by MBC News | Dec 10, 2020 | Current News
Black Lake First Nation is going into lockdown. In a media release sent out early Thursday afternoon the First Nation announced Chief and Council had voted to authorize a week long lockdown for the community effective immediately. The release said the action is being...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2020 | Current News
A Saskatoon based company is preparing to upgrade the Fond du Lac airport. Whiteford Construction has been awarded the $14 million project. Work expected to be completed includes; construction of turn pads at both ends of the runway, strengthening and re-surfacing of...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2020 | Current News
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority says there are now 323 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities. The far northeast region again has the most active cases with 146. The far northwest has the second highest number at 95. The north central region is...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2020 | Current News
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is calling on the federal government to intervene on behalf of inmates at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre, where a massive COVID-19 outbreak is ongoing. The Sask. New Democrats estimate that approximately 140 staff and inmates have...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2020 | Current News
The Prince Albert Police Service says veteran officer Jason Stonechild is leaving the force. Stonechild has been with the police service for 27 years and served as deputy chief since 2018. A PAPS press release says he is retiring to pursue further professional goals...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2020 | Current News
Onion Lake RCMP say they have taken three people into custody after a vehicle chase that began near Paradise Hill on Tuesday evening. Police say the chase led them over the North Saskatchewan Bridge and continued north along Highway 17. Officers say the vehicle...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2020 | Current News
Prince Albert National Park is inviting the public to come cut down a Christmas tree. Park Ecologist Dustin Guedo explained for the fifth straight year they are inviting the public to cut down a tree from the fire break surrounding the Waskesiu town site. The park has...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2020 | Current News
It appears that indigenous Peoples and residents living in the Far North will have to wait for the arrival of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to get immunized. Public health officials are expecting the Pfizer vaccine in the coming days and Moderna doses by the first...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2020 | Current News
Saskatchewan is expecting approximately 1950 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations by next week. A pilot immunization program will commence on December 15. The vaccine will be administered at Regina General Hospital and will target “health care workers in ICUs, Emergency...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2020 | Current News
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority is reporting 311 active cases of COVID-19. The far northeast region is once again reporting the most cases with 140. The far northwest has the second highest number with 95 active cases. The north central region is reporting...
