by MBC News | May 20, 2021
SaskPower is pushing back its estimated time for when power will be restored to communities in the north. In a tweet posted to their official Twitter account, the utility said crews have been working non-stop since yesterday after gaining access to the sites that were...
by MBC News | May 19, 2021
Northern Saskatchewan was hit with cooler temperatures on Wednesday. Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said a big weather system went through the province over the last 24-hours, causing the cool-down. According to Lang, this...
by MBC News | May 19, 2021
The tri-communities of La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band are declaring a state of emergency due to power outages. The communities have been without electricity since Monday afternoon due to a wildfire burning northeast of Prince Albert. La Ronge...
by MBC News | May 19, 2021
SaskPower says it hopes to restore power to about 8,000 northern Saskatchewan residents as soon as Thursday. Communities such as La Ronge, Air Ronge, Stanley Mission, and Montreal Lake have been without electricity since Monday due to a wildfire burning northeast of...
by MBC News | May 19, 2021
Three of the four candidates contesting for the presidential office of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan outlined their vision for the political body during a virtual candidate’s forum Tuesday evening. Clement Chartier was first to present his platform. He explained that...
by MBC News | May 19, 2021
The Cloverdale wildfire, which is burning northeast of Prince Albert has forced more people to leave their homes. The Rural Municipality of Garden River has order people living in the Berg Subdivision to evacuate due to the wildfire threatening that area. People who...
by MBC News | May 18, 2021
About 9,000 SaskPower customers in northern Saskatchewan remain without power after a wildfire burning northeast of Prince Albert destroyed a significant amount of electrical infrastructure on Monday. The communities of Waskesiu, Weyakwin and Meath Park are starting...
by MBC News | May 18, 2021
Firefighters continue to battle a blaze just outside Prince Albert. The Cloverdale Fire erupted Monday afternoon about four kilometres northeast of the city and is currently classified as uncontained. The blaze is about 3,700 hectares in size and roughly 28 local...
by MBC News | May 18, 2021
(Photo: Odelia Quewezance) Support in mounting for the release of two Saskatchewan First Nations sisters convicted of murder to be released from prison. Odelia and Narissa Quewezance were sentenced to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Anthony Joseph...
by MBC News | May 18, 2021
A judge has upheld amendments limiting who can vote for the next executive of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S). In an interim ruling brought down May 14, Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench Justice R.W. Elson said the decisions made during this past February’s Métis...
