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US pledges an additional $100M for multinational force awaiting deployment to violence-hit Haiti
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced an additional $100 million to finance the deployment of a multinational force mission to Haiti following a meeting w...
Mar 11, 2024

P.A. Chamber announces relocation and business award finalists
Some big news has come from the Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce, including this year's finalists for the biggest business bash of the year.The finalists for this year's Samuel McLeod Business Awards...
Mar 11, 2024

Southend loses only hockey rink to suspected arson
An arena that the children of Southend, Saskatchewan relied on to play hockey has been burned in a suspected arson. RCMP confirmed the cause of the fire that burned the building on March 9 is suspicio...
Mar 11, 2024

3 children and 2 adults die after school bus collides with semi in Illinois, authorities say
RUSHVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Five people, including three children, were killed Monday after a school bus and semitruck collided on a highway in western Illinois, authorities said. The bus was traveling eas...
Mar 11, 2024

'Rise Against Racism' talk, film excerpt planned for NB library
North Battleford Library plans to host a 'Rise Against Racism' event tonight at 6 p.m. in its Lecture Theatre.The event, called "Healing Legacies to Strengthen Our Communities," is a free community fo...
Mar 11, 2024

No widespread diversion of B.C. safe-supply drugs, says Farnworth after RCMP briefing
British Columbia's solicitor general says there's no evidence of widespread diversion of safe-supply opioids, after a recent drug seizure was cited by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Opposition Lea...
Mar 11, 2024

New coffee shop opens in Northlands College's Canoe Campus
Northlands College has announced the inauguration of its new coffee shop at the Canoe Campus in La Ronge.That's according to a media release issued Monday, which states the addition marks a significan...
Mar 11, 2024

Medicine Hat Cubs playoff bid ends early, loses Sylvan Lake series 3-1
The Medicine Hat Cubs played its last game of the season Sunday night.Headed into the weekend, the 24-9-5 Cubs were hosting the North Division champions Sylvan Lake Wranglers. The Wranglers came to Me...
Mar 11, 2024

Municipal application to feds for housing assistance rejected
A Town of La Ronge application to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) has been declined. That's according to a letter sent from the corporation to municipal ad...
Mar 11, 2024

Trevor Ives honoured for contribution to PAGC, PBCN business efforts
Three decades of work and effort meant that local business executive Trevor Ives left behind a large legacy of success when he passed away last October. Much of that success is attached to the 27 year...
Mar 11, 2024