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Brewpub planned for Humboldt
A brew pub and distillery planned for Humboldt got city zoning approval on Monday. No one opposed the plan by Prairie Sentinel Craft Ale Works to open a brewpub and tavern at 522 9th Street in Humbold...
Mar 28, 2023

Carlton Trail plans trades expansion
Carlton Trail College is getting $800,000 from the latest provincial budget to expand trades training in the northeast.The money will be used for a 4,000 square foot addition to the College's regional...
Mar 28, 2023

Humboldt looks at transit options
The city of Humboldt took some small steps toward improving public transportation at city council on Monday.The city has not had a taxi service since the only company shut down during the pandemic, so...
Mar 28, 2023

North Stars alumni shine with ACAC champion, Kings
Red Deer Polytechnic took home its first ACAC (Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference) championship in 29 years over the weekend, with five former Battlefords North Stars' now College hockey champions.F...
Mar 28, 2023

Four arrested after drugs and guns found at home on Witchekan Lake First Nation
An investigation this month by Saskatchewan RCMP has resulted in several people being arrested and the seizure of drugs, guns and ammunition.On March 15, Spiritwood RCMP was asked to assist a partner ...
Mar 28, 2023

City signs new contract with firefighters' union
It's official. The City of North Battleford signed a new three-year collective agreement with the North Battleford Firefighters' Association Local #1756 at council's meeting Monday. The agreement call...
Mar 28, 2023

Major projects pass next hurdle at City Hall
Development of two large projects in Prince Albert's South Hill area has each passed another hurdle at City Hall, on the road to becoming reality. Council approved a development permit application for...
Mar 28, 2023

French court refuses to extradite Italian former militants
PARIS (AP) - France's highest court on Tuesday ruled against extraditing 10 Italian former far-left militants who were convicted of attacks carried out in the 1970s and 1980s. The two women and eight ...
Mar 28, 2023

Provincial police officer killed during attempted arrest northeast of Montreal
LOUISEVILLE, Que. - A Quebec provincial police officer was killed while trying to arrest a man at a home in the province's Mauricie region Monday night. The police force confirmed in a news release Tu...
Mar 28, 2023

Portugal: 2 dead, several injured in Muslim center stabbing
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portuguese police shot a man suspected of stabbing two women to death at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon, authorities said Tuesday. The women were Portuguese staff members a...
Mar 28, 2023