by mbcnews | Apr 1, 2020 | Current News
A third person in the province has died due to complications of COVID-19. Health officials said Wednesday it was a person in their 80’s. No other details have been released. Nine new confirmed cases were reported Wednesday, bringing the total to 193. Currently, 24...
by mbcnews | Apr 1, 2020 | Current News
The man accused of killing three people in Prince Albert this weekend was scheduled to make his first court appearance Wednesday morning. Twenty-eight-year-old Nathaniel Kenneth Carrier is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted...
by mbcnews | Apr 1, 2020 | Current News
The province is not discouraging First Nations from establishing roadside checkpoints into their communities, during the COVID-19 pandemic. First Nations are stopping vehicles to ask questions about traveling. “We do not take issue with these actions as First Nations...
by mbcnews | Apr 1, 2020 | Current News
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson says there are no known cases of COVID-19 in its communities and the First Nation would like to keep it that way. On Monday, LLRIB passed an emergency measures bylaw restricting access to each of its communities to...
by mbcnews | Mar 31, 2020 | Current News
A male has been taken into custody in relation to a triple-homicide in Prince Albert on the weekend. Prince Albert police are releasing few details other than the suspect and victims were known to each other. Police have also released the names of the victims as Denis...
by mbcnews | Mar 31, 2020 | Current News
Morning Star Lodge and Dr. Carrie Bourassa, the scientific director at the national Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health have created a strategy to keep Indigenous communities informed about COVID-19. The strategy includes fact sheets and a series of...
by mbcnews | Mar 31, 2020 | Current News
Eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Tuesday bringing the total 184. 90 cases are located in Saskatoon, 39 from Regina, 37 from the north and three from the far north. Four people are currently in hospital, with three receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon. One...
by mbcnews | Mar 31, 2020 | Current News
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan has announced close to $3 million in funding as part of its emergency COVID-19 pandemic plan. In a press release, the MN-S says the funding will go toward childcare supports, personal protective equipment and assisting Métis households...
by mbcnews | Mar 31, 2020 | Current News
Saskatchewan RCMP says one of their officers has been in self-isolation after learning they may have been exposed to COVID-19 last Wednesday. Police say they followed Saskatchewan Health Authority protocol after receiving information about the officer’s...
by mbcnews | Mar 31, 2020 | Current News
Testing for COVID-19 continues to increase in the Far North. Stats released Monday indicate 163 people have been tested, up from 103 late last week. Only three people have confirmed positive in the region which includes Southend. 36 communities have testing centres...
