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Trailer fire leaves friends and small dog homeless
A trailer at the Eastview Trailer Park has been reduced to a pile of ash and twisted metal, following a fire there early Wednesday afternoon.The Prince Albert Fire Department was dispatched to the sce...
Dec 09, 2021

NBCHS junior basketball teams looking forward to home tourney this weekend
North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) will host their home junior basketball tournament this weekend at the high school.A co-ed tournament, the weekend will feature four girls teams and f...
Dec 09, 2021

P.A. Food Bank anticipating rise in clients as food prices expected to increase
The Prince Albert Food Bank is anticipating a big rise in people needing their help.The Canada's Food Price annual report released on Thursday forecasted costs to increase by as much as seven per cent...
Dec 09, 2021

Temporary closure of post office in Smeaton
Staffing issues has led to the temporary closure of the post office in Smeaton.Canada Post confirmed the situation in an email to northeastNOW.While a contingency plan is in the works, residents of th...
Dec 09, 2021

Rapid tests advised by Ontario experts in COVID fight, Quebec sending them for kids
TORONTO - Rapid COVID-19 tests can help stop transmission and could be valuable tools in workplaces and schools, Ontario experts said Thursday, while Quebec announced test kits for kids amid calls for...
Dec 09, 2021

Planned body to review wrongful convictions must be forward-looking, report says
OTTAWA - Two former judges who led consultations on creation of an independent commission to review possible wrongful convictions for criminal offences say the new body must be proactive and not simpl...
Dec 09, 2021

Marshall hired as Canadian rowing coach through 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics
The Canadian rowing team will have a new coach at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris. Phil Marshall, who coached Canadians Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens to bronze in the women's pair at...
Dec 09, 2021

Semi-truck holds up traffic on 15th St. E. after getting stuck
There was an accident involving a supply truck that blocked traffic on 15th Street East Thursday morning.A semi-truck that sat horizontally across the road beside Dr. Javas Coffee House blocked the ro...
Dec 09, 2021

Veteran quarterback Zach Collaros has become the face of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
HAMILTON - Zach Collaros is on a roll. The veteran quarterback is 15-2 since becoming Winnipeg's starter in 2019. He helped the Blue Bombers end a dismal Grey Cup drought that year and has them on the...
Dec 09, 2021

First Nations call for better alert system, more funding after slow flood response
VANCOUVER - The executive director of the First Nations Emergency Management Society is calling for a more integrated alert system and funding after it took days to co-ordinate and reach remote Indige...
Dec 09, 2021