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City's homeless face uncertain winter as primary resource center closes for good
Missy Custer sits huddled with a group of others in a downtown Prince Albert alley. The few belongings the group has are kept in a small shopping cart.With temperatures dropping at night to near freez...
Sep 21, 2022

Indigenous people make up 42 per cent of P.A.'s population
Nearly half of the people who live in the city of Prince Albert are Indigenous.That's according to Statistics Canada which released more information from the 2021 census on Wednesday. P.A.'s entire po...
Sep 21, 2022

Season preview: Raiders again built from back end out with opening night ahead
Training camp is over, the exhibition schedule is done, and the training wheels are officially off for the Prince Albert Raiders. On Friday night, they get to see how they fair in games that matter. T...
Sep 21, 2022

Senators open camp with optimism, but without forward Formenton
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are entering the upcoming season with optimism after a productive summer from general manager Pierre Dorion. The team acquired veteran Claude Giroux, high-scoring winger A...
Sep 21, 2022

Town welcomes new lumber business to area
The Town of Battleford is granting a three-year tax abatement to a new business coming to the community.ABMT Wood Solutions Ltd., based in Saskatoon, is looking at opening a location in the town's com...
Sep 21, 2022

Melfort Curling Club renamed, celebrates 50th anniversary
The Melfort Curling Club recently held its 50th-anniversary celebration with a golf tournament, banquet, silent auction, and sponsorship donations.For at least the next 10 years, however, it won't be ...
Sep 21, 2022

New downtown mural a meeting of minds
With one artist to oversee them, a group of young artists from Prince Albert created parts of a mural that was then blended, printed, and put on a wall near City Hall. The mural graces the west-facing...
Sep 21, 2022

Free public transportation service between La Ronge and Prince Albert to launch
A new service to shuttle passengers between La Ronge and Prince Albert will begin as soon as Oct. 3. That's according to Kikinahk Friendship Centre executive director Ron Woytowich, who explained he w...
Sep 21, 2022

COVID levels in P.A. third largest recorded by U of S during pandemic
COVID levels in Prince Albert continue to rise according to the University of Saskatchewan.Researchers studying the virus through the community's wastewater claim the current viral load is the third l...
Sep 21, 2022

FIFA increases World Cup rosters but not the delegation size it will pay for
Teams at the World Cup in Qatar will be allowed a roster of 23 to 26 players, up from 23 in past tournaments. But while the player roster has been increased, FIFA has not changed the number of people ...
Sep 21, 2022