Prince Albert News
TORONTO — Canadian Owen Caissie, Kyle Stowers and Javier Sanoja each knocked in two runs to push the Miami Marlins to an easy series-opening 8-2 win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
Miami starter Janson Junk (3-5) surrendered a run on eight hits, but struck out three with no walks in five... Read more
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai and relievers Steven Okert and Alimber Santa combined to throw a no-hitter in a 9-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.
It was the 17th regular-season no-hitter in Astros history, and the fourth one that was a... Read more
The Prince Albert Science Centre on Saturday held a novel challenge that saw several kids signing up to protect an egg. The event took place at the Science Centre at the Gateway Mall on Saturday. The event was tagged the Egg Drop Build Lab Challenge. “I think it went really well,” said... Read more
The Prince Albert children’s choice is ready to put a bow on their 2025-26 performance season. The choir is set to host their spring concert on Wednesday night at the St. Mark Parish. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the music starting at 6. Megan Fournier-Mewis is the artistic... Read more
Dave Leaderhouse Special to the Herald It wasn’t that long ago that a waiting list was needed when the Prince Albert Minor Softball Association sent out a call for entries for its spring tournament. That is no longer the case, but regardless of declining participation numbers the 17 teams that were... Read more
Members of the Prince Albert RCMP are investigating an incident which caused a firearm to be discharged on Sturgeon Lake First Nation over the weekend. On May 23 at approximately 3 a.m., Prince Albert RCMP received a report of an attempted robbery on Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Officers immediately... Read more
Aurora Art Group members did not have to wait long to see whether Prince Albert had an appetite for local art. By the end of the group’s 22nd annual show and sale at the Prince Albert Wildlife Federation hall, close to 30 pieces had been purchased, and several empty spaces were left behind on... Read more
The third Run for Rose for the Rose Garden Hospice showed how the annual fundraiser continues to grow each year. The annual fun run was back for another year on Saturday. Ian Dickson, Community Engagement and Fundraising Coordinator at Rose Garden Hospice, said he was excited to see the large... Read more
MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens fans briefly carried “The Star-Spangled Banner” after the microphone cut out before Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.
Quebec singer Éléonore Lagacé and three backup vocalists began singing the American national anthem... Read more
Canada Soccer has signed Jesse Marsch to an extension that will see him serve as head coach of the national men's soccer team through the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
The organization announced the move Monday as Marsch and the Canadian squad gathered in Charlotte, N.C., for a pre-World Cup training camp... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump... Read more
A man responsible for several assaults and an attempted robbery with a knife has received a four-year global sentence, meaning the penalties for all offences are combined into one overall sentence, along with a year of probation.
Ryan Lachance, 30, appeared by video when his matters were discussed... Read more
Two people were injured after an attempted carjacking on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation early on May 23, according to Prince Albert RCMP.
At about 3 a.m., three people were parked in a vehicle in the community when an SUV pulled up and the occupants demanded the victims get out. Instead, they... Read more
VICTORIA — The flagship of South Korea's submarine fleet is docked in British Columbia where it's serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation's pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it.
The crew of the ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, a KSS-III-class diesel-electric submarine, received an official... Read more
As the Saskatchewan Roughriders return to Regina for the last week of training camp, a few players are looking to make things difficult when it comes to who the coaches end up sending home.
The Riders are coming off a 31-27 pre-season win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Saskatoon on Saturday. In... Read more
PARIS — Canada's Leylah Fernandez was bounced from the French Open after a 6-4, 6-4 first-round loss to Alycia Parks of the United States on Monday.
Fernandez, who was seeded 24th in the women's draw at Roland Garros, was broken four times on nine chances and hit into seven double-faults.
Parks... Read more
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Israel’s mistreatment of Canadians participating in a flotilla trying to reach Gaza violated the Vienna Convention.
Twelve Canadians were among 420 people on 41 boats intercepted by Israel on May 18 and 19 as they attempted to bring a symbolic... Read more
TORONTO — Former federal cabinet member Navdeep Bains has entered the Ontario Liberal leadership race.
Bains worked as a science and industry minister in Justin Trudeau's government before leaving politics in 2021.
He recently resigned as an executive from Rogers in order to explore a provincial... Read more
The Prince Albert Police Service is encouraging safe driving after a collision at the Art Hauser Centre parking lot. On May 21 at around 6:20 p.m., Prince Albert Police responded to a three-vehicle collision in the parking lot at the Art Hauser Centre. Officers attended the south parking lot next... Read more
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver has issued a human rights plan for the FIFA World Cup that begins next month, saying people who are homeless will still be able to shelter in parks overnight, but structures will have to be removed in the daytime under pre-existing rules.
