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Trudeau promises $130M in COVID-19 aid for vulnerable northern communities
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend $130 million to help northern communities maintain supply chains and shore up health and social service systems to withsta...
Apr 14, 2020
Canada-U.S. border restrictions won't be lifted any time soon, says Trudeau
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says travel restrictions along the Canada-U.S. border won't be eased any time soon. Trudeau says Canada is still very much in the control-and-contain phase o...
Apr 14, 2020
Trudeau: Feds ready to send provinces cash to top-up worker salaries
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is willing to send money to provinces that want to provide salary top-ups to workers deemed essential. The extra cash would be design...
Apr 14, 2020
Do as we say, not as we do? Trudeau, Scheer forced to defend family trips
OTTAWA - Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer are fighting off criticism that they're asking Canadians to do more to stop the spread of COVID-19 than they're willin...
Apr 14, 2020
Two-time Stanley Cup winner Kris Versteeg announces retirement from NHL
TORONTO - Two-time Stanley Cup champion Kris Versteeg has retired after 11 NHL seasons. The 33-year-old forward from Lethbridge, Alta., amassed 149 goals and 209 assists in 643 regular-season games, a...
Apr 14, 2020
Online Library Programming for the North
Here is our Online Programming Schedule for April 13 to April 17. We will be having our first Facebook Live Family Storytime on Wednesday, April 15 at 11:00 am! Our online programming videos can be fo...
Apr 14, 2020
PA Minor Football Cancelled for Upcoming Season
Due to the continuing preventative measures enacted to combat the spread of COVID-19, all spring 2020 Prince Albert Minor Football programs are cancelled. The affected programs are: Indoor Flag Footba...
Apr 14, 2020
Delivery Service of Hampers to Isolated Seniors in PA's Downtown
The Heart of Seniors Gathering church in Prince Albert is pleased to announce that, effective April 13th, 2020, it will start an official response to the COVID-19 crisis with the development of a deli...
Apr 14, 2020
Students & Staff from Notre Dame School Spread Kindness
Students and staff from Notre Dame School have been spreading kindness. Physical distancing and supplemental learning have not slowed them down! The Secret Servant Agent project was born of an idea fr...
Apr 14, 2020
Tires and rims stolen in Humboldt
RCMP in Humboldt are investigating a recent theft.The suspects forced entry into a shed on the property of a business in the 300 block of Main St. in Humboldt, sometime between March 28 and March 31, ...
Apr 14, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)