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Bears add two Wildcats to their squad
This week, the Prince Albert Northern Bears added two players from the Warman Wildcats to their roster for next season. The Bears added defenceman Jacquelyne Chief on Thursday night, after adding her ...
May 08, 2020 Jacquelyne Chief signs with the Prince Albert Northern Bears. (Facebook, Prince Albert Northern Bears)
Nominations for the 2020 Arts Hall of Fame
The Prince Albert Arts Board are accepting nominations for the 2020 Arts Hall of Fame. While we don't know what that celebration may look like, we urge you to nominate one of the many artists and arts...
May 08, 2020
Canadiens sign defenceman Alexander Romanov to entry-level contract
Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Alexander Romanov to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old had seven assists and a plus-21 differential in 43 games this past season with C...
May 08, 2020
Nova Scotia families seek to certify class action against mass killer's estate
HALIFAX - A lawyer representing families of victims of a Nova Scotia mass shooting in a potential class action lawsuit says his clients are hoping to gain "a form of justice" ...
May 08, 2020
Raptors permitted limited access to OVO Centre as of Monday
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will be allowed limited access to OVO Athletic Centre as of Monday, two months after the NBA suspended play due to COVID-19. The Raptors and Major Lea...
May 08, 2020
Former N.S. guard faces 13 charges including sex assaults at women's prison
TRURO, N.S. - A year-long police investigation has resulted in 13 criminal charges against a former correctional officer whose alleged assaults of inmates at a federal prison for women in Nova Scotia ...
May 08, 2020
Non-profits to benefit from radio station grants
The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group (JPBG) in Prince Albert is putting the power of radio behind deserving, non-profit groups in the community struggling to get their messages out during the COVID-19 pan...
May 08, 2020 JPBG program director Danny Kid on CKBI radio. (File photo/paNOW)
NewsAlert: Statistics Canada says nearly two million jobs lost in April
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy lost almost two million jobs in April, a record high, as the closure of non-essential services to slow the spread of COVID-19 devastated the economy and forced busin...
May 08, 2020
Jobless numbers to be released and return of 'Hamilton'; In The News for May 8
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 8 ... --- CO...
May 08, 2020
Pandemic causing 'unprecedented' threat to beef and pork producers: industry
Canadian livestock groups say producers are suffering since COVID-19 outbreaks have caused closures and slowdowns at meat-processing plants across the country. A backlog of animals...
May 08, 2020