor blip in 2020, exhibitors and attendees have made the annual Agri-Trade Equipment...

Protein Industries Canada and Innovate-UK will work together on research and development projects for the development and commercialization of plant-b...

There is a new name in pulse and specialty crops. A newly incorporated, Saskatchewan-based company is expanding its reach in the pulse and specialty g...

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is intervening to end the work stoppages at ports in both British Columbia and Montreal. The minister said Tuesday th...

Canada Post has released of its annual Remembrance Day stamp issue, honouring the contributions of the farmerettes and Soldiers of the Soil during the...

Various Saskatchewan producer commissions hold their annual general meetings in January during the same week as the Western Canadian Crop Production S...

NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting him in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and the social safety net program...

NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to two people familiar with the discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity. HHS is a massive Cabinet agency that oversees e...

MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Sara formed Thursday in the Caribbean Sea and was expected to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across portions of Central America, including Honduras, forecasters said. The storm is about 50 miles (85 kilometers) northeast of the east coast border between Honduras and Nica...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon's 5th Congressional District and will become the state's first Black member of Congress. Bynum, a state representative who was backed and funded by national Democrats, ousted freshman GOP U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Republicans lost a seat that they fli...

ATLANTA (AP) - Jail officials in Georgia's most populous county violate the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force and holding them in filthy and unsafe conditions, U.S. Justice Department officials said Thursday while threatening to get the cour...

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 - and six years after her last Olympics. Vonn is a three-time Olympic medalist, including a downhill gold and super-G bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games, and a bronze in...