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Assembly of First Nations to lay out budget priorities during general assembly
WINNIPEG - The federal government's major projects legislation, closing the infrastructure gap on First Nations, and federal budget expectations are expected to be discussed at this week's annual meet...
Sep 02, 2025
Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The...
Sep 02, 2025
Road work to shut down stretch of 7th Street East starting Sept. 4
Drivers in Meadow Lake are being advised to plan ahead, as 7th Street East between 5th Avenue East and 7th Avenue East will be closed to traffic starting Sept. 4 for maintainance. The City said emerge...
Sep 02, 2025
Hudson Bay chuckwagon racer finishes season penalty-free, fourth in the world
A local chuckwagon driver had a career year this season, doing something he had never done before.In his fifteenth season on the World Professional Chuckwagon Association (WPCA) Tour, Evan Salmond had...
Sep 02, 2025
Slow down, school is back in session
School zones were once again a buzz of activity this morning as children made their way back to school after the summer holidays.SGI is reminding the public to be aware of more foot traffic and school...
Sep 02, 2025
Medical associations 'relieved' as school accreditation splits from U.S.
OTTAWA - Canadian medical associations are marking the first school year for a new accreditation system for medical schools that is fully separate from the United States. A news release from the Canad...
Sep 02, 2025
Local fire departments respond to various calls during busy week
Fire departments in the area have been kept busy over the past week or so. The Wadena Volunteer Fire Department was called to a sewer trench collapse Friday afternoon. The department said a worker was...
Sep 02, 2025
After 5 Connection Starts Up Again in September
The Prince Albert Christian Women's After 5 Connection invites you, Monday, September 15 to the Coronet Hotel from 7 - 9 p.m. Dinner & program: $26.00 featuring produce, baking, crafts at the sile...
Sep 02, 2025
Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa confirms she will not run for reelection in 2026
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday that she will not seek reelection next year, confirming in a video post on social media that she will retire after months of speculation about...
Sep 02, 2025
P.A. Police investigate series of violent incidents involving firearms
Story updated at 1p.m.: names added after confirmation charges were swornJust before 10:30 Friday night, Prince Albert police responded to a report of a robbery with a firearm in the 600 block of 17th...
Sep 02, 2025