by MBC News | Oct 11, 2016
Photo courtesy of allnationshope.ca A Saskatchewan HIV/Aids organization is one of many expected to be denied funding by the federal government. On Monday, it was revealed the Public Heath Agency of Canada (PHAC) had denied or cut back funding requests of several...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2016
Sheldon Kyle Thunderblanket. Photo courtesy of RCMP. A manhunt is underway for a suspect in a double-shooting on the Little Pine First Nation, which is located west of North Battleford. RCMP confirmed two people were found suffering gunshot wounds in a home on the...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2016
Wapiti Valley, Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Enns Kivin, Facebook. With freeze-up fast approaching, the communities of Prince Albert, North Battleford and Melfort will have systems in place to ensure residents will have clean, safe water from the North Saskatchewan...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2016
Over 55 thousand dollars in fines have been levied against six Saskatchewan men for illegal outfitting and hunting in the North Battleford area. The charges follow a year-long undercover investigation of the REZZ RAXX Outfitting Company on the Red Pheasant First...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2016
Tearful hugs were exchanged in a Prince Albert courtroom on Friday when a young aboriginal man was acquitted of manslaughter. The 18-year-old was a youth when he was arrested for the stabbing death of 36-year-old Johnathon Kasagan, and the teen’s name is protected by...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2016
Robert St. Pierre. Photo submitted. Residents of La Loche have decided not to re-elect the man who led them through the aftermath of January’s mass shooting. Instead, Robert St. Pierre has emerged as La Loche’s new mayor following Wednesday’s...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2016
Candace Gail Moostoos leaves court on Sept. 26 Photo by Chelsea Laskowski EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains graphic content that may disturb some readers. A jury in Melfort has found Candace Moostoos guilty of manslaughter in the death of Alpheus Burns....
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2016
Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Premier Brad Wall says legal action is a possibility if the federal government tries to impose a carbon tax on Saskatchewan. That comment from Wall was part of his first public statement since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2016
Saskatchewan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is up a half a point from August to 6.8%, slightly below the national average of 7%. The September jobless numbers were released this morning by statistics Canada. Aboriginal unemployment stood at 14.5% last month,...
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2016
A man from Stanley Mission has entered a number of guilty pleas related to a shooting that took place in the community last fall. Jeffery Roberts, 42, was arrested and charged with attempted murder after one of the three people in a Stanley Mission home on Oct. 4,...
