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Jail riot results in over $500,000 in damages
A riot at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre last January resulted in over $500,000 in damages, and will take up to a year to repair, according to evidence heard at Prince Albert Provincial Court.K...
Apr 15, 2021

E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric station getting $300 million facelift
The E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station northeast of Nipawin is getting a facelift from SaskPower.The station was first commissioned in 1963 and is nearing the end of its life, according to SaskPower ...
Apr 15, 2021

Designs for Rotary Adventure Park give sneak peek to final product
During one of their online fundraising campaigns, the Rotary Club of Prince Albert gave everybody a first look at what the Rotary Adventure Park at Little Red could look like. In the designs displayed...
Apr 15, 2021

Emotions ran high for Toronto FC goal-scorers in CONCACAF Champions League triumph
Toronto FC's Patrick Mullins and Justin Morrow acknowledged their goals against Club Leon on Wednesday night came with an outpouring of emotion. For Mullins, the reason was simple. His grandmother pas...
Apr 15, 2021

Incoming cold front expected to snap Meadow Lake streak of plus temperatures
The recent trend of plus temperatures in Meadow Lake is expected to take a brief dip at the end of the weekend. Terri Lang, Meteorologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), said the Mead...
Apr 15, 2021

'Nothing to be envious about:' Experts caution against following U.S. lead on COVID
Canadians may be looking with envy at the United States as it lifts COVID-19 restrictions and distributes vaccinations, but experts say key indicators show there's no reason to covet our southern neig...
Apr 15, 2021

What'sHappeningNOW April 15, 2021
Voice of the Prince Albert Raiders Trevor Redden talks about tonight's matchup against the Moose Jaw Warriors.
Apr 15, 2021

Preliminary hearing for accused in Todd Stone homicide moved to fall
A preliminary hearing has now been rescheduled for this fall for the accused in the Todd Levi Stone homicide investigation.Michael Jordan White, also known as Michael Jordan Frank, 33, who remains in ...
Apr 15, 2021

Political party governing Montreal mulls disarming police and redirecting funds
MONTREAL - The political party governing Montreal is questioning whether all city police need to carry firearms at all times. Projet Montreal adopted a motion during the municipal party's recent conve...
Apr 15, 2021

Legal challenge seeks to overturn Quebec ban on cannabis T-shirts, other products
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge is hearing the final day of arguments in a head shop's challenge of a provincial law that bans the sale of cannabis-themed products. The co-owner of Prohibitio...
Apr 15, 2021