Ryder Ritchie is heading into the 2024 National Hockey League Draft on a high note.The star Prince Albert Raiders forward just won gold with Team Canada at the IIHF World U18 Championships. Ritchie scored a goal in the gold medal game as Canada defeated the United States 6-4 last Sunday in Espoo, Finland."It was d...

A man from Ontario will make his first court appearance tomorrow after Prince Albert police seized 97 grams of cocaine and well over $8,000 in cash last month. Officers also found a .40 Glock handgun and ammunition along with other evidence of higher-level trafficking. Omar Isse, 24, will be in Prince Albert Provincial...

A chorus of cheers and an air of curiosity, filled a small room at Hope's Home on Wednesday morning as three highly anticipated guests arrived in a plastic container.The child care centre is one of several in the city, tasked for the next weeks with the responsibility of looking after ducklings. The initiative, now in ...

After some much-needed precipitation, the province will see a stretch of warm, dry weather. The month of May brought cool, wet, windy conditions to Saskatchewan, but Environment and Climate Change Canada's Terri Lang told northeastNOW a large ridge of high pressure is moving in to take its place. "We're looking fo...

The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today.That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a test alert on their cellphones, as well as through TV and radio broadcasts. The sole exception is Ontario, where the test will take place on May 15.Provincial and territori...

Over the next two days, teachers in Saskatchewan will vote on whether to accept or reject a contract offer from the provincial government.The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation agreed to take the offer to its membership for a vote in mid-April.The offer includes an eight per cent wage increase over a three-year contract...

With spring in full force, many Saskatchewan residents are getting their boats ready to hit nearby lakes but just like in previous years, there's a warning to ensure you're not bringing anything harmful into the waters.Earlier this week, the Government of Saskatchewan marked the beginning of Aquatic Invasive Species (A...

Crescent Point Energy Corp. has signed a $600-million deal to sell some of its oil-producing properties in Saskatchewan to Saturn Oil & Gas.Included in the deal are its Flat Lake and Battrum properties and production from the assets is expected to be 13,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day over the next 12 months....

The recent rainfall across north-central Saskatchewan should help farmers with seeding, according to one agronomist.Elliott Hildebrand, who covers the area around Saskatoon, said this spring's precipitation could create better conditions for farmers after dry conditions in recent years."We've been in a moisture de...

An extra 72 seats will be added to the Continue Care Assistant program at three Saskatchewan Polytechnic campuses, including Prince Albert. The new seats will be available starting in September, according to a news release from the school Monday morning. "The need for Continuing Care Assistants in Saskatchewan has...

VANCOUVER - The executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users says Health Canada's decision to allow British Columbia to again prohibit the use of illicit drugs in most public spaces will cause more deaths, calling it "prohibition 2.0." Brittany Graham says the initial decriminalization exemp...

LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec court judge has ruled that the case against a former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference can go ahead in the province. Judge Sacha Blais denied William Majcher's bid to quash the indictment against him. Lawyers for the 61-year-old argued in April that the char...

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man has admitted to killing four women but claims he's not criminally responsible because of mental illness. Jeremy Skibicki, 37, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. His trial began Wednesday. Here is a timeline of the case: March 15, 2022 - Police say an unidentified wom...

OTTAWA - Jewish students from major Canadian universities appeared on Parliament Hill today to raise the alarm about a rise in antisemitism on their campuses amid the Israel-Hamas war. They appeared alongside several Liberal MPs, including Anthony Housefather, who helped initiate a parliamentary committee study about a...

OTTAWA - Longtime Ottawa journalist Joyce Napier is headed to the Vatican as Canada's new ambassador. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced Napier's appointment and says she will work to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in the new role. Napier's 40-year career as a journalist included ti...

OTTAWA - The federal health minister says he isn't convinced by the rationale used to deny independent hygienists equal reimbursement for the same services dentists' offices offer under a new national plan. Reimbursement rates vary from province to province, but the dental program pays significantly less for a cleaning...

Agricultural researchers in Saskatchewan got a big boost on Wednesday.The federal and provincial governments announced a joint investment of $25 milli...

Saskatchewan students pursuing a post-secondary education in agriculture were awarded scholarships from the federal and provincial governments. Marlei...

Farmers work around the clock, 365 days a year, facing unique demands and significant pressure. With everything producers must manage, it can be hard ...

The Canadian government is expanding its surveillance program for a form of avian flu amid a growing outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle. Fragments of highl...

The recent rainfall across north-central Saskatchewan should help farmers with seeding, according to one agronomist.Elliott Hildebrand, who covers the...

The Little Potato Company celebrated the grand opening of its sustainable potato packaging facility in Nisku, Alta. The new 240,000 square foot facili...

MIAMI (AP) - Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man's family said Wednesday. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah - the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza - over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there. Biden, in an interview with CNN, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called Wednesday for a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, pressing ahead with her long-shot effort despite pushback from Republicans at the highest levels tired of the political chaos. Greene, who is one of Donald Trump's biggest supporters in Congress, stood on th...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The scandal surro...

ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. Trump and some other defendants in the case had tried to get Willis an...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Police began to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested 33 protesters, hours after dozens left the site and marched to President Ellen Granberg's home. Officials at the university in Washington, D.C., had warned of possible suspensions for s...