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Melfort's Logan Ferland signs two-year extension with Saskatchewan Roughriders
The CFL's West Division Most Outstanding Lineman and Melfort native Logan Ferland will be with the Green and White through 2027. The former Melfort Comet and Regina Thunder offensive lineman inked a t...
Mar 31, 2025 The CFL’s West Division Most Outstanding Lineman and Melfort native Logan Ferland will be with the Green and White through 2027. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
Island Forests clearcut protestors request three-year moratorium extension
As an important deadline approaches, concerned members of a forest protection group in the Prince Albert area are calling on the provincial government to extend a moratorium for clear-cutting in the I...
Mar 30, 2025 Drone picture of a barren area directly east of the potential clear-cutting.
(Dave Rondeau/Submitted to PA Now)
Construction to start on Ronald McDonald House for PA
The planned construction of Prince Albert's Ronald McDonald House (RMH) hits close to home for a local couple. Ivan and Shianne Trudel spent months in the Saskatoon Ronald McDonald House beginning in ...
Mar 09, 2025 Prince Albert couple Ivan and Shianne Trudel spent a lot of time in the Saskatoon Ronald McDonald House after the birth of their son Thomas. (Susan McNeil/paNOW)
101-year-old Prince Albert WWII Veteran passes away
One of the last Prince Albert area veterans of the Second World War has passed away, just a few months shy of his 102nd birthday. Edwin Laird was born May 5, 1923 in Verwood, Sask. He enlisted in the ...
Feb 25, 2025 Second World War veteran Edwin G. Laird passed away recently at the age of 102. (paNOW Staff)
Passenger dies in Highway 55 rollover on Friday
A rollover north of Shellbrook on Feb. 21 claimed one life and sent two people to hospital. At around 11:30 p.m., Shellbrook Fire and Rescue was dispatched to Highway 55 towards Big River.Two occupant...
Feb 23, 2025 Shellbrook Fire and Rescue at the scene of the fatal crash north of Shellbrook on Feb. 21. (Shellbrook Fire and Rescue Facebook)
Manhunt begun after multiple stabbings on Big River First Nation and Victoire
Big River RCMP have responded to multiple stabbing incidents on Big River First Nation, (also known as Whitefish) and Victoire, which is about an hour northwest of Prince Albert. Big River RCMP said t...
Feb 15, 2025 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Prairie singles turning to professional matchmakers
By Teena Monteleone It appears people on the Prairies are getting tired of aimlessly swiping on dating apps. As Valentine's Day looms, one professional matchmaker says 2024 was the busiest year in the...
Feb 13, 2025 While online dating has helped more people connect than ever before, Lianne Tregobov said the quality of connections is often shallow and fleeting and that’s leading more of her Prairie clients to look for a more personalized approach to finding love through a matchmaker. (VeronikaGorBO Depositphotos.com)
Prince Albert continues down road to reconciliation with educational events
A vital conversation that started in Prince Albert a few years ago will continue next month when the city hosts two free public events focused on reconciliation and anti-racism. Cadmus Delorme, who wa...
Feb 09, 2025 “One of the most meaningful ways we can support reconciliation is through education,” Kiley Bear, Director of Corporate Services for the City of Prince Albert said. (City of Prince Albert)
Prince Albert maps discarded needles, encampments and more online
The City of Prince Albert is using technology and its website to have residents become part of the solution to managing issues ranging from discarded needles, encampments and other risks. A Community ...
Feb 08, 2025 A heat map of the location of discarded needles can be found on the City of Prince Albert website. (City of Prince Albert website)
An 11,000-year-old major archaeological discovery west of P.A.
Following a major archaeological discovery west of Prince Albert involving the uncovering of a settlement that dates back 11,000 years, Sturgeon Lake First Nation and its council are calling on local,...
Feb 04, 2025 The revelation—one of the oldest known Indigenous sites on the continent—confirms that highly organized societies existed in the region far earlier than previously believed.
This places it among some of the world’s most well-recognized ancient sites, such as the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Stonehenge in England, and Göbekli Tepe in Turkey — each known for their immense historical significance and their role in shaping human civilization. (Submitted/ Dave Rondeau)
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