Tag Archives: Events
‘Preparation is really ramping up,’ organizer says as 2026 Sask. Winter Games enter final stretch
With about 1,600 athletes expected to arrive in just over a month, the communities of Meadow Lake and Flying Dust First Nation are entering the final stretch of preparations for the 2026 Saskatchewan ...
Jan 6, 2026
Isbister returns: Home is where the heart is for PJHL MVP
The rest of the hockey season for the Prince Albert Timberjaks just took an unexpected twist with the return of last year's league MVP. After starting the hockey season with the Creston Valley Thunder...
Jan 5, 2026
Canada tops Finland 6-3 to claim bronze at world junior hockey championship
SAINT PAUL - Zayne Parekh had a goal and an assist to set a new record for points by a Canadian defenceman at a world junior hockey championship as the country salvaged a bronze medal with a 6-3 victo...
Jan 5, 2026
Operation Red Nose reports jump in ridership
An annual holiday service that helps provide party goers with a safe ride home, is reporting a successful and busier year.Operation Red Nose was run in 60 communities across Canada and nearly 23,000 r...
Jan 5, 2026
Team SJHL takes Gold at Viking Cup
Tylan Henrikson (Yorkton Terriers) tied the championship game with 14.4 seconds left, and Ethan Andrews (Estevan Bruins) buried the OT winner as Team SJHL claimed the Viking Cup with a 5-4 win over SA...
Jan 4, 2026
Local hockey teams kick of 2026 with action packed weekend
In addition to the Prince Albert Raiders opening 2026 with a home-and-home series against the Regina Pats, teams from other leagues in Prince Albert are bringing in the new year with their own faceoff...
Jan 2, 2026
Carney will meet with Ukraine’s allies in Paris as peace talks intensify
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to France next week to meet with Ukraine's allies as talks aimed at ending Russia's war intensify.The Prime Minister's Office says Carney will be in Par...
Jan 2, 2026
Swiss investigators believe sparkling flares atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded...
Jan 2, 2026
Salvation Army confirms temporary location at Union Centre on 8th St. E. following devastating blaze
While the cause of a devastating fire that destroyed the Salvation Army in Prince Albert on Christmas night is still not known, what has been determined is a temporary location for the organization th...
Jan 1, 2026
About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar's New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less th...
Jan 1, 2026
