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Backlog of problems with federal Phoenix pay system bigger than ever: union
OTTAWA - Three unions are calling on the government to provide additional compensation to federal public servants, as issues with the Phoenix pay system continue. Eight years after the system was laun...
Feb 27, 2024

Latest job action by STF set to impact P.A. and southeast Saskatchewan
Students in the Prince Albert area will be impacted by the latest job action organized by the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF).The union has announced that noon-hour supervision won't happen on ...
Feb 27, 2024

Shohei Ohtani set for Dodgers debut Tuesday in spring game vs White Sox
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani is likely to get two or three plate appearances Tuesday when he makes his exhibition debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago White Sox. It'll be the...
Feb 27, 2024

Ottawa freezes merger notification threshold, funds housing innovation projects
OTTAWA - The federal government is freezing the threshold at which the Competition Bureau must be notified of a merger. It also announced $123 million of funding to eight homebuilders that the federal...
Feb 27, 2024

The Million Reasons Run
The Million Reasons Run is a free running challenge held throughout May. You choose your running and fundraising goals and run wherever, however you like. Funds raised will go to life-saving research ...
Feb 27, 2024

Drinking water advisory in effect for Village of Smeaton
A village northeast of Prince Albert is asking residents to boil their water until further notice.The Water Security Agency said a recent power outage in the Village of Smeaton led to system depressur...
Feb 27, 2024

Priest facing sexual assault charge in Nunavut will not be dismissed from Oblates
A French priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut will be allowed to remain a member of the Oblates congregation after leadership in Rome ruled against his dismissal. Johannes Rivo...
Feb 27, 2024

Extreme cold warnings persist in large parts of Saskatchewan
The cold snap that followed a winter storm in Saskatchewan is expected to last until Wednesday.Large portions of Saskatchewan's west-central and northern areas went under extreme cold warnings from En...
Feb 27, 2024

P.A. Softball World Cup Committee looking for $350K from City
The Prince Albert Softball World Cup Committee is one step closer to getting $350,000 from the City.P.A.'s council held an executive committee meeting on Monday where they agreed to forward the reques...
Feb 27, 2024

Changes needed to ensure safer, more resilient RCMP, union mental-health report says
OTTAWA - The union representing front-line Mounties is urging the RCMP to move beyond "patchwork solutions" to ensure the mental health of officers amid concerns they face increasing risks to their we...
Feb 27, 2024