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Care home residents in Saskatchewan soon can have more visitors

Every resident of every one of Saskatchewan's long-term and personal care homes soon will be allowed to have more visitors.On Thursday, the provincial government announced that, starting May 30, all p...

May 21, 2021

Walk Around the World Fundraiser

The Prince Albert Multicultural Council is hosting its first ever fundraiser, a "walk around the world" style walk-a-thon, this June! The thought process behind the "walk around the world" theme came ...

May 21, 2021

Prince Albert's property crime spikes in April

Home and business owners in Prince Albert were certainly not laughing last month.There were 347 incidents related to property crime, this compared to 243 the month prior, and represented the highest n...

May 21, 2021

P.A. Fire Chief relieved no homes lost in Cloverdale Fire

At times throughout the week, Prince Albert Fire Chief Kris Olsen was convinced at least one residence would be taken by the Cloverdale Fire that roared northeast of Prince Albert. But Olsen was relie...

May 20, 2021

COVID case identified at WP Sandin, students move to remote learning for next week

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reporting another case of COVID-19 within the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD).The case is in WP Sandin Public High School in Shellbrook an...

May 20, 2021

Smith grateful for time in northeast Sask., 'pumped' for next step in coaching career

Former Trojans assistant coach Daven Smith is off to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL).On Wednesday, May 19, it was announced that Smith would become the newest assistant coach with the Mel...

May 20, 2021

'It's like a big open wound': Prince Albert's unsolved cases

A detailed look at Prince Albert's missing persons cases was presented to the Board of Police Commissioners on Thursday. Sgt. Kathy Edwardsen, the officer assigned to the Historical Missing Persons an...

May 20, 2021

James Smith Health Clinic goes door-to-door with vaccines

The James Smith Cree Nation was having difficulties getting its membership vaccinated. So, the pandemic committee, made up of health officials, Chiefs, and council, decided to try a different approach...

May 20, 2021

Willow Creek Community Garden receiving financial assistance with senior’s lodge project

The Willow Creek Community Garden (WCCG) has received a $5,000 grant from the Meadow Lake Park and Recreation Board. The funding is being used to cover the costs of a project designed to bring garden ...

May 20, 2021

'A huge failure of the system': frustration at lengthy power outage

UPDATE: Later Thursday night SaskPower issued a tweet saying they had successfully restored power to all known customers impacted by the fire.Our crews have worked non-stop while facing mother nature&...

May 20, 2021