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24-hour shelter in PA keeping people warm
With nighttime temperatures dropping as low as -36C the next few days, homeless people in Prince Albert have options for keeping warm. CAO Donna Brooks of the YWCA said the Stepping Stones Shelter is ...
Jan 12, 2024

Check It Out! What were the most loved library books of 2023?
Popular movies and television shows prompted people to check out their local libraries in 2023.Wapiti Regional Library, which services locations around surrounding, Melfort, Nipawin, Shellbrook, and S...
Jan 12, 2024

Horizon SD promises communication amid teacher job action
The Director of Education of Horizon School Division is weighing in on teacher sanctions and the one-day strike.Teachers announced Thursday that they will be holding the strike on Tuesday, Jan. 16 as ...
Jan 12, 2024

Cuddle a joey or hang with a sloth: Wildlife Festival on this weekend at the Agriplex
Pythons and sloths and kangaroos, oh my.For two days, North Battleford will play host to a variety of unique animals at the Agrivilla and all are welcome to attend."The Wildlife Festival is essentiall...
Jan 12, 2024

Canadian Challenge organizers hopeful for more snow in coming weeks
There's about five weeks left before the start of the 2024 Canadian Challenge Dog Sled Race and organizers would like to see more snowfall before then."There hasn't been a lot of snow," said Canadian ...
Jan 12, 2024

Water delivered to Stanley Mission residents due to treatment plant issues
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Coun. Jimmy Charles is hopeful the current drinking water situation in Stanley Mission will be resolved soon.In recent days, water consumption has been limited due to a number...
Jan 12, 2024

P.A. RCMP look for driveby shooter at trailer court
Prince Albert RCMP are looking for information on who shot bullets into a trailer home and the vehicle parked outside of it early Friday morning. Police confirmed the incident happened at the Driftwoo...
Jan 12, 2024

Court upholds murder conviction for ex-B.C. Lion Joshua Boden
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld the murder conviction of a former Canadian Football League player in the death of his girlfriend in 2009. Joshua Boden was found guilty in 2...
Jan 12, 2024

Mustangs ready for Round 2 against Broncos
The Melfort Mustangs are set to welcome the Humboldt Broncos to town Friday night, for their second of three home-and-home sets of the season.The first pair of weekend games were split back in late No...
Jan 12, 2024

'Bigger than hockey': Poulin, PWHL Montreal hope to inspire at home opener
MONTREAL - Captain Marie-Philip Poulin believes it's "bigger than hockey," veteran forward Ann-Sophie Bettez calls it the "arrival of everything," and general manager Daniele Sauvageau can't even put ...
Jan 12, 2024