by MBC News | Jan 10, 2022
By: Susan McNeil, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald A third candidate will run in the upcoming Athabasca by-election, positioning himself a neither right or left on the political spectrum. Darwin Roy said he sees no reason why people...
by MBC News | Jan 9, 2022
RCMP are investigating the homicide of a woman in Air Ronge. La Ronge RCMP say the woman was killed in a home on Waco Drive early Saturday morning. Few other details on the homicide have been released at this time and no word yet on any suspects. Investigators do...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2022
UPDATE: RCMP say Tanner Ballantyne was arrested without incident on Friday, January 21. He will be remanded into custody until his next court appearance on January 25. …………………. Pelican Narrows RCMP are looking for a man...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2022
Northern Animal Rescue (NAR) has been working to keep pets and strays in La Ronge safe during the last few weeks as temperatures dipped near -40°. The organization has been ensuring stray animals and dogs kept outside are fed and have straw to keep warm. NAR’s animal...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2022
The New Democrats are advocating for a provincial highways improvement strategy, which prioritizes upkeep and ongoing maintenance of northern arterial roadways. Leader Ryan Meili and Athabasca by-election candidate Georgina Jolibois are speaking to road conditions of...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2022
Two people face several charges after an alleged shooting and a stabbing in Pelican Narrows on New Year’s Day. RCMP say the incident occurred in the community shortly after 8:00 am on January 1st. When officers arrived at the scene, two men were discovered with...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2022
The Prince Albert Grand Council is one of many Indigenous groups praising the financial settlement for Indigenous children harmed by Canada’s discriminatory child welfare system. Earlier this week the federal government announced a $40 billion dollar...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2022
Two people people from North Battleford have been arrested and charged after an apartment building in the city caught fire. Fire fighters, RCMP and EMS responded to the structural fire early Monday morning, evacuating all 17 residents from the burning building....
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2022
The Northern Lights School Division said it is prepared to pivot its learning structure if needed as the Omicron variant becomes the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the province. “We know that as the transmissible variant Omicron becomes dominant in our province, we...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2022
The federal government is celebrating the two-year anniversary of the passing of a bill designed to end the over-representation of Indigenous children in care. The Act entitled respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families was put into place...
