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New apartment buildings in the works around P.A. hospital
The empty land around Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital and the Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse appears to be in high demand.The city of P.A. and P.G. Broad Investment are working on a land transfer for fiv...
Jan 27, 2023

RM of Connaught receives over $21,000 from TSS
A total of $21,656.25 has been given to the Rural Municipality of Connaught, courtesy of the Government of Saskatchewan.This is part of the more than $500,000 which was invested toward 15 new municipa...
Jan 27, 2023

Man charged after double murder at James Smith, elects to be tried by judge and jury
Nearly 16 months after a shooting incident on the James Smith Cree Nation claimed two lives and sent a third person to hospital, the resulting court case is showing signs of moving forward.Shawn Moost...
Jan 27, 2023

ML volunteers glad to shovel snow to help others
Two young men in the Meadow Lake area are offering their service and kindness to shovel people's walkways this winter at no charge. Travin Jensen and his friend Trae Duce are volunteering their labour...
Jan 27, 2023

Ice Wolves seek participants for 11-hour skate-a-thon
The La Ronge Ice Wolves will be hosting an 11-hour skate-a-thon at the skating oval downtown Feb. 11.The skate-a-thon was inspired by the Northern Lights Movement for Kids (NLMK) initiative that was s...
Jan 27, 2023

Canada's Rahneva slides to skeleton bronze at world championships
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Canada's Mirela Rahneva slid to a bronze medal Friday in women's skeleton competition at the bobsled and skeleton world championships. The 34-year-old from Ottawa captured he...
Jan 27, 2023

Alberta Justice spokespeople deliver duelling statements on prosecutor email review
EDMONTON - An Alberta government email review of whether Premier Danielle Smith's office interfered with Crown prosecutors has taken a confusing turn, with duelling statements from two spokespeople on...
Jan 27, 2023

B.C. First Nations face complex, stressful choice: should school sites be excavated?
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The chief of the Williams Lake First Nation says he would support excavating possible unmarked graves at the site of the former St. Joseph's Mission residential school if that's ...
Jan 27, 2023

Paul Henderson to celebrate 80th with grandson on the ice
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Long accustomed to being recognized in most every rink he enters in Canada, Paul Henderson enjoys attending his grandson's college hockey games in relative anonymity while seated ...
Jan 27, 2023

All-Star recognition for PA River Riders football players
Three members of the Prince Albert River Riders team from last season have been named the best in their league.The Kinsmen Football League's Huskies and Hilltops Division All-Stars were announced earl...
Jan 27, 2023