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Kakakaway inquest cancelled, family pursues own lawyer
A coroner's inquest in Prince Albert has come to an abrupt halt.Lynnette Kakaway's family claims they were only informed on Monday what was happening, saying they wish to be represented by their own l...
Sep 17, 2025 Lynette Kakakaway's brother Travis and Keeseekoose band councillor Clarisse Straightnose stand outside the Coronet Hotel. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Hobby collectors raise thousands for childhood cancer research
By Logan Lehmann What began as a small hobby has turned into a big effort to help raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer. Prince Albert locals Travis Mahussier and Kaitlyn Gryba have been coll...
Sep 13, 2025
FSIN audit questions over $34 million in expenses
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nation (FSIN) is being asked to explain expenses totalling $34,251,566. The findings of an audit, conducted by Indigenous Services Canada, were shown to the exec...
Sep 12, 2025 At the time the audit was initially presented to FSIN leadership, the gates at the office building in Saskatoon were closed. (Submitted photo)
James Smith lockdown false alarm: RCMP
An incident that resulted in the James Smith Cree Nation being locked down Monday morning turned out to be a false alarm. Melfort RCMP say they received a report of an injured man in the community but...
Sep 08, 2025
Sask. real estate market once again outperforming expectations
The trends on the Saskatchewan Realtors Association's market watch for August marked 26 consecutive months of above-average sales, while seven communities, including Prince Albert, Melfort, and Humbol...
Sep 07, 2025 The Prince Albert, Saskatoon-Biggar, Swift Current-Moose Jaw and Northern economic regions all reported year-over-year sales gains in August, with sales well above long-term, 10-year averages. (DragonImages/Depositphotos.com)
Denare Beach wildfire victims struggling with mental health
When Dustin Trumbley looks into the hole in the ground where his home used to sit in Denare Beach, he feels like throwing up. The stress of the impact caused by devastating wildfires in his community ...
Aug 24, 2025 Dustin Trumbley sits in an empty hole where is house once sat in Denare Beach. (Dustin Trumbley/submitted to PA Now)
Most wildland firefighters in Saskatchewan don't wear masks. Here's why.
by Teena Monteleone As Saskatchewan experiences one of its worst wildfire seasons on record, smoke continues to prompt air quality alerts for the public. There is no doubt firefighters who spend weeks...
Aug 23, 2025 Brady Highway is a long-time wildland firefighter. He said wearing a mask isn’t practical in the forest. (Brady Highway/Facebook)
Province opens new affordable housing duplexes in Prince Albert
By Logan Lehmann The province of Saskatchewan announced the addition of some affordable housing in Prince Albert on Friday in the form of two new duplexes. The low-income homes are located on 12th Str...
Aug 17, 2025 One of the finished duplexes in Prince Albert. The duplexes are split into a three-bedroom unit upstairs and a two-bedroom unit downstairs, and have already been rented out with families already moved in. (Logan Lehmann/paNOW)
Sask. players help Team Canada take bronze at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
By Nick Nielsen After going a perfect 3-0 in the round robin stage, Prince Albert Raiders' Daxon Rudolph and the rest of Team Canada were on to the final rounds where they first would play against the...
Aug 16, 2025 Team Canada celebrates after Raiders defenceman Daxon Rudolph (second from the right) scored the empty netter that clinched a 3-0 win and a bronze medal for Canada. (Hockey Canada)
Parkland dispatcher helps deliver baby on second shift alone
By Susan McNeil A career in emergency care peaked early for a new dispatcher in Prince Albert. Emma MacDonald, age 19, was on her second shift alone on July 30 when she helped a woman deliver a baby o...
Aug 06, 2025 Emma MacDonald helped a woman deliver her grandchild over the phone on her second shift alone. (Parkland Ambulance/Submitted)
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