by MBC News | Dec 31, 2024
By Michael Oleksyn Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Prince Albert Daily Herald The City of Prince Albert is expanding transit services to The Yard district in the New Year. The All-Day Express Bus will offer transportation to The Yard and the Lake Country Co-op...
by MBC News | Dec 28, 2024
On December 27, 2024 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Prince Albert RCMP received a report of a serious assault that occurred on the Muskoday First Nation. Officers responded and located an injured adult female. She was taken to hospital with injuries described as serious...
by MBC News | Dec 24, 2024
The Indigenous Harvesters Association (IHA), formerly known as the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association (NSTA), hosted its annual general assembly last week in Prince Albert. Barry Carriere grew up on the land as a trapper and fisherman in the Cumberland House...
by MBC News | Dec 20, 2024
It was a busy year for the Prince Albert Grand Council with highlights such as a trip to Ottawa and an Athabasca Vice Chief election which saw Vice Chief Joseph (Smy) Tsannie re-elected to the position. The year was full of gatherings including the MMIWG+ gathering...
by MBC News | Dec 18, 2024
Wicekaskosiw Sakahikan Nehiyaw Askiy (Onion Lake Cree Nation) leaders and Indigenous Services Canada representatives gathered in Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN), Treaty 6 Territory, today to sign a new contribution agreement that will enhance the nation’s control...
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2024
A serious assault in La Loche over the weekend has led to several charges for one man. RCMP say two men engaged in an altercation in the community early Saturday morning. According to police, the altercation would result in serious injuries to one of the men who was...
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2024
Saskatchewan’s police watchdog is investigating after a 49-year-old man from White Bear First Nation died in a police cell. The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team says the man was arrested after another man and woman were found injured in a home in the...
by Amber Bear, MBC News | Dec 13, 2024
The Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice announced the launch of the Healing Support Fund for survivors of forced, coerced, and imposed sterilization last month on November 27, 2024. The Healing Support Fund will be available for all eligible First Nation, Metis,...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2024
The inquest into Barry Fontaine has come to an end, and the five-person jury has put forward some recommendations to prevent similar deaths in the future. The inquest was expected to take place from December 9th to the 13th but was wrapped up by December 11th in...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2024
(Photo: submitted; Carol Ann and her family) Carol Ann Ballantyne and her family have been living in an RV for three winters now in the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation community of Pelican Narrows. Ballantyne spoke with MBC Radio News and stated that she applied for a...
