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What'sHappeningNOW May 8, 2020
Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell speaks with Sports Editor Jeff D'Andrea about the latest news of the Prince Albert Mintos.
May 08, 2020
SHA provides update on Lloydminster Hospital
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) provided an update on the cluster of COVID-19 cases in linked to Lloydminster Hospital.The current guidelines at Lloydminster Hospital from April 29 remain in p...
May 08, 2020
Non-profits to receive free awareness advertising campaign
Three non-profits in the Battlefords and one in Meadow Lake will receive support from the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.The media conglomerate will provide an awareness advertising campaign to groups a...
May 08, 2020
P.A. to receive estimated $5.1 million of provincial infrastructure funding
Prince Albert is among municipalities getting a boost from the provincial government. City Manager Jim Toye told paNOW the city is set to receive around $5.1 million through the newly reinstated Munic...
May 08, 2020
Bichette weighs in on South Korean baseball, empty stadiums and Jays' excitement level
With a few pro leagues resuming play around the globe, Major League Baseball fans are getting a glimpse of how things might look if big-league games return after this ext...
May 08, 2020
Ian Scott reflects on winning the 'ship and fixing his hip
Show me a good team and we'll show you a good goaltender. Sure, the Prince Albert Raiders essentially had three first lines and six minute-munching defencemen as they went on to lift the 2019 Ed Chyno...
May 08, 2020
Feds reject eight million N95 masks from a single distributor
OTTAWA - The federal government has suspended shipments of N95 respirators from a Montreal-based supplier after about eight million of the masks made in China failed to meet specifications. ...
May 08, 2020
P.A. veteran recalls the end of fighting in Europe
A Prince Albert World War II veteran is reflecting on the 75th anniversary of the allied victory in Europe.Ed Laird, who served in WWII transmitting messages, was in fact given the duty of passing the...
May 08, 2020
Province releases prevention plan to address high suicide rate
Details of a suicide prevention plan were released by the provincial government this morning. "Mental health continues to be a high priority for our government, our health system and our communities,"...
May 08, 2020
Of 13 new COVID-19 cases in province, 12 are linked to La Loche
There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, 12 of which are linked to the La Loche outbreak. The other remaining case is in the province's North region. Of the 544 total cases across Saskatche...
May 08, 2020