by MBC News | Jan 2, 2024
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is mourning the loss of a longtime staff member. In a media release sent out New Years’ Eve the tribal council announced that Shirley Henderson, the chair of the PAGC Women’s Commission for over 25 years passed away...
by MBC News | Jan 2, 2024
Saskatchewan Polytechnic, the Prince Albert Model Forest and Filipino non-profit organization Daluhay, Daloy ng Buhay (flow of life), are embarking on a new applied research project aimed at helping Indigenous communities contribute to environmental policy and...
by MBC News | Dec 27, 2023
This year in the northwest can be described as resilient. Early in the year, hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate south to seek refuge in Regina, Saskatoon and other communities as wildfires and poor air quality from local smoke threatened people’s health. A...
by MBC News | Dec 22, 2023
A man from Prince Albert is celebrating a big scratch off ticket win. Emilie Tessier has won $500,000 off of a Countdown to Christmas scratch off ticket. The P.A. man bought the winning ticket at the Shell station in Hague, a community north of Saskatoon. The big win...
by MBC News | Dec 22, 2023
(RCMP provided photo of Dec. 18 Pelican Narrows search warrant event.) Several people in Pelican Narrows are facing drugs and weapons charges, following an RCMP safety blitz in that community last week. In all, eight people were arrested between Dec. 15 to 19. Braden...
by MBC News | Dec 21, 2023
In the wake of a shooting tragedy on Red Earth Cree Nation this week – students in the community will be put on early Christmas break. On Tuesday morning, RCMP announced that a 25-year-old man was killed in an RCMP officer involved shooting on the First Nation....
by MBC News | Dec 20, 2023
Indigenous leaders are calling for more support from the provincial government to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous women in the criminal justice system. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief Aly Bear, New Democrat Saskatoon MLA Betty...
by MBC News | Dec 20, 2023
Northlands College has signed a memorandum of understanding with First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina to administer a bachelor of administration degree to northerners. “One of our core principles is keeping our learners first, and with...
by MBC News | Dec 20, 2023
One person has died and an RCMP officer was injured during a shooting on Red Earth Cree Nation. According to RCMP, the incident began around 3:40 A.M. Tuesday when RCMP were called to reports of a gunshot. After an intial investigation, two people were arrested but...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2023
Lloydminster, Alta. – On Sept. 6, 2023, Lloydminster RCMP received a report that 27-year old Autumn Dillon, a resident of Lloydminster, has not been seen since late of September 2022 in the area of the Lloydminster hospital. Autumn Dillon, also is known to go by the...
