Prince Albert

MISSING
RCMP searching for woman reported missing from North Battleford
The Battlefords RCMP is asking for help searching for a missing 23-year-old woman.Emma Nanatakapo was last seen at around 2 p.m. on March 27 on 107 Street in North Battleford.She stands five-foot-three and weighs 120 pounds. She has long black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing yellow hospital-style pyjamas....
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series lead
Raiders stun Blades to open WHL Playoffs
Max Hildebrand made 41 saves Thursday night as the Prince Albert Raiders sent shock waves through the Western Hockey League as they beat the heavily favoured Saskatoon Blades 4-3 in Game 1 of their first round playoff series at SaskTel Centre.The Raiders now lead the best-of-seven series 1-0.Prince Albert fell behind 2...
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Leadership change
New Chief elected at James Smith
After nearly 16 years, members of James Smith First Nation have elected a new Chief.Kirby Constant was declared the winner of Thursday's band election with 208 votes. "Thank you deeply for entrusting me with the honor of being your Chief. Your support and belief in me fuel my commitment to lead our community towar...
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A lasting legacy
Weldon residents to build playground in honour of stabbing victim
Wiping away tears, Chelsey Erickson recalled how her friend Wes was all about the community and would have loved seeing the kids play on a new playground.Wes Petterson was among the people stabbed and killed by Miles Sanderson in September 2022. To pay tribute to the man well known in the small community of Weldon, a g...
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Prince Albert

TALKING ABOUT SEXTORTION
P.A. teachers and advocates spreading the word following a rise in sextortion reports in Sask.
While police raise the alarm, local advocates are getting the word out on the dangers of sextortion among youth. Earlier this week, the Saskatchewan RCMP sent out an advisory warning about a rise in sextortion cases over the past year. According to the Mounties, financial sextortion is a kind of blackmail that involves...
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Court proceedings
Another trial confirmed in Custer murder case
One of the final pieces to the puzzle for a Shellbrook area murder case is now in place.Evan Ledoux has been committed to stand trial at Court of King's Bench on a charge of first-degree murder. That was the outcome of a preliminary inquiry hearing that wrapped up Thursday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court. A p...
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CELEBRATING HEALTHCARE
Preparations going well for P.A.'s prestigious Med Gala
Time is running out if you wish to take part in a prestigious event to honour the best in healthcare in Prince Albert. The Boreal Healthcare Foundation's Med Gala is now 85 per cent sold out with the extravagant event happening on April 27th at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre.CEO of the Healthcare Foundation Cody B...
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Pedestrian injured
STARS responds after pedestrian hit by vehicle on James Smith Cree Nation
A pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital after being struck by a vehicle on the James Smith Cree Nation.The Kinistino Fire Department was called to the scene early Thursday morning.After they arrived, they administered first aid and set up a landing area for STARS Air Ambulance.Paramedics were on the scene to help t...
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Crime
Prince Albert suspects named in Rosthern armed robbery
A man and a woman from Prince Albert are among three people charged, following an armed robbery that occurred earlier this week at a bar in Rosthern.Kayden Aubichon and Kristy Charles appeared in court on Wednesday; along with Rico Opikokew from Canoe Lake.On March 25, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Rosthern RCMP received...
Mar 28, 2024
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Gravy Bowl 2024
Curds all the way: Knotty Pine crowned poutine champs again
Once again, the Knotty Pine Bistro at Little Red River Park has been crowned Gravy Bowl Champion. The Gravy Bowl has been in existence for three years and every year it has been presented to Barb Lychak, owner of the Knotty Pine. "It's an easy way for us to give back to the community doing what we do, you know, co...
Mar 27, 2024
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Time to vote
PBCN prepares for election
Members of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation head to the polls next month.The election for chief and council has been scheduled for April 9 and a list of candidates was released Monday by the electoral officer. They have however indicated the list is still subject to change and may have to do in part with a requirement all ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Knecht report follow through
Lack of funding stalls PAPS efforts to implement some review recommendations
Almost all the recommendations made after a provincial review of the Prince Albert Police last year have been put in place, and the remaining ones require more money than the service has available. Chief Patrick Nogier told a recent meeting of the Police Commission that the recommendations it was possible to do have be...
Mar 27, 2024
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National champs
'Awesome to be a part of': Debden's Peterson proud of ACHA hockey championship
Rhea Peterson is still basking in the glow of a national championship.The 21-year-old hockey player from Debden, Sask. recently won the ACHA title with Adrian College in Michigan. They beat Minot State in the final.It's the first title in school history for the Bulldogs women's program."I don't think any of us hav...
Mar 27, 2024
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Outstanding achievement
Prince Albert singer receives Golden Buzzer on Canada's Got Talent
Prince Albert's Rebecca Strong has inspired an entire country.During Tuesday night's episode of Canada's Got Talent, Strong's audition resulted in her receiving the 'Golden Buzzer' and $25,000 from CIBC.(Citytv)Strong sang the song 'Stone Cold' by Demi Lovato. Immediately after her moving performance, she was asked by ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Basketball wrap up
Carlton basketball coach reflects on Hoopla, season as a whole
The Carlton Boys Basketball team finished off their season on a positive note Saturday despite Hoopla - the annual high basketball championships in Saskatchewa - being significantly dialed back this year due to the ongoing strike of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation.The Carlton Crusaders attended the one-game champ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Election season
Wally Burns seeking re-election as Chief of James Smith
Citing plans to complete land claims, build 80 new houses on the reserve, and start work on a new hockey arena, Wally Burns says he has a lot of unfinished business.First elected Chief of James Smith in 2008, Burns is one of four candidates in this week's election and told paNOW his mission to create positive change in...
