by MBC News | Jun 23, 2017
A three-year-old girl from Fishing Lake First Nation has died after being hit by a car this morning. The collision happened in the hamlet of Kylemore, near Wadena. Mounties say they received a call around 9 a.m. and the girl was transported to hospital, where she was...
by MBC News | Jun 23, 2017
Photo courtesy Big River First Nation Facebook page The chief of the Big River First Nation has received an honourary diploma in business from the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology. Bruce Morin was given the award for his role in making education a...
by MBC News | Jun 23, 2017
Mayor Mike Natomagan at a New North meeting on June 22. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. The mayor of the northern Saskatchewan community of Pinehouse says the community has nothing to hide about its finances. Mike Natomagan was somewhat surprised and perplexed to learn...
by MBC News | Jun 23, 2017
Photo courtesy of sasklawcourts.ca The regional prosecutor in La Ronge has been appointed as a judge to the provincial court in La Ronge. Robert Mackenzie has a long history in practicing law, including working as the legal aid director for Meadow Lake and La Ronge...
by MBC News | Jun 22, 2017
Ile-a-la-Crosse Mayor Duane Favel. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. At the New North annual Mayor and Councillor meeting in Prince Albert on Thursday, a number of municipal leaders delivered passionate speeches on drug-involved crime and addiction in their communities....
by MBC News | Jun 22, 2017
Photo courtesy of Shannon Bond, Parks Canada The Prince Albert National Park will officially re-open the park’s nature centre this weekend after three years of extensive renovations. The centre will include new and interactive exhibits that explore the park’s...
by MBC News | Jun 22, 2017
Carla Beck. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. The provincial NDP is calling on the premier to put more pressure on the federal government to end the funding gap for students in First Nations schools. They are funded at a rate about 40 per cent less than the...
by MBC News | Jun 22, 2017
Pinehouse Business North. Photo courtesy of Village of Pinehouse. The tiny northern village of Pinehouse Lake is one of the most secretive in the province when it comes to divulging information about its finances. It was cited seven times by the privacy commissioner...
by MBC News | Jun 22, 2017
Wreckage of vehicle involved in two-vehicle crash north of Prince Albert early Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Lakeland and District Fire Department. As many as eight people were injured in a serious two-vehicle collision in northern Saskatchewan Wednesday afternoon....
by MBC News | Jun 21, 2017
Saskatoon Police have issued a request for information on a missing person on behalf of the Prince Albert Police Service. Investigators believe there may be a possibility that 42-year-old Happy Mary Charles is in the Saskatoon area. A media conference was held by...
