VICTORIA — British Columbia's attorney general says it is rare to reopen a court case as significant as the landmark Cowichan Tribes title decision, but the government supports an effort to do so by the largest private property owner in the title area.
Niki Sharma says Montrose Properties will be... Read more
Troy Ryan pondered becoming one of the Professional Women's Hockey League's first general managers at the league's inception three years ago.
He opted instead to be among the first wave of coaches.
Ryan spent the three seasons behind the Toronto Sceptres' bench while simultaneously coaching the... Read more
CHARLOTTE — Liam Millar didn't have a lot of time to celebrate the highest high he's yet had in his soccer career.
Less than 72 hours after helping Hull City win the Champions League playoff final over Middlesbrough on Saturday, Millar was in Charlotte, N.C., with the Canadian national team.
“I... Read more
OTTAWA — Responding to several media reports stating Steven Guilbeault is set to resign, federal ministers Lena Diab and Marjorie Michel showered the former environment minister with praise today.
The ministers, who were holding a press conference on Parliament Hill about the Ebola outbreak in... Read more
Multiple rounds of precipitation improved drought conditions across Canada’s Prairie region.
That’s according to Agriculture and Agri-Food... Read more
With the opening of the Victoria Hospital expansion just under two years away, the provincial NDP is claiming the province has no clear plan to staff the project when it’s completed.
Mental Health and Addictions Shadow Minister Leroy Laliberte was in Prince Albert on Tuesday to speak about the... Read more
FRIBOURG — Already assured of top spot in their pool, Canada finished off their preliminary round at the world hockey championship with a 3-2 win over Czechia on Tuesday.
Canada's reward for finishing as the top seed in Pool B? Another knockout game against the archrival United States.
The... Read more
OTTAWA — The government should apologize for its role in supporting the practice of forced adoptions, Liberal MP Karina Gould and Sen. Chantal Petitclerc said Tuesday.
Gould told a press conference that between the 1940s and 1970s, an estimated 300,000 unmarried women in Canada were coerced or... Read more
KANANASKIS — British Columbia Premier David Eby says a deal for Canada to supply liquefied natural gas to Germany makes it more likely the Ksi Lisims project on the West Coast will proceed.
Eby made his remarks after multiple outlets reported German firm SEFE is poised to buy gas from the proposed... Read more
MONTREAL — Martin St. Louis is well aware the Carolina Hurricanes have seized control of the Eastern Conference final.
After two straight suffocating losses against Carolina’s methodical, unrelenting forecheck, the Montreal Canadiens head coach also knows his group is far from finished.
"We’re... Read more
“There’s a lot of laugh, there’s a lot of fun, and I think sometimes the adults are surprised by how thoughtful the story ends up.”
That’s how Director Mackenzie Dawson describes The Colour of the Town – a new play being presented by the independent theatre company SUM... Read more
KAMLOOPS — A Crown lawyer says murder suspect Vitali Stefanski emerged shoeless from a British Columbia forest and admitted to police that he had killed his ex-wife, whose body was then found with a bloody knife that carried both their DNA.
Rigel Tessmann has told the second-degree murder trial in... Read more
OTTAWA — The Canadian government says travellers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, while immigration authorities are temporarily suspending applications from Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Uganda.
More coming.
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GUELPH — The band is back together, and Tarvarus McFadden couldn't be happier.
Veteran defensive backs DaShaun Amos and Robert Priester rejoined Toronto in the off-season after spending 2025 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Redblacks, respectively. In 2022 and '24, McFadden, Amos and... Read more
VANCOUVER — Sebastian Berhalter grew up seeing exactly what it took to play in a World Cup.
His dad, Gregg Berhalter, was a defender for the U.S. national team and later took over as coach, and Sebastian went to his first tournament when he was too small to remember the experience.
Watching his... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Midfielders Gio Reyna and Sebastian Berhalter were included on U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino's 26-man World Cup roster Tuesday along with winger Alejandro Zendejas, while midfielders Diego Luna and Tanner Tessmann were left off.... Read more
TORONTO — Ontario's Treasury Board says public service employees may be allowed to work remotely during daytime FIFA World Cup matches in Toronto, following union calls for more flexible work options during the tournament and criticism of the government's return-to-office mandate.
Liz Tuomi, a... Read more
The Prince Albert Smashing Bananas 18U club volleyball team has wrapped up its season. The team was one of 120 from across the country invited to the Volleyball Canada national tournament in Calgary over the weekend, where it finished 69th.
Derek Vedress has completed his first year as head coach... Read more
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin is going to get a chance to finish what he started in Pittsburgh.
