CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Inmates of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert lose visitation privileges following the discovery of one confirmed case of the H1N1 virus.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN (MARKET WIRE) Maurice Vellacott, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Wanuskewin and Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament for Prince Albert, announced today on behalf of the Minister of the Environment the Honourable Jim Prentice and Fisheries and Oceans Minister the Honourable Gail Shea, funding of $76,000 for two new projects in Saskatchewan as part of the Aboriginal Funds for...
Devin Johnston (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
After watching this video featuring all the known last words of United States Presidents, I've undertaken to compile a list of last words of every Canadian Prime Minister. If you know of any Prime Ministerial last words, please leave them in the comments (preferably with a link or reference). In the meantime, some Prime Ministerial trivia: The first Prime Minister to be born in the 20th century was...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
The RCMP in northern Saskatchewan and the Prince Albert city police are teaming up to fight drugs and gangs.
Celestial Junk (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
A fallen soldier from the Big River First Nation will be remembered as a brave role model and loving father. United States Army Sgt. Darby Morin, 25, died early Saturday when the driver of the vehicle he was travelling in lost control, causing a rollover near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, according to information provided to the Prince Albert Daily Herald. Heavy fog blanketed the road at the time....
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Someone's got to say it: The outburst over aboriginal HIV and AIDS last week by a public health official in Saskatchewan was bizarre and disgraceful. Dr. Khami Chokani, medical health officer for the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region, found himself in the headlines on Thursday after telling the Prince Albert Daily Herald that "HIV in this province will kill 15% to 30% [of the aboriginal population]....
halls of macadamia (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
... it's the journey ... A fallen soldier from the Big River First Nation will be remembered as a brave role model and loving father. United States Army Sgt. Darby Morin, 25, died early Saturday when the driver of the vehicle he was travelling in lost control, causing a rollover near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, according to information provided to the Prince Albert Daily Herald. Morin was the...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
Saskatchewan's municipal police forces, including those in Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert, will continue to have only limited use of conducted energy devices, also known as Tasers, according to the agency that oversees local policing.
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009
July 17, 18 & 19 - Ness Creek Music Festival , a big field northwest of Prince Albert, SK. Join Carolyn Mark , The Tom Fun Orchestra and Volcanoless in Canada as they celebrate the Saskatchewan's boreal forest. July 17, 18 & 19 - Vancouver Folk Festival , Vancouver , BC. Winnipeg's heart-clenchers, The Weakerthans perform tonight at Jericho Beach. And on Sunday don’t miss The Great Lake...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
First Nations chiefs from across Saskatchewan were meeting in Prince Albert Wednesday to analyze the impact of a landmark court decision on Indian status.
Trans-Canada Etsy Team Blog (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
We have one stop to make in the province of Saskatchewan. We are going to visit BovineBubbles on a farm north east of Prince Albert. Here we will find Cara making messes, er, I mean, making soaps! She makes soaps, lotions, and other potions, as well as the best homemade jams and jellies. Cara says that her favorite Canadian band is Nickleback, and the Corb Lund Band. Her favorite Canadian personalities...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan, June 24 (UPI) -- A Canadian woman who abandoned her newborn baby in the toilet of a Wal-Mart store was found innocent of child abandonment in Saskatchewan. After a week-long trial in Prince Albert last month, a judge Wednesday found 22-year-old April Halkett not guilty, agreeing with defense lawyers Halkett was confused and in shock when she delivered the baby boy, the...
halls of macadamia (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
It's not like she can't slam out plenty more... -- PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. -- A Saskatchewan woman who gave birth in a Wal-Mart washroom and left the newborn in a toilet has been found not guilty of abandoning the baby. She said the baby boy was blue and not moving, so she assumed he was dead and left the store. *
Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
CBC reports that the Saskatchewan government has signed a letter of intent it says could lead to a redevelopment of the shelved Prince Albert pulp mill for ethanol production. The letter has been signed between the government and Iogen Energy and Domtar, Energy and Resources Ministry Bill Boyd said. Iogen is investigating the possibility of [...]
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
A Saskatchewan teenager who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2007 death of an 18-year-old Prince Albert man wants to serve his time in the community, although the Crown says he should get a two-year closed custody sentence.
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