Nearly $10 million generated across Canada
Economic impact from World Softball Championships brings in over $6 million for province
It's been a month since the Venezuelans defeated New Zealand to claim their first ever Men's World Softball Championship in Prince Albert, and now event organizers have had time to examine just how much of an effect the event had on the local economy. The event brought in over $6.1 million into Prince Albert alone, and...
Aug 16, 2025
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Teen death
Teen's death not criminal, say RCMP
The death of a 15-year-old boy in Stanley Mission was not criminal, the RCMP have confirmed in response to an inquiry by paNOW. Dylan Ballantyne was reported missing on July 18, and his remains were found on July 23. Police are aware of a video being shared on social media from Dylan's mother that depicts a confrontati...
Aug 15, 2025
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Rudolph with assist and empty netter
Rudolph and Team Canada take bronze at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
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Sports on Central
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Prince Albert RCMP searching for stolen Jeep and suspect from two separate flights from police
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Saskatchewan
'Unjustified' tariffs
Saskatchewan farmer calls for open markets in face of Chinese canola tariffs
A Saskatchewan farmer said he wants to see an open market with less government regulations that impact his ability to sell grain internationally.His comments come after China imposed a tariff of 75.8 per cent on Canadian canola seed.The duty was announced on Tuesday a year after China launched an anti-dumping investiga...
Aug 15, 2025
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Language revival
Students from FNUC speak on language erosion abroad
A small group of students and educators from the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) made a trip to Ireland to deliver a powerful message."I really want to make the rest of the world aware of our people [and] our languages," said Amelia Friday, a member of Piapot First Nation and an Indigenous Studies...
Aug 15, 2025
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PM "doesn't care" about farmers, wary of future EV regs: Poilievre
Federal Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre made a stop near Saskatoon Thursday, to announce his party's "action" against future Canadian electric vehicle regulations, and to question what the federal government will do to help Canadian canola farmers.Poilievre stood at a podium at Sixteen Grains Farm ...
Aug 14, 2025
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Wildfire update
Provincial fire ban lifted in Saskatchewan after rainy week
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has lifted its provincial fire ban.The ban, which covered all Crown lands north of the provincial forest boundary stretching north to the Churchill River, along with the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District, was officially lifted at 11 p.m. on Wednesday thanks to improved ...
Aug 14, 2025
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Canada
Ukraine's allies meet as Zelenskyy travels to Washington to meet with Trump
OTTAWA - Ukraine and its allies held a virtual meeting Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for a high-stakes discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said in a Sunday a...
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Air Canada travellers still scrambling to rebook as more flights cancelled
Passengers were still scrambling to rebook their flights home on Sunday, as Air Canada cancelled more commutes amid an ongoing labour dispute with the union representing more than 10,000 employees. James Hart and Zahara Virani were visiting Toronto fro...
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Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre
EDMONTON - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and 213 others vying for a seat in the House of Commons will be in the spotlight Monday, as voters in a rural Alberta riding head to the polls. Two political science professors say Poilievre is ex...
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Trump's takeover of Washington law enforcement faces anger, pushback and protests
WASHINGTON - Members of the United States National Guard stood near the Washington Monument on Saturday amid escalating tensions in the U.S. capital as President Donald Trump ramped up the presence of law enforcement in the mostly Democratic city. Tou...
21h ago
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Lawyer 'very confident' a foreign adversary attacked Canadian diplomats in Cuba
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Canadian diplomats and their families says he believes the mysterious ailments they suffered in Cuba were caused by a foreign adversary, despite a federal government report that dismisses the theory. Eight years after foreign serv...
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Air Canada cancels plan to resume flights Sunday as union defies back-to-work order
Air Canada cancelled hundreds of additional flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight attendants announced the workers would remain on strike in defiance of a back-to-work order. The Canadian Union of Public Employees said it filed a ch...
22h ago
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