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Prince Albert hospital expansion officially starting construction
By Jaryn Vecchio Construction on Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital Expansion project has officially started. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday to celebrate work beginning on the site's new ...
Jul 25, 2023 Construction next to Victoria Hospital. (Jaryn Vecchio/paNOW Staff)
Prince Albert reports first-ever case of Dutch Elm Disease
For the first time ever, the City of Prince Albert is reporting a case of Dutch Elm Disease (DED). In a media release on Monday, the city confirmed the cases of the disease in multiple elm trees in th...
Jul 25, 2023 Dutch elm disease has been detected again in Saskatoon. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
P.A. homicide victim died protecting young community member, says close friend
By Nigel Maxwell A man who was shot and killed at a Prince Albert homeless camp died protecting one of his fellow community members. That's according to people who were with Thomas (Ponch) Bird at the...
Jul 24, 2023
Prince Albert encampment death ruled a homicide
Prince Albert police say a death at a known encampment is being treated as a homicide. On Saturday, officers responded to an incident in the 300 block of 18th Street East where they located an injured...
Jul 24, 2023 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW staff)
Indigenous leaders call for full report into P.A. Police Service, implementation of recommendations
Saskatchewan Indigenous leaders are calling for the immediate implementation of the 45 recommendations contained in a report on the Prince Albert Police Service. The recommendations came after three i...
Jul 19, 2023 Amelia Bloomfield, Saul Laliberte's mother, wipes tears from her eyes during a news conference. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Interim chief of P.A. police responds to report and recommendations from province
The interim chief of Prince Albert Police has responded to the results of an independent review and recommendations for the service. On Tuesday morning, the final report by Rob Knecht into the dealing...
Jul 19, 2023 (Prince Albert Police Service/Facebook)
Call for review of Prince Albert police procedures and standards come charges laid against officer
By Nigel Maxwell Noting concerns with the number of in-custody deaths in 2021, the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is calling for a thorough, unbiased review of the Prince Albert Police Service's (...
Jul 15, 2023 A view of the cells at the Prince Albert Police Service detention facility. (paNOW)
Canada Day storms bring damage from wild weather
Canada Day brought some wild weather this year. Extreme wind and rain storms raged through the province on Saturday night. Nipawin, Waskesiu, Prince Albert and Hafford were some of the hardest hit on ...
Jul 04, 2023 The results of a plow wind that tore through 1015 Nipawin on July 1, 2023. (Barb Quinney/Submitted)
Flash storm hits P.A., surrounding areas
People in Prince Albert had to hunker indoors to escape a storm that battered the city Sunday afternoon. At around 3:17 p.m. , Environment Canada issued a Severe thunderstorm warning for the area. Not...
Jun 26, 2023 Prince Albert rain and hail storm June 25, 2023 (Twitter/ @sourjoy)
'Dream come true': Lowes helped build Golden Knights into Stanley Cup champs
By Rob Mahon The seeds of the Stanley Cup win for the Vegas Golden Knights were first planted before the team ever took a step on the ice. In 2016-17, Prince Albert product Bob Lowes was among the fir...
Jun 20, 2023
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