RCMP in Prince Albert are on the scene of a fatal collision on Highway #2 just north of White Star. The highway is closed in both directions. RCMP say it will re-open sometime Thursday night. Investigation has indicated one vehicle was in the wrong lane and collided head-on with another vehicle. One person has been […]
Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for northeast Saskatchewan for Monday night. The area impacted includes Melfort, Nipawin, Porcupine Plain, and Prince Albert, as well as surrounding areas. Environment Canada says 10-15 centimeters of snow could fall in the area before the system tapers off Tuesday afternoon. Those in the area could experience difficulty on […]
Travelers heading north in the province will encounter heavy snowfall today. Environment Canada says that areas around Saskatoon and Prince Albert can expect 10-20 cm of snow today. The heavy snow will stretch from Saskatoon to La Ronge and across the province from the Alberta border to the Manitoba border. Regina is expected to receive […]
It may sound hard to believe, but it is Saskatchewan and it is March. On the same day where temperatures were well above zero in many parts of Saskatchewan, Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for central Saskatchewan including Lloydminster, Saskatoon, the Battlefords, Kindersley, Prince Albert. Melfort and Nipawin. The weather office says a Pacific […]
A second person is facing murder charges in connection to the disappearance and apparent death of Allan Garrioch, who also goes by the last name Glasier. 21 year-old Brettin Veilleux-Pelletier from Prince Albert is facing nine charges, including first degree murder, indignity to a body, and two counts of possession of a weapon for a […]
Prince Albert RCMP have charged three people in connection to a weapons related incident on the Sturgeon lake First Nation, which is about 50 kilometres northwest of Prince Albert. RCMP executed a search warrant back on February 12, which resulted in the seizure of several firearms, including a sawed-off shotgun and a spear-gun. RCMP also […]
Ron Lypchuk of Prince Albert is the grand prize winner of $1-million in the Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery. “Are you serious? Oh, I can’t believe this. Are you sure you aren’t pulling my leg?” Lypchuk said after first receiving the news. The Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery featured 2,100 prizes, including the grand prize […]
Prince Albert is the first city in the province to ban single-use plastic bags. On Monday night, city council voted unanimously on the new bylaw. This means restaurants, stores and other businesses will no longer be able to give customers plastic bags, with exceptions to carry produce, meat, unpackaged baked goods, flowers, bulk items, live […]
Police and Prince Albert have worked with the RCMP and other agencies to make a historic drug bust. The seven-month investigation led to the arrest of 11 members of an outlaw motorcycle gang for drug trafficking, along with the seizure of close to 600 grams of cocaine, over 9,000 grams of illegal cannabis, 33 cannabis […]
Prince Albert RCMP have arrested and charged a 19-year-old man with second-degree murder after a 17-year-old succumbed to life-threatening injuries. Police received a report of an injured 17-year-old woman just after midnight on Boxing Day at the Wahpeton Dakota Nation Health Centre. Officers learned her injuries were a result of an assault which happened at […]
