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Tina's 'ark' finds temporary home in Prince Albert after fleeing Pisew Fire
When asked to describe the experience of evacuating 11 family members and dozens of animals, Tina Johnson said it was both terrifying and intense. That was the situation she faced Monday morning when ...
Jun 08, 2025 Tina Johnson is unsure if she will have a home to return to, but she's happy she has her horses. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW)
Prince Albert restaurant owner lends time, expertise to help feed fire evacuees
As Huzni Markos opens a large commercial oven, the smell of sizzling smokies fills the room. He quickly checks them and then moves on to two massive stock pots filled with macaroni salad. This is what...
Jun 06, 2025 Huzni Markos stands beside an oven with smokies that will be served for lunch, along with macaroni salad. He and his team of 4 chefs serve up to 1800 meals every day. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Prince Albert opens up RV and trailer spaces for evacuees
By Nigel Maxwell The Prince Albert Exhibition has opened its campground to offer free RV and trailer campsites to individuals and families evacuating areas impacted by wildfires in northern Saskatchew...
Jun 05, 2025 “We’re here to support the people who had to leave their homes so suddenly,” said Debra Despins, general manager of the Prince Albert Exhibition. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Mounties looking for white Malibu after police vehicle struck during traffic stop
RCMP officers are asking the public to keep an eye out for a white Chevrolet Malibu after the driver allegedly struck a police vehicle during a traffic stop on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Accordin...
May 13, 2025 The RCMP say a driver in a white Chevy Malibu struck an RCMP vehicle during a traffic stop on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation on Saturday. (650 CKOM file photo)
A 128-year-old heat record was broken in Saskatchewan on Saturday
It was a hot weekend in Saskatchewan, with weather records falling like dominoes around the province. According to Stephen Berg, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, 14 communit...
May 05, 2025 A number of Saskatchewan communities set heat records over the weekend as a low-pressure system brought a rush of warm air into the province. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
P.A. paramedics struck by car in Vegas face long recovery, mounting U.S. medical bills
By Teena Monteleone The mother of a Prince Albert paramedic, one of two struck by a vehicle in Las Vegas, is happy to have her daughter recovering back in Saskatchewan, but the pressure of American me...
Apr 30, 2025 Charlie Lastowsky (left) and Katrine Sinclair received a visit from a therapy dog and handler while being treated at University Medical Centre in Las Vegas. (GoFundMe)
Police searching for third suspect after truck stolen at gunpoint in Prince Albert
Police are searching for a third suspect after a truck was stolen at gunpoint by three masked individuals in Prince Albert earlier this month. According to a statement from the Saskatchewan RCMP, whic...
Apr 29, 2025 The RCMP said a third suspect fled into the woods after a traffic stop on April 12, and asked the public to help identify him. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Two dead after highway crashes in Saskatchewan: RCMP
Two people are dead after crashes on Saskatchewan highways. A 17-year-old boy was killed in a crash north of Prince Albert last week. According to a statement released Monday by the Saskatchewan RCMP,...
Apr 28, 2025 Police said the crash on Thursday claimed the life of a 17-year-old boy from the RM of Paddockwood. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
'I'm grateful they survived': Mother reflects on daughter's accident in Vegas
By Nigel Maxwell Recalling a phone call she received at 3:30 in the morning from a police officer, informing her daughter had been injured, Roberta Sinclair says she experienced every parent's worst n...
Apr 24, 2025 Katrine Sinclair and her friend Charlie Lastowsky are on the road to recovery. (Roberta Sinclair/Submitted)
Prince Albert, Saskatoon make Top 10 list for 'Most potty-mouthed Canadian cities'
Almost three in five Canadians, or about 58 per cent, admit to relying on swear words frequently when chatting with friends, but that number appears to run just a little higher in Saskatchewan. A new ...
Apr 20, 2025 (AndreyPopov / Depositphotos.com)
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