Mar 26, 2024
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Corrections
Pine Grove inmates claim woman rushed to hospital in serious condition was ignored by jail staff
Editor's note: This story was updated on March 27 to include a comment from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.Inmates at Prince Albert's Pine Grove Correctional (PGCC) are sounding the alarm, claiming a woman rushed to hospital last weekend had been sick for six days and may have died had they not called 9-1-1 on her b...
Mar 26, 2024
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Clues lead to Prince Albert
Manitoba RCMP follow homicide lead to Prince Albert
Homicide investigators from Manitoba are in Prince Albert looking for witnesses in a double homicide in Northland Denesuline First Nation in the northwest of Manitoba in 2021. RCMP did not specify what evidence lead them to Prince Albert, but said they are following the clues wherever they go. "Our time in Northla...
Mar 26, 2024
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Fatal collision
James Smith man deceased in rollover near Weldon
A 21-year-old man from James Smith Cree Nation is dead following a single vehicle rollover on the Coxby Road north of Weldon yesterday. The deceased man, who was not named by RCMP, was a passenger in the vehicle that rolled on the gravel road shortly before 8 a.m. The driver of the vehicle was taken to Saskatoon hospit...
Mar 26, 2024
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Impaired driving
P.A. Police not joining RCMP with universal driver alcohol screening
Prince Albert police say they will not be following in the footsteps of Saskatchewan RCMP that all drivers pulled over will be required to do a breathalyzer. Chief Patrick Nogier told paNOW that, at the moment, the Prince Albert Police Service is not considering instituting what is "an obviously contentious issue....
Mar 26, 2024
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Provincial Final
U13 Wolfpack trying to win provincial title on home ice
They're the last team standing in Prince Albert Minor Hockey this spring, and now they'll play for a provincial title Tuesday night at the Art Hauser Centre.The U13 Prince Albert Wolfpack play the Regina Buffalos in Game 2 of the provincial final Tuesday. Regina won the first game, so if P.A. wins tonight, the two team...
Mar 26, 2024
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P.A. Events Centre
P.A. council OKs detailed plans for Event Centre
In a 6-3 vote, the City of Prince Albert will move forward and complete the detailed design of the 4,500 seat event centre that would also house the Prince Albert Raiders. The motion means the project design will be 99 per cent complete and council also decided to have staff shortlist general contractors to oversee the...
Mar 26, 2024
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Tragic events
RCMP investigate fatal rollover on Coxby Road
A single vehicle rollover that occurred Monday morning, claimed one life and sent three others to hospital.That information coming from the Kinistino Fire Dept., one of the multiple agencies that responded to the scene north of Weldon on Coxby Road.While en route, they were notified STARS Air Ambulance had also been di...
Mar 25, 2024
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Court proceedings
RCMP find over 700 grams of cocaine at residence in Sandy Bay
Four people have been charged following a drug bust in Sandy Bay that netted police over 700 grams of cocaine.Also found in the home on Sunday was an imitation handgun, trafficking paraphernalia, and cash. Three of the accused are from Calgary and the other is from Sandy Bay.They have each been charged with possession ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Citizen of the Year
A piping good time for P.A.'s Citizen of the Year
Nothing says its official like being piped into the ceremony that acknowledges a person is Citizen of the Year and that was the experience of Barry Brezden on Friday evening. Brezden, who found out he was this year's Citizen of the Year at the end of 2023, had his honour formalized at a banquet at the Coronet Hotel, en...
Mar 25, 2024
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MIDTOWN INCIDENT
Four people arrested after alleged shooting in Midtown
A total of four people were arrested after reports of a shooting in Prince Albert's Midtown area.At around 6 a.m. Monday morning, police said they responded to reports of a gunshot around Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street East.Officers confirmed no one was injured, but a large assortment of guns and ammunition were found ...
Mar 25, 2024
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PAPS/RCMP traffic enforcement
Police dog finds suspects hiding in yards in two cases over weekend
On two occasions over the weekend, RCMP officers doing traffic patrols in Prince Albert met resistance by drivers, being bear sprayed in one case and having their vehicles rammed in another. Just before midnight on Friday, an RCMP officer pulled over a vehicle in the 200 block of 12th Street West but was hit by bear sp...
Mar 25, 2024
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POWERLIFTING
Organizers praise P.A.'s hospitality during Senior Weightlifting Provincials
Some of the best powerlifters in Saskatchewan were in Prince Albert over the weekend for a major competition at the Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse. The Provincial Senior Weightlifting Championships took over the city with up to 60 athletes participating in the big event. Among some of the clubs involved were P.A. Olympic, S...
Mar 25, 2024
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