Several local businesses have been nominated for the Saskatchewan Chamber 2025 ABEX Awards.Bison Ridge Farms of P.A. and Pet Planet Prince Albert are up for the Marketing Award. Pet Planet is also nominated for the Service Award. New Venture Award nominees include Homes by Lake Country Co-op of Prince Albert. Becky Joh...

With several recent shootings in the city, Prince Albert Police Chief Patrick Nogier talks about how the service is handling gun-related crimes. Also discussed is the public's right to protest and whether an uptick in recent crime is related to an influx of temporary residents. Roll Call: A Chat with the Chief of Polic...

This year's wildfire season in Saskatchewan has resulted in the loss of 277 primary residences and 218 of those were in one community. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency confirmed that 218 homes were lost or damaged in Denare Beach to the Wolf Fire, making up the vast majority of the 277 primary residences burned ac...

Three Saskatchewan credit unions - Conexus, Cornerstone, and Synergy - will be merging after they said their members voted with "clear support" for the move.According to a news release from the companies, voting happened online and in person at branches in early June, with more than 86 per cent of the voters ...

Emotions were raw in a Prince Albert courtroom on Wednesday when two men accused of murder appeared before a judge.Darrenson Head, 19, and Hayden Joseyounen, 21, are jointly charged in the death of Darren Laviolette Jr. last September.Both were arrested on June 17. Head was located in Melfort and Joseyounen was found a...

From a teacher to mother of 13 to Michif language-keeper, one woman who spent her life in St. Louis has left her stamp on her community, her family and now her country. Sophie McDougall, who passed away in 2023, will have her face on a Canada Post stamp that will be available for public sale on June 20, the day before ...

Two men, ages 48 and 28, face charges after a violent altercation last Friday at a Prince Albert residence.At approximately 4:50 p.m., police were called to the 1500 block of 14 Ave. W. for a report of a stabbing. While responding, officers learned the victim had already gone to the Victoria Hospital.Upon arrival at th...

From 2014 to 2024, Saskatchewan RCMP saw an 81 per cent increase in reports of fraud in the province. That's according to statistics compiled by Saskatchewan RCMP crime analysts, which noted a 200 per cent increase in reports of fraud greater than $5,000 and a 335 per cent increase in fraud related to theft, forgery an...

When Keenan Gill got word that someone might pose a threat at the Flying Dust First Nation Powwow last summer, he didn't hesitate. The Community Safety Officer (CSO) spotted the individual, kept watch, and relayed information to RCMP until officers arrived. The arrest was made without incident - thanks in large part to...

One of this year's graduating students from Carlton Comprehensive High School drew inspiration from her fellow students to create a 36-panel mural that now hangs at the community library. Ava Kuling said she likes to observe the people around her, and that's how she got the ideas for the many panels that make up the mu...

The Chief Executive Officer of Rental Housing Saskatchewan says an incident in Prince Albert involving a landlord who was shot in the throat, affects the entire industry.Landen Field is responding to the details surrounding a 57-year-old man who was shot while in the final stages of a near three month process to evict ...

What started as a gesture of goodwill ended with a good samaritan being robbed at gunpoint.Just after 4 p.m. on June 15, Prince Albert RCMP received a report of an armed robbery on Sturgeon Lake First Nation. A motorist in an SUV was driving on Sturgeon Lake Road when they came across a man lying on the roadway. The mo...

Thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry (watches) was allegedly stolen after a break-and-enter at a business in downtown Prince Albert. Members of the Prince Albert Police Service are investigating, and the person responsible has not yet been caught.Early Sunday morning, around 2 a.m., officers responded to a business i...

A man behind the wheel of a vehicle that led police on a chase for more than 40 kilometers has received a four month jail sentence.However with credit for pre-sentence custody, Christien Lewis will be released on Monday and then subject to 12 months probation and a one-year driving ban.The case that dates back to Jan. ...

The disappearance of a 40-year-old woman from Big River First Nation on June 12 is now being investigated by the RCMP's major crimes unit. Michelle Ahenakew was last week at around noon on June 5 in Big River. The investigation has led officers to believe her disappearance is suspicious in nature. As a result, the comm...

Three men are in the custody of Prince Albert Police after officers found what they believed to be a stolen vehicle early this morning. Officers on patrol saw the stolen vehicle just after 1 am in the 2700 block of 15th Avenue East. Further investigation led to the arrest of the three men in the vehicle and the seizure...

A man alleged to have been driving a stolen vehicle when he smashed into two police vehicles is now facing over half a dozen charges.On June 10, at around 9:40 p.m., Prince Albert RCMP received a report that a vehicle, which was previously reported as stolen out of Prince Albert, was located at a business in Redwing. O...

Despite some rainy weather and even thunder leading up to the event, participants of the annual Prince Albert Summit Run successfully crossed the finish line on Saturday.Nearly 200 people registered for the race including locals and even some from other areas of the province and Alberta. The event is organized by the C...

Members of the Prince Albert Police Service were on scene of a sudden death near P.A.'s SaskPolytech campus on Saturday. Officers were called to the scene at around 8:10 a.m. by Parkland Ambulance after a man was found dead in some bushes near 15th Avenue East and 15th Street East. A deceased 49-year-old man was found ...

Evacuation orders remain in effect for Creighton and Denare Beach near the Manitoba border, but even when it's safe to return, many evacuees won't have a home to return to. Wildfires raging in the area devastated the Northern Village of Denare Beach and the First Nations community near Amisk Lake. Band councillor Clayt...

Prince Albert RCMP are asking the public to report any and all sightings of a man wanted in connection to an assault in the community of Little Red River. Police are actively searching for 43-year-old Sean Seufert from Little Red River after officers received reports of the assault at a residence in the community. The ...

In Saskatchewan, there are 13 short line railways that make up a total of 2075 km of track that carries goods through or near over 70 communities in the province. In a statement issued by the Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck, who is also the Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, she's calling on the Sask...

The District of Lakeland has confirmed a case of a rabid bat found near Anglin Lake. The confirmation was made to the district's social media on Friday the 13th and was the fourth confirmed case of rabies in Saskatchewan so far this year. All of Saskatchewan's rabies cases this year have been in bats, as have the cases...

Dwight's Coffee House is serving homemade bannock and soup, cinnamon buns, scones, fresh coffees and espressos; but it's also brewing hope and inspiration by transforming a family's grief into a source of unity and strength.The new coffee shop opened earlier this week on Central Avenue in downtown Prince Albert. It's n...

A mental health assessment has been ordered for a young woman accused of setting a fire last month in the area of Montreal Lake Cree Nation. Cleo Halkett's case was discussed Thursday at Prince Albert Provincial Court and adjourned to June 19 for a possible bail hearing. According to a statement provided last week by W...

Prince Albert Police are looking for public help finding three men and a woman involved in the crash of a stolen vehicle. The incident happened on June 11 of this year on 7 St. E. and 8 Ave. E. Police say that four individuals were involved in the incident and fled the scene following the incident. Investigators are se...

A man wanted by the Saskatchewan RCMP's Beauval detachment and the Warrant Enforcement Suppression team is looking for public help in locating him. Louis Bonneau, 40, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breaching the terms of his statutory release. Bonneau stands about 5'11" and weighs 220 lbs with brown hair a...

Thousands of people are still displaced from the wildfires ravaging the province's north, and although a lot of homes and businesses have been saved thanks to the valiant work of firefighters in the province, fire isn't the only thing that could damage a lot of these businesses in the long run. Northern Saskatchewan is...