by MBC News | Aug 19, 2014
A Prince Albert teenager is facing numerous charges after two separate bear spray incidents this past weekend. Police say the 14-year-old male was arrested Monday morning. He is charged with uttering threats, two counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2014
A recent study by the Fraser Institute is being called into question by the First Nations Education Council. The council says the recent study does not take into account key factors when determining school funding. The study says First Nations schools are as well...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2014
A jury at a corner’s inquest into the death of a man who passed away while in Prince Albert police custody has come back with a number of recommendations. Seventy-seven-year-old Morris Ermine was found unresponsive in a police cell on July 19, 2012. He was later...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2014
A spokesperson for a Saskatchewan-based uranium mining company says they are hopeful a simmering labour dispute at two of its northern operations can be resolved before month’s end. Employees at Cameco’s McArthur River mine and the Key Lake mill have voted 92 per cent...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2014
A Saskatoon-based rare earth elements mining company continues to restructure its operations in order to cut costs. Great Western Minerals Group released its second quarter results today showing a 31 per cent increase in revenue from $4.3 million to $5.6 million when...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2014
A new cultural space has been designed at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert with the goal of promoting healthy lifestyles and encouraging strong cultural and spiritual identities amongst the institution’s female inmates. A blessing ceremony for the...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2014
Elders, military officials, dignitaries and guests gathered at a Canadian Forces base in Wainwright, Alberta Thursday for the 25th Annual Bold Eagle Graduation program. The summer training program gives participants a taste of military life through a basic...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2014
Privatizing liquor stores was front and center at this week’s Sask Party caucus retreat, north of Prince Albert. Premier Brad Wall and his caucus are meeting at Elk Ridge Resort to formulate the government’s strategy heading into the fall legislative session. However,...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2014
A University of Saskatchewan professor says a recent Supreme Court ruling complicates the job of a judge overseeing the Douglas Hales murder trial. Hales is on trial for first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Daleen Bosse of Onion Lake Cree Nation who was...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2014
Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne says he has concerns about the Sask Party government’s latest proposal to fund a second bridge in the city. Premier Brad Wall made the announcement yesterday that the provincial government will commit to funding for a second bridge in...
