by MBC News | Nov 5, 2021
A 53-year-old inmate at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre died Thursday evening after being found unresponsive in his cell. Once found, corrections staff and EMS tried to perform life-saving measures on the man. According to a press release, the death is not...
by MBC News | Nov 5, 2021
WARNING: Disturbing content A Saskatoon MLA said if the province was truly committed to reconciliation it would recognize two northern educational institutions as residential schools. Betty Nippi-Albright wants the Timber Bay and Ile-a-la Crosse schools to receive...
by MBC News | Nov 5, 2021
The La Ronge Provincial Court has a new judge. The government of Saskatchewan announced the appointment of Dorinda Mae Stahl Friday. Stahl was called to the bar in 2006 and since then has practiced family, civil and criminal law and has worked as a crown prosecutor....
by MBC News | Nov 4, 2021
Lac La Ronge Indian Band members in Hall Lake will now have better cell service. This is thanks to a new cell tower near Sally Ross School. According to a statement by the LLRIB, the Band had been working for years to get funding for a cell tower in Hall Lake but...
by MBC News | Nov 4, 2021
The CEO of a wild rice company in north western Saskatchewan said the harvest was average this year. But Nap Gardiner, CEO of NWC Wild Rice, says if you compare it to last year’s, this harvest yielded much more. “The harvest this year, I think, if you look at a...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2021
Northlands College is recruiting for their new Elders Advisory Council. The role of the four Indigenous Elders on the council will be to provide the College with advice on topics of culture and language. Guy Penney, president and CEO of the College, said Northlands...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2021
By: Jessica Durling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,Humboldt Journal Beginning in December, Cumberland House Cree Nation Daycare will offer a Swampy Cree language nest to children from six months to five years old. Language nests are programs where an Indigenous...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2021
A Calgary man is facing drug trafficking charges after a traffic stop near the northern village of Pinehouse. RCMP say a vehicle was pulled over this past Saturday afternoon outside the community at the junction of Key Lake Mine and Highway 914. Officers say they...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2021
Prince Albert police say they used a taser during a recent arrest in the city. Police say on Tuesday morning at around 11:30 they responded to a 911 call from a home in Prince Albert. When they arrived, officers say they observed a stolen vehicle and a man attempting...
by MBC News | Nov 2, 2021
People looking to get on airplanes in Canada will now have to provide proof of vaccination in order to board. The federal government made the announcement last week in Toronto. The new regulations also apply to other federally regulated transportation like trains....
