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'This is a cowardly attack': 3-on-1 assault at women's jail proceeds to sentencing
An incident this month involving inmates at Prince Albert's Pine Grove Correctional Centre was repeatedly described in court Wednesday as a cowardly attack.Inmates Carson Desjarlais, Jenna Haraburda a...
Oct 26, 2022
Three local organizations receive funding from Canada Post
A total of three local organizations will see their programming boosted courtesy of Canada Post and their Community Foundation grant.Yellow Quill First Nation, the Tisdale Twisters Gymnastics Club, an...
Oct 26, 2022
Overhaul transparency law by adopting long-standing calls for change, group tells MPs
OTTAWA - A pro-transparency group is telling MPs to retool the Access to Information Act by dropping the application fee, imposing tighter timelines to respond to requests for files and narrowing exce...
Oct 26, 2022
Atmospheric river forecast in B.C. days after temperature records and drought
VANCOUVER - An atmospheric river packing "narrow bands of heavy precipitation" is forecast for parts of British Columbia just a week after numerous high temperature records were set amid concerns of d...
Oct 26, 2022
Ex-Ottawa police chief says force couldn't change much about response to convoy
OTTAWA - The former chief of the Ottawa police says his officers couldn't have done anything materially differently during the response to the "Freedom Convoy." A summary report of an interview with P...
Oct 26, 2022
‘Excited to see it continue’: The story of a graduate’s experience in Sturgeon Lake Health Center
In what's being called another step on the journey to reconciliation with First Nations peoples, a graduate from Saskatchewan Polytechnic is sharing her experience of working in a First Nations health...
Oct 26, 2022
Prince Albert's Klassen to captain WHL's Winterhawks
Prince Albert's Gabe Klassen has quickly made himself indispensable to the WHL's Portland Winterhawks. After posting a career season last year and starting this campaign red-hot, Klassen has been name...
Oct 26, 2022
CP NewsAlert: France denies extradition for priest facing charge in Nunavut
The federal government says France has denied an extradition request for Johannes Rivoire, a priest accused of crimes against children in Nunavut. More to come. The Canadian Press
Oct 26, 2022
RCMP looking for help locating missing man
Battlefords RCMP are looking for help locating 41-year-old Oliver Ochuschayoo. He's been missing since Oct. 22. Police say he has ties to the Battlefords area as well as Green Lake and Prince Albert.O...
Oct 26, 2022
Smile Cookie campaign in P.A. breaks records
When it comes to Smile Cookies, Prince Albert delivers. Cheryl Sander, who owns two of the four local Tim Hortons, said the amount of support was amazing. "Smile Cookies across Canada are actually up ...
Oct 26, 2022