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Heavy snow keeping La Ronge municipal staff busy
Snow has been falling continuously in La Ronge since late Monday with up to 35 centimetres forecasted before the current winter storm warning ends.Environment Canada is forecasting up to 30 centimetre...
Nov 16, 2021
Rising to the occasion: fundraiser collects over $200,000 for Hope's Home
An event held last weekend in Prince Albert proved that despite the challenges of COVID-19, the city's generous spirit has not missed a step.The Swinging With the Stars event raised close to $200,000 ...
Nov 16, 2021
Montreal mayor calls for federal action on gun violence after teen's shooting
MONTREAL - The "cowardly" shooting of a 16-year-old boy Sunday in Montreal is renewing calls for the government to do more about gun violence as authorities work to solve his murder. Thomas Trudel, 16...
Nov 16, 2021
Health minister says announcement coming on COVID-19 border measure changes
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the federal government will announce changes to COVID-19 prevention measures at the Canadian border "very soon." The government has faced mounting pressu...
Nov 16, 2021
Discussions to resolve B.C. pipeline blockade have reached a pivotal point: Miller
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says all parties are at a "critical junction" in the discussions toward a resolution on the blockade set up at the Coastal GasLink natural gas ...
Nov 16, 2021
Métis flag raised in P.A. to mark Louis Riel Memorial Day
Ceremonies were held in Prince Albert Tuesday to commemorate Louis Riel Memorial Day.Nov. 16 marks the anniversary of Riel's execution in 1885. According to the Metis Nation website, Riel led Mtis peo...
Nov 16, 2021
Economic rights not limitless, Appeal Court hears in B.C. old-growth logging case
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing protesters opposed to old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island told a British Columbia Court of Appeal hearing that there are limits to a company's economic an...
Nov 16, 2021
Harker to start as Riders opt to rest Fajardo, other starters
With the Saskatchewan Roughriders resting a number of starters, Isaac Harker will be the CFL team's starting quarterback on Saturday against the host Hamilton Tiger-Cats."(It has been a) long time com...
Nov 16, 2021
Two P.A. cab companies asking for increase to taxi fares
Two of Prince Albert's taxi companies are looking for fares to be raised.Grey Cab Prince Albert and Checker & Family Taxi are asking the city's council for a 12 per cent increase.If approved, this...
Nov 16, 2021
JPII senior girls go undefeated at regionals, advance to provincials
The John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) senior girls volleyball team added another milestone to their season over the weekend at Saskatoon's Marion Graham Collegiate, going undefeated at regionals, to punc...
Nov 16, 2021