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Court says PBCN chief removal attempt was unfair, Elder Council breached code
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation's Chief Karen Bird has been backed by a federal court judge in her stance that an attempt to remove her as chief was unfair and breached the band's election code. Madame J...
Feb 17, 2023

Watchdog report blasts RCMP failures investigating missing Saskatchewan woman
SASKATOON - Amanda Michayluk's final moments were spent walking alone in the cold and snow through a Saskatchewan field as her family anxiously waited for an RCMP search and rescue team that would nev...
Feb 17, 2023

Liberals' decision to invoke Emergencies Act justified, commission says
The Public Order Emergency Commission says the Liberal government met the "very high threshold" for invoking the Emergencies Act amid the weeks-long "Freedom Convoy" protests last winter. In a report ...
Feb 17, 2023

Prince Albert Country Music Funspiel Fundraising
The Prince Albert Country Music Association is hosting a Funspiel Fundraiser on Saturday, March 11 at the PA East End Community Rink.See the poster for details.
Feb 17, 2023

Energy transition jobs plan aims to sustain and create jobs, not kill them: feds
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's long-promised plan to transition Canada's labour force to respond to climate change says a clean energy economy will not prompt massive unemployment in the country's ...
Feb 17, 2023

Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign CFL defensive back Chris Edwards
HAMILTON, Ohio - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed veteran American defensive back Chris Edwards on Friday. The 30-year-old started 13 games last season for the Grey Cup-champion Toronto Argonauts, regis...
Feb 17, 2023

Auger-Aliassime falls to Medvedev 6-2, 6-4 in Rotterdam quarterfinals
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Flix Auger-Aliassime's bid for a second straight Rotterdam Open title came to an end Friday with a 6-2, 6-4 quarterfinal loss to Daniil Medvedev. Auger-Aliassime won his first...
Feb 17, 2023

Plaintiffs in CHL lawsuit weighing options after class-action request denied: lawyer
TORONTO - The lawyer for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Canadian Hockey League, the country's three major junior circuits and its teams related to disturbing allegations of sexual assault and...
Feb 17, 2023

Military finishes recovering Chinese balloon debris
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusion...
Feb 17, 2023

Polar Bear Plunge at La Ronge
Men of the North is hosting a 2023 Polar Bear Plunge set for March 11th, 2023. Registration and Collection of Pledges @11:00am.Plungers take the plunge @1:00pm.You can sign up individually or a 6 pers...
Feb 17, 2023