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Inmate dies at P.A. Correctional Centre
A 53-year-old man has died at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre. Around 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, corrections staff found the inmate unresponsive in his cell. They said they tried life-saving measure...
Nov 05, 2021 (paNOW)
'Carbon monoxide alarms saved my family': P.A. resident, gov't highlight CO safety
"It's the silent killer. We were sleeping and could have just passed away. Thank goodness that detector went off. It literally saved our lives." Garth Kalin didn't know his carbon monoxide detector wa...
Nov 01, 2021 For Prince Albert resident Garth Kalin, CO safety and education about prevention measures is top of mind. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)
COVID rapid testing kits now available across northern Sask.
By Jaryn Vecchio Rapid testing kits for COVID-19 are finally available for the public across northern Saskatchewan. The provincial government previously stated it would be handing out more than 1.3 mi...
Oct 26, 2021
Big River RCMP searching for missing canoers
A search effort involving community members, Big River RCMP, Ministry of Environment conservation officers and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association is actively underway in northwestern Saskatch...
Oct 21, 2021
Third area code launched in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is now officially a three area code province following the launch of the 474 area code at the beginning of October. Isabella Maestri of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication...
Oct 21, 2021
Red Earth, Shoal Lake evacuees heading home after wildfire smoke forced them away
Hundreds of individuals from Shoal Lake Cree Nation and Red Earth Cree Nation are going home after multiple wildfires forced them to evacuate. Poor visibility and increased risk of health issues from ...
Oct 20, 2021 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW)
Free transit service Operation Red Nose will not run in Sask. this year
For the second year in a row, Operation Red Nose- which offers safe ride services during the holiday season - will not be running due to COVID. The free service, which normally runs in December, will ...
Oct 13, 2021
Prince Albert outlaws plastic bags
By Derek Craddock Plastic checkout bags are a thing of the past in Prince Albert. The city's ban on the plastic bags too effect on Monday, nearly two years after the bylaw was originally passed by cou...
Oct 12, 2021 plastic bags, recycle
Northern Saskatchewan First Nations trying different tactics to raise COVID-19 vaccine rates
By Jaryn Vecchio, paNOW First Nations across northern Saskatchewan are trying different tactics to try and get their members vaccinated against COVID-19. As of Oct. 4, 34 per cent of eligible individu...
Oct 09, 2021
Wildfires force evacuations at Red Earth and Shoal Lake
By Nigel Maxwell In response to the growing threat of wildfires in their region, the communities of Red Earth Cree Nation and Shoal Lake Cree Nation have issued evacuation orders for their members and...
Oct 05, 2021 (Submitted photo/ Prince Albert Grand Council)
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