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Woodcroft has Oilers one win from WCF: 'Unbelievable job to turn our season around'
EDMONTON - Jay Woodcroft was slicing tape for a team packed with future Hall of Famers. As he went about his work as the Detroit Red Wings' video coach, a job secured at 28 years old ahead of the 2005...
May 25, 2022

Weekend storm: Quebec says some parts of province won't get power back until Saturday
MONTREAL - Quebec's hydro utility says more than 80,000 customers are still without power following last weekend's violent storm that left a trail of damage from Gatineau to Quebec City. Hydro-Qubec p...
May 25, 2022

Women's groups warn Liberals against 'downloading' gun control to potential victims
OTTAWA - Several women's groups are urging the federal Liberals to abandon the idea of allowing an endangered person to apply to a court for an order to remove firearms from a stalker or abuser. They ...
May 25, 2022

Early look at homeless issue has some surprises
An early glimpse into what has impacted the homeless situation in Prince Albert has some surprising information. With a final report not expected until June, Dr. Chad Nilson was still able to update c...
May 25, 2022

Quebec bill would give Alzheimer's patients access to medical aid in dying
MONTREAL - Quebec has tabled a bill that would extend the province's assisted death legislation to people with Alzheimer's disease. Health Minister Christian Dub said today that Bill 38 would allow pe...
May 25, 2022

Police suspect arson in fire at Wyoming abortion clinic site
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - An overnight fire in Wyoming damaged a building under renovation to house a new abortion clinic in the conservative state with widespread opposition to abortion and authorities sai...
May 25, 2022

Norwegian curling great Thomas Ulsrud, winner of 2010 Olympic silver, dies at 50
Norwegian curler Thomas Ulsrud, a three-time Olympian who won silver at the 2010 Vancouver Games, has died after a long illness, the World Curling Federation said Wednesday. He was 50. In a Facebook p...
May 25, 2022

Joint investigation results in arrests, seizure of drugs
A combined effort with RCMP and Prince Albert's Crime Reduction Team has resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of illegal drugs.Back in January, Buffalo Narrows RCMP started an investigation af...
May 25, 2022

Police asking for help in finding missing child
UPDATE: At 11:35 this morning, PAPS notified the media that Selena Ross has been found safe and sound.Prince Albert police are asking for help in finding 10-year-old Selena Ross who was reported missi...
May 25, 2022

Federal government would join challenge of Quebec's Bill 21 at Supreme Court
MONTREAL - Federal Justice Minister David Lametti says his government will join a legal challenge to Quebec's religious symbols law if it reaches the Supreme Court. Lametti told reporters in Montreal ...
May 25, 2022