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‘Please save her life’: Sask. woman takes in niece fleeing from Ukraine
Maryna Shkarupa's sister had to make a heartbreaking decision - sending her 16-year-old daughter away to escape the war in Ukraine."This isn't a one-night decision. My sister (Ludmyla Gerevianka), she...
Mar 11, 2022

James Smith First Nation set to be home to a new arena for youth
James Smith First Nation will be home to a brand new arena centred around giving youth a safe place to hang out. After two years of fighting with COVID-19, the youth at James Smith First Nation and Ex...
Mar 11, 2022

LLRIB announce passing of respected Elder
It is with great sadness that the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) announced the loss of Elder Elizabeth Charles of Stanley Mission. She was 94.In a release issued March 10, it was stated Charles was ...
Mar 11, 2022

What'sHappeningNOW March 11, 2022
UPDATE: Since posted, the Board of Police Commissioners have responded for request for comment.-Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell talks about the union representing Prince Albert's police officers voting ...
Mar 11, 2022

RCMP respond to Red Pheasant's concerns in homicide investigation
The Saskatchewan RCMP responded with a statement Friday to Red Pheasant Cree Nation's concerns that allege the RCMP acted too late, related to the discovery of a suspected homicide earlier in the week...
Mar 11, 2022

Dance Blast returns to P.A.for first time in two years
For the first time since before the pandemic, the annual Dance Blast has returned to the EA Rawlinson Centre in Prince Albert.The four-day long event, which began Thursday, features roughly 420 dancer...
Mar 11, 2022

Cyberspace making Canadian secrets more vulnerable, spy service official warns
OTTAWA - A senior official at Canada's spy service says the expansion of cyberspace is making it easier for foreign adversaries to pilfer secrets. Cherie Henderson, an interim assistant director with ...
Mar 11, 2022

P.A. Fire Department save trio trapped inside vehicle after rollover on Highway 11
Earlier this week the Prince Albert Fire Department helped three people escape their vehicle who were trapped after they rolled their truck.On March 8, the fire department was called on Highway 11 sou...
Mar 11, 2022

Texas clinics’ lawsuit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas abortion providers on Friday conceded a final blow to their best hope of stopping the nation's most restrictive abortion law after a new ruling ended what little path forwar...
Mar 11, 2022

Famed Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville up for sale
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The downtown Nashville, Tennessee record store that was opened by Opry legend Ernest Tubb in 1947 and has been a landmark in country music for decades will close as the buildin...
Mar 11, 2022