The English Fire, a wildfire east of Prince Albert and west of Nipawin, continues to grow since it first began on May 8 near the Fort à la Corne forest. On Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency announced they have mapped the fire at 40,000 hectares – about the size of Saskatoon and Regina combined. […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is ending its outbreak declaration at the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital, made after an inpatient tested positive for COVID-19 April 30. Dr. Khami Chokani, Medical Health Officer, has declared the outbreak over after not a single case was discovered either in patients or HCW related to the 10-day exposure period. Dr. […]
One day after the University of Regina announced no tuition increases for next year, Saskatchewan Polytechnic is doing the same. In a release, President and CEO Larry Rosia says they won’t be raising tuition during this challenging time and the he is confident if Sask Polytech approaches their final situation with the same rigour, flexibility […]
The province is expanding testing efforts as the battle against COVID19 continues. The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced Saturday morning that long-term care and personal care home residents will now be tested for the virus upon either admission or re-admission and that residents and staff will also be tested if there are any positive tests. In […]
The Government of Saskatchewan has confirmed 26 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 415. Nineteen of the new cases are from La Loche and surrounding area, four are from the north (including three in Lloydminster) and three in the Saskatoon area. While there is only one positive case of COVID-19 involving a patient […]
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert has been announced after a patient that’s been at the facility since April 21st tested positive for the virus. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says there’s no evidence of transmission within the facility at this time, but the patient tested negative before entering the facility for […]
Police in Prince Albert say they are investigating the death of a three-year-old girl who they say was a victim of homicide. On April 8, police were called to a home in the city after a report of a person in cardiac arrest. Upon arrival, the girl was found unresponsive with life-saving efforts attempted while […]
A Prince Albert man is facing first degree murder charges in a triple homicide from Sunday afternoon. 28 year-old Nathaniel Carrier believed to be behind the deaths of his parents 56 year old’s Denis Carrier and Sandra Henry, as well as his seven year-old son, Bentlee. The accused is also facing an attempted murder charge, […]
Police in Prince Albert are investigating a suspected triple murder after three people, including a 7-year-old boy, were found dead inside a home on Sunday night. Officers say a 56-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman were also located deceased inside the home. Meanwhile a 5-year-old girl is in an Edmonton hospital in critical condition. Prince […]
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Police in Saskatchewan say they are investigating the killing of three people, including a seven-year-old boy. Officers were called to a home in Prince Albert on Sunday afternoon where they found the bodies of a man and a woman, both 56, and the boy. A five-year-old girl was sent to hospital […]
