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...
by MBC News | Jun 20, 2017
Regina Poitras pauses during the news conference on her missing daughter, supported by PA Police Elder Julie Pitzel. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. It’s been more than two and a half months since Happy Mary Charles was last seen, and her family along with Prince Albert...
by MBC News | Jun 20, 2017
Senator Myles Venne School. MBC file photo. Mounties say a firework – not gunfire – is responsible for a loud noise heard near La Ronge’s Bell’s Point school before lunch on Tuesday. The school was put into hold and secure mode for 25 minutes after...
by MBC News | Jun 20, 2017
Members from the U of S, Alaska and Norway discuss sustainable energy for the future. Photo courtesy of Dean Bear. Lessening the burden on traditional power generation was the focus of a panel discussion at the University of Saskatchewan, which included international...
by MBC News | Jun 20, 2017
Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck A tiny residential school cemetery on the western outskirts of Regina will be designated as provincial heritage property. The official ceremony is expected to take place later this summer. The announcement was made today as part of...