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Canada's Murray plans to stay politically active through NBA Western final
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Canada's Jamal Murray is going to keep using his platform to bring attention to racial injustice as he leads his Denver Nuggets in the NBA's Western Conference final. Murray, ...
Sep 17, 2020

Carrot River Co-op looking for local organizations to receive donated paint
Carrot River Co-op hasn't had issues finding interested parties to apply for the Communities in Full Colour Program prior to 2020.The KCRA Rodeo, Carrot River's community centre and community hall, sc...
Sep 17, 2020

Edmonton’s renovated, ridiculed downtown library opens to the public
EDMONTON - Some Edmontonians who got a peek inside their city's new downtown library say it's what's inside that matters. The Stanley A. Milner Library has opened its doors to the public, four years a...
Sep 17, 2020

Hickie wants rec centre moved and 'efficiency' audit
Prince Albert mayoral contender Darryl Hickie would move to change the location of the planned multi-million-dollar arena and aquatic complex if elected. If successful in November's vote, Hickie said ...
Sep 17, 2020

Missing Persons Week: What you should know
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) wanted to debunk some commonly misconstrued myths around missing persons during a Missing Persons Week. Mikayla Worth, the missing person liaison with the PAPS ...
Sep 17, 2020

Second candidate to run for Ward 5
A man who once owned a limo company in Prince Albert is formally tossing his hat into the ring for the city's civic election.Don Wood, 54, has announced plans to run in Ward 5, and will therefore chal...
Sep 17, 2020

Mouth wash test coming for school-aged children in British Columbia
VICTORIA - British Columbia is introducing a new saline gargle test for students from kindergarten to Grade 12 to help make it easier for children and teenagers to check whether they have COVID-19. Pr...
Sep 17, 2020

Suspect on the run after foiled robbery attempt
Perhaps it was because he could not see what he was doing, or maybe he just had second thoughts, but a man wearing orange goggles and a face mask left a store in the west flat empty handed.The inciden...
Sep 17, 2020

Carrot River Outback Thunder set for fall tryouts, making progress on new dressing room
The Carrot River Outback Thunder are patiently waiting for the go-ahead to be able to start their Prairie Junior Hockey League (PJHL) season.Although, they haven't been sitting around as a new dressin...
Sep 17, 2020

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. to get new name to better reflect changing mandate
OTTAWA - The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will be getting a new name in the coming months, part of a larger rebranding by the federal housing agency to better reflect its changing mandate.The hea...
Sep 17, 2020