by Odette Auger, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. The Discourse. | May 17, 2021 | Current News
(Photo of Leanne Poitras-Kelly. Courtesy of the University of Victoria.) Before starting her day as a nurse educator, Leanne Poitras-Kelly centres herself with morning exercise and — of course — coffee. If she goes for a walk, she’ll be listening to her favourite...
by mbcnews | May 17, 2021 | Current News
(Photo of 18 year-old Dakota Opikokew and 16 year-old Clarissa Martell. Courtesy of the RCMP.) Beauval RCMP says it is looking for two teens last seen May 15. 18-year-old Dakota Opikokew was witnessed exiting a vehicle at the parking lot of the clinic in Canoe Narrows...
by Fraser Needham | May 14, 2021 | Current News
It appears a Prince Albert RCMP officer charged with first-degree murder provided details to police that would later lead to his arrest. Corporal Bernie Herman, a 32-year veteran of the RCMP, is charged with murder in the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman of the...
by mbcnews | May 14, 2021 | Current News
RCMP say the remains of a man who went missing while fishing in northern Saskatchewan last fall have been recovered. Matthew Hamm of Hague was reported missing last September. Police say his body was recovered in Weyakwin Lake on Wednesday by the Lloydminster Rescue...
by Dan Jones | May 14, 2021 | Current News
(Image credit: Athabasca Health Authority. As of May 10.) Premier Scott Moe said the Sask. Health Authority is planning to do additional correspondence into communities which are seeing lower COVID-19 vaccination uptake. This will include the Far North. According to...
by Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com | May 13, 2021 | Current News
The battle that has been waged between the Métis National Council and Métis Nation-Saskatchewan is now being fought in the trenches as MNC President Clem Chartier is among those challenging MN-S incumbent Glen McCallum for the position of president. Chartier holds...
by mbcnews | May 12, 2021 | Current News
May 13 11AM An RCMP officer accused of first-degree murder of a 26-year-old man will appear again in court later this month. Cpl. Bernie Herman was charged after Prince Albert Police discovered the body of Braden Herman, Tuesday evening in a wooded area of the city....
by Dan Jones | May 12, 2021 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s forest industry is having a bounce-back year, seeing 30 percent increase in sales. Recent statistics suggest that over $1.1 billion worth of forest products sold in 2020. In northern Saskatchewan, 8000 people work in the forestry sector, with seven...
by Dan Jones | May 11, 2021 | Current News
A northern MLA who tested positive for COVID-19 twice is imploring people to listen to public health advice and get vaccinated. Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger said he got the virus for a second time early in the new year, months after his first diagnoses. “I had some...
by Dan Jones | May 10, 2021 | Current News
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said he was bothered by some of the results of a recent Sask. Health Authority employee survey. The Saskatoon Star Phoenix reported that a vocal minority were harbouring racist attitudes towards Indigenous Peoples. “There is...