The Penguins re-signed the franchise icon to a one-year deal worth $5.5 million on Tuesday, answering perhaps the club's biggest offseason question... Read more
Carlton Comprehensive High School in Prince Albert had seven of their own in Regina over the weekend for Football Saskatchewan’s annual Senior Bowl.
This year marked the 40th edition of the prestigious game which acts as a high school all-star game, bringing together the top graduating football... Read more
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — The implosion of a chemical tank at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state Tuesday killed an undisclosed number of people, local authorities and company officials confirmed.
In a joint statement, Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. and local law enforcement said... Read more
ZURICH (AP) — The United States set up a quarterfinal showdown with fierce rival Canada at the ice hockey world championship by beating Austria 4-1 on Tuesday.
The U.S. and Canada met in the final at the Milan Cortina Olympics in February, when the... Read more
PARIS — Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the French Open after a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria in first-round action Tuesday.
Faria scored a key break to go up 6-5 in the second set before serving for the win, to put Shapovalov on the brink of elimination.
The 22-year-... Read more
TORONTO — Montréal Victoire defender Nicole Gosling, New York Sirens forward Casey O’Brien and Boston Fleet defender Haley Winn are the finalists for the 2026 Professional Women’s Hockey League rookie of the year award.
Gosling led rookie defenders with a plus-16 rating and set a rookie record for... Read more
English, French, Michif and American Sign Language.
Those were the languages Meadow Lake’s Piper MacFarlane wove together during her performance of O Canada at the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ second pre-season game.
“It all started when I was... Read more
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For five years they dominated the West, going to the Grey Cup five times in a row but only winning on their first two trips to the Grey Cup... Read more
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the state’s congressional district in hopes Republicans could gain an additional seat in the midterm elections.
Senators had political concerns, worrying that any map in a state... Read more
MONTREAL — After giving their all on the ice for nearly 10 months, the Montreal Victoire are celebrating their Professional Women's Hockey League championship on home ground.
At an event at Montreal City Hall today, the team took turns signing the golden book — reserved for notable people who have... Read more
MONTREAL — After giving their all on the ice for nearly 10 months, the Montreal Victoire are celebrating their Professional Women's Hockey League championship on home ground.
At an event at Montreal City Hall today, the team took turns signing the golden book — reserved for notable people who have... Read more
OTTAWA — Inclusion Canada and dozens of other disability and mental health organizations are calling on Ottawa to call off a planned expansion of access to medical assistance in dying next year.
People whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness are not eligible for medical assistance in... Read more
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta – and even in his own province — his party stands with Confederation.
“We support a strong and growing province of Saskatchewan with the united nation of Canada,” Moe told reporters Monday.
“(But) again, those... Read more
PORTLAND — Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has joined the Octagon agency.
The triple gold medallist at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be represented by a firm that includes gymnast Simone Biles, basketball player Steph Curry, hockey player Leon Draisaitl and McIntosh's hero Michael Phelps among its... Read more
KANANASKIS — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta – and even in his own province -- his party stands with Confederation.
"We support a strong and growing province of Saskatchewan with the united nation of Canada," Moe told reporters Monday.
"(But)... Read more
A new guideline is helping confined feeding owners and operators monitor water wells.
The Water Well Monitoring Parameters Technical Guideline was recently developed by the Technical Advisory Group (TAG), a collaboration between the Alberta government, the Natural Resources Conservation Board and... Read more
The fourth intake of the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council is open.
Youth involved in agriculture or agri-food are encouraged to apply to join the council, which provides a forum for the next generation to share ideas and help shape the future of the sector.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister... Read more
Our next event is the 38th Annual Melfort Show & Shine car show on Friday, June 19th!
Thank you to all the sponsors who have supported this event.
We are looking forward to seeing a great turn out this year back on Main Street.
Come and check out the swap meet, vendors and children’s... Read more
HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed star wide receiver Kenny Lawler to a contract extension through the 2028 season, the CFL club announced Tuesday.
The 31-year-old earned league and East Division all-star honours last season.
He recorded 86 receptions for 1,443 yards, the fifth-highest... Read more
There are always great programs for the community at the PA Cooperative Health Centre.
See the posters for details.
A local man believes his home may have been mistakenly targeted after a vehicle fire that damaged his property and destroyed thousands of dollars worth of belongings earlier this month.
Prince Albert Fire Department crews responded around 3 p.m. on May 13 to a reported vehicle fire, according to... Read more
The heat wave hitting Saskatchewan this week has prompted warnings from Environment Canada.
The weather service had heat warnings in effect on Tuesday covering large areas in the southern and western parts of the province, including Prince Albert, North Battleford, and stretching as far north as... Read more