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Prince Albert overdose deaths double provincial average, mobile response planned
by Susan McNeil Twice as many people in Prince Albert die of drug overdoses as the provincial average, a concerning statistic that is leading to a new response. On Monday, city council will be present...
Oct 05, 2025 An ambulance at Prince Albert's bus transfer station called for a suspected overdose in 2024. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW)
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)
RCMP charge man with arson for large grass fire near Prince Albert
A 35-year-old man is facing an arson charge after allegedly setting a grass fire just north of Prince Albert on Wednesday. According to the RCMP, officers were notified of the fire about five kilometr...
Sep 05, 2025 Larry Bird, a 35-year-old resident of the Little Red River First Nation, was arrested at the scene. He’s facing a charge of arson with damage to property. (Buckland Fire and Rescue/Facebook)
Prince Albert woman, 84, dead after crash near Duck Lake: RCMP
An 84-year-old woman from Prince Albert was killed in a two-vehicle crash near Duck Lake on Friday. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers were notified of the c...
Aug 26, 2025 The RCMP said the crash happened on Friday afternoon near Duck Lake. (650 CKOM file photo)
Kidney cancer patient fights for free parking while recieving treatment
Cancer patients in Prince Albert can access life-saving treatments at Victoria Hospital, but only once they've paid for parking. Former Prince Albert city councillor Dennis Ogrodnick was diagnosed wit...
Aug 19, 2025 Speaking about his experience in the healthcare system, cancer patient Dennis Ogrodnick said the level of care has been "phenomenal." For him, it’s the parking fees that need to change. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
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)
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)
Three charged after allegedly using drones to deliver drugs to Sask. Penitentiary
Three people are facing charges after drones were allegedly used to deliver drugs to inmates at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, the first of the two...
Jul 29, 2025 Three people are facing charges in separate cases in which they allegedly used drones to deliver drugs to the prison in Prince Albert. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Arrest made in Prince Albert landlord shooting incident
By Nigel Maxwell The man alleged responsible for shooting a Prince Albert landlord in the throat said nothing when he appeared in court Thursday morning. In connection to the events that occurred in J...
Jul 24, 2025 A police car sits parked outside the property where the shooting occurred in June. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Family says injured landlord is recovering, but he's paralyzed and can't speak
By Susan McNeil Despite his life-altering injuries, Jim Primeau's will to recover remains strong, according to his sister Peggy Epp. Primeau, a 57-year-old landlord from Prince Albert, has been in hos...
Jul 04, 2025 Jim Primeau has made some remarkable recovery so far, his sister said, but he still has a long way to go. (GoFundMe)
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