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P.A. veteran receives first poppy to kickoff annual campaign
For the second straight year, the Prince Albert Legion started its annual poppy campaign by giving the first poppy to a local veteran.Corporal Michael Daniels received his poppy on Friday from fellow ...
Oct 27, 2023

Teen charged in hit-and-run, victim still in hospital
A 19-year-old man is police custody in connection with a collision in the Art Hauser parking lot yesterday morning. Prince Albert Police charged Bryson McCallum with dangerous driving causing bodily h...
Oct 27, 2023

Doubts raised over Sainte-Marie's past roil First Nations, raise questions on harms
Doubts raised over Buffy Sainte-Marie's First Nations bona fides are roiling the community she claims to be part of. A CBC story saying the singer's ancestry may not be Indigenous has renewed debate a...
Oct 27, 2023

U.S. man lost at sea is rescued by Canadian crew west of Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - Sharp-eyed mariners on a Canadian vessel have rescued a U.S. man, one day after the United States Coast Guard ended its search for a commercial fishing boat from Washington state with two ...
Oct 27, 2023

Sask. teachers vote overwhelmingly in favour of sanctions
Members of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation have overwhelmingly voted in favour of job sanctions.Of the 90 per cent of the members who voted, 95 per cent cast their ballots in favour of sanctions...
Oct 27, 2023

Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault claims Pan American Games gold
SANTIAGO, Chile - Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault has won a Pan American Games gold medal. The 26-year-old from Shawinigan, Que., defeated Panama's Atheyna Bylon by unanimous decision for the women's...
Oct 27, 2023

Goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais savours first Canada women's soccer camp close to home
MONTREAL - A first-time call-up to the Canadian national team is always something special, even more so if it comes in your backyard. That's the enviable situation that goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais fin...
Oct 27, 2023

Coyotes' Travis Dermott on using Pride tape, forcing NHL's hand: 'Had to be done'
Travis Dermott had a lot on his mind as he carefully wrapped the shaft of his hockey stick with rainbow-coloured tape. The NHL had dispatched a memo to teams before the season reiterating its ban on a...
Oct 27, 2023

Huge majority of Proline bettors behind Toronto Raptors this season
TORONTO - The NBA regular season has begun and Proline bettors have plenty of optimism regarding the Toronto Raptors this year. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., over 95 per cent of m...
Oct 27, 2023

Rep. Dean Phillips announces primary challenge to Biden. He says Democrats need to focus on future
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - For months, Dean Phillips has been calling for a Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. He's drawn no public interest from governors, lawmakers, and other would-be a...
Oct 27, 2023