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North Stars Kotai, Allan named to SJHL Players of the Week
A pair of Battlefords North Stars have been named to the SJHL players of the week, for their outstanding play to open the Canterra Seeds Cup Finals.Goaltender Josh Kotai was named SJHL MVP of the week...
Apr 18, 2023

Anti-mandate rally organizer receives $500 fine
A woman who organized an anti-mandate rally in Prince Albert, thereby violating a section of Saskatchewan's Health Act, has received a $500 fine.The Crown had been seeking $5,000.Rachel Lee Cochrane a...
Apr 18, 2023

Drama club hosts first play since 2019
Peanut Productions is celebrating 30 years of promoting arts and culture in the tri-communities. The drama club, which hasn't held a show since 2019 due to COVID, returns this week with a PG-rated com...
Apr 18, 2023

Liberal minister promises plan on Access to Information as MPs highlight woes
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says she hopes to share a plan in coming months for improving the key federal transparency law and how it is managed. Fortier is telling a House of Commo...
Apr 18, 2023

Auditor general 'assessing' mandate in terms of Trudeau Foundation ask to investigate
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general's office says it is still "assessing" its mandate as it relates to a request from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to investigate its handling of two donation...
Apr 18, 2023

June inquest set for Jordan Norfield death
A discretionary inquest into the death of 30-year-old Jordan Norfield in 2020 has been scheduled for late June. Norfield was taken into custody on December 1 of that year on an order under the Public ...
Apr 18, 2023

Rain, wind, snow all in the cards for Prince Albert thanks to Colorado Low
Winter just doesn't know when to quit. A weather system moving up from the south is going to send temperatures well below seasonal averages for the next two days or so, and more snowfall is likely com...
Apr 18, 2023

Canadian men to open this summer's Gold Cup on home soil at Toronto's BMO Field
Canada will open this summer's Gold Cup in Toronto against a yet-to-be decided qualifying team before heading to Houston to complete Group D play against Guatemala and Cuba. The 47th-ranked Canada men...
Apr 18, 2023

Cheer athlete given lifetime ban for using and trafficking cocaine
OTTAWA - A cheer athlete and athlete support person, has been handed a lifetime ban for multiple anti-doping rule violations, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport announced Tuesday. The ban is retr...
Apr 18, 2023

WestJet pilots vote in favour of strike mandate, could walk before May long weekend
The union representing WestJet pilots says they have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate.The Air Line Pilots Association says the 1,600 WestJet pilots it represents can launch a strike ...
Apr 18, 2023