by MBC News | Nov 20, 2020
A Saskatoon company has been awarded the $2 million government contract to expand the neonatal until at Prince Albert’s Victoria Hospital. Quorex Construction Services expects to have the expansion completed by July 2021 and the facility operational by late summer...
by MBC News | Nov 20, 2020
An emergency shelter in Prince Albert is one of the organizations that will receive part of $171,000 in new targeted COVID-19 funding from the province. The money is intended to help these shelters continue to keep their clients and staff safe during the pandemic....
by MBC News | Nov 20, 2020
After more than two years of work and planning, the James Smith Cree Nation medical imaging clinic opened in Saskatoon on Friday. The new clinic will provide much needed MRI, CT scan, x-ray and ultrasound services to Saskatchewan residents. The facility will also...
by MBC News | Nov 19, 2020
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have awarded Head Coach Kevin Kaminski and Associate Coach Gaelan Patterson with new contracts. “The Ice Wolves are pleased to have secured long-term commitments from Kevin and Gaelan,” said Grant Merriman, the president of the Ice Wolves....
by MBC News | Nov 19, 2020
An architect from the Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation will lead the design on the new central library in Saskatoon. Formline Architecture is an Indigenous owned company, which specializes in culturally sensitive and environmentally responsible designs. “[This is]...
by MBC News | Nov 19, 2020
RCMP are investigating the death of a man found unconscious on the Mistawasis First Nation Tuesday evening. Police have identified the deceased as 36-year-old Troy Watson from the Mistawasis First Nation. Authorities are treating the death as a homicide. An autopsy is...
by MBC News | Nov 18, 2020
The prevalence of COVID-19 in the northern community of Fond du Lac, has essential supplies running low. The Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation said the cleaning supplies have already run out. Other items like Pediasure, cough syrup, throat lozenges, nasal sprays and...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2020
The La Ronge Ice Wolves recorded their third straight win on Tuesday night in Nipawin when they doubled up the Hawks 6-3. “It was kind of a momentum-shifting game, I thought we came out strong and then they kind of took over the second half of the first period,” said...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2020
The Sask. Government is implementing a province-wide mask mandate effective Thursday. In new COVID-19 restrictions announced Tuesday, visitation at all long-term care and personal homes will be suspended, unless for compassionate reasons. “There’s one thing...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2020
The Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation is in a double crisis. It is dealing with a massive COVID-19 outbreak, which is affecting 25 percent of its population. But the water treatment facility is down, awaiting parts and a technician to perform the repairs. This is...