by MBC News | Jul 28, 2021 | Current News
The Saskatchewan RCMP says it is investigating a death that may have occurred at the Timber Bay Children’s Home almost half a century ago. Mounties say a complaint about the alleged incident, which is said to have happened in 1974, first came forward in October of...
by Fraser Needham | Jul 28, 2021 | Current News
The Town of La Ronge is scrambling to find options for an emergency homeless shelter after a local agency said it will no longer be providing the service. In a letter to council earlier this month, the Kikinahk Friendship Centre says it will not be offering an...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2021 | Current News
UPDATE: Loretta Sakebow has been arrested by the Prince Albert Police Service. A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a woman in connection with a Prince Albert homicide that happened March 20. Thirty-three-year-old Loretta Sakebow, who also goes by Lynda, is...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2021 | Current News
Saskatoon Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old. Payton Vandale is described as 5’9”, 150 lbs with curly brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black shirt and black hat with red and black shoes. Vandale...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2021 | Current News
The New Democrats are urging Premier Scott Moe to institute greater localized public health measures in northern Saskatchewan to assist communities in addressing the spikes in new COVID-19 infections. The hardest hit community of Buffalo River Dene Nation, located in...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2021 | Current News
Prince Albert police are looking for new clues in an unsolved missing person case that goes back more than four decades. Robert “Bud” Wiggins was last seen in the early morning hours of July 28, 1980, in the 500 block of 11th Street East. Police believe Wiggins was...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2021 | Current News
Cameco reported loses of $37 million in the second quarter, due to production decreases at its Cigar Lake facility in Northern Saskatchewan and its strategy of investing in digital and automation technologies. Non-essential personnel were temporarily evacuated from...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2021 | Current News
Prince Albert police are reaching out to the public for tips on an unsolved homicide from last year. Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the death of 27-year-old Dorian Michel. Police responded to a call of a serious assault in the 400 block of 18th Street West...
by Sam Campling | Jul 27, 2021 | Current News
Black bears and the overturned garbage bins where they’ve found their meals, have been recently spotted throughout a La Ronge residential area. And conservation officers have been dealing with the unwanted visitors. Matthew Tokaruk, a black bear biologist with the...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2021 | Current News
Newly released federal government data shows violent crime continues to be a problem in Prince Albert. Out of 300 municipalities with a population over 10,000 in Canada, the city ranked fifth in terms of violent crime numbers in 2020. This is a slight decrease from...