The city says in the plan... Read more
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver has issued a human rights plan for the FIFA World Cup that begins next month, saying people who are homeless will still be able to shelter in parks overnight, but structures will have to be removed in the daytime under pre-existing rules.
The city says in the plan... Read more
Following an internal review, the City of Prince Albert’s Parks and Recreation department has removed all of the fire pits in Kinsmen Park.
Parks manager Tim Yeaman said the change comes after an internal review completed last fall show that some of the fire pits had fallen into disrepair... Read more
Dave Leaderhouse Special to the Herald There is a huge void in Prince Albert following the passing of Mark Odnokon on the weekend. The long-time hockey enthusiast and local educator lost his brief battle with cancer, but his legacy will live on forever. Odnokon wore many hats during a 60-year... Read more
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say forensic testing of pollen on an unidentified woman’s belongings has narrowed down where she came from to the Seattle or Portland areas before her body was found in waters off the city.
The woman's body was found in Vancouver's English Bay by a tugboat crew in... Read more
Seventeen people are facing more than 100 charges after an investigation into a string of violent extortion incidents that predominantly targeted South Asian businesses in the Greater Toronto Area.
Peel regional police said a joint operation involving provincial, federal and U.S. authorities began... Read more
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated outfielder Nathan Lukes from the 10-day injured list and made him available for Monday's series opener against the visiting Miami Marlins.
Lukes had been out since April 24 with a left hamstring strain.
He recently played two games with the Single-A... Read more
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Aku Raty to a one-year, two-way contract worth US$850,000 at the NHL level, the team announced Monday.
The 24-year-old from Oulu, Finland, led his Finnish Liiga team Karpat with 57 points (20 goals, 37 assists) during the 2025-26 season.
He... Read more
HAMILTON — This month has been a whirlwind for Mitch McCarthy.
It began at the New England Patriots' rookie camp, then came a quick trip to the White House before finally reporting to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats training camp. On Saturday, the Australian-born punter participated in his first CFL game,... Read more
A man alleged responsible for the death of his mother will be tried next April at Court of King’s Bench in Prince Albert.
That was determined last Friday during a pretrial conference, and the scheduled dates for the judge alone trial are April 12-23.
Everett Constant was arrested on... Read more
Much of Saskatchewan is in for a stretch of unusually hot weather this week, with daytime highs expected to climb into the 30 C range and remain above seasonal averages for several days.
Danielle Desjardins, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said a... Read more
MONTREAL — Josh Anderson could see the plan coming into focus.
The Montreal Canadiens went through a massive rebuild on the heels of an improbable march to the Stanley Cup final in 2021.
An exodus of veteran talent and leadership soon followed, with the likes of Carey Price and Shea Weber heading... Read more
MONTREAL — A petition opposing the NHL's cancellation of a Montreal Canadiens playoff watch party at a Gatineau, Que., arena has drawn nearly 6,000 signatures.
Wassim Aboutanos is behind the petition and head of a group that helped plan the watch party, and he is urging the NHL to allow Gatineau... Read more
MONTREAL — A petition opposing the NHL's cancellation of a Montreal Canadiens playoff watch party at a Gatineau, Que., arena has drawn nearly 6,000 signatures.
Wassim Aboutanos is behind the petition and head of a group that helped plan the watch party, and he is urging the NHL to allow Gatineau... Read more
OTTAWA — India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent visit to his country paved the way for a complete overhaul of the Canada-India relationship
Goyal is in Canada for meetings on trade and investment this week, starting today with a discussion with... Read more
The cause of a weekend fire that destroyed a pair of cabins in the Emma Lake area remains under investigation; however, several sources close to the incident believe it was electrical in nature.
The Lakeland and District Volunteer Fire Department confirmed there were no injuries reported.
On... Read more
OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence says it has confirmed that a previously unidentified grave in France for a Canadian First World War soldier belongs to Sgt. Norman McLennan.
The headstone at the Courcelette British Cemetery in northern France, which says only that the plot was for a... Read more
GATINEAU — The CPKC Women's Open will be returning to the national capital region in 2027.
Golf Canada announced this afternoon that The Royal Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau, Que., will host the national women's golf championship for the first time since 2000.
Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa... Read more
KAMLOOPS — A First Nations leadership group says attempts to minimize "well-documented atrocities" at residential schools since the announcement that potential graves had been found in Kamloops, B.C., five years ago represent "racism, white supremacy and colonial violence."
The Union of British... Read more