by MBC News | Oct 7, 2015
The case for a second bridge was a big topic at a Prince Albert infrastructure conference on Wednesday. One speaker unveiled the economics of Prince Albert’s Diefenbaker Bridge. Each time the full bridge is down, there’s a $1.8 million economic hit, and a...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2015
Pictured: The ribbon-cutting for the first William Charles Health Centre. Photo courtesy sicc.sk.ca As Montreal Lake breaks ground on a brand new health centre, its band members want to set a trend for on-reserve healthcare. The Wednesday afternoon groundbreaking for...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2015
About 100 people turned out Tuesday night to shout down Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a campaign stop in Saskatoon. The crowd chanted, “Stephen has to go! Hey, hey!” throughout the evening. Plainclothes RCMP officers stood between the protestors and the...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2015
The forest fires in Northern Saskatchewan this past summer created a lot of heartache for people who lost homes and property. The La Ronge Ice Wolves weren’t spared either, the team was not able to hold numerous fundraising events due to the disaster, but now...
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2015
Please be advised: The content below may disturb some readers. The trial of an RCMP officer who was stationed in Fond du Lac and charged with possessing child pornography continues in Prince Albert. On Monday, police interviews of Aiden Pratchett were the focus of...
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2015
Police continue to look for a man who escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert Monday night. Staff discovered Hector Thomas Bird was missing during a head count in the prison’s minimum security unit. Bird is 23 years old and serving a...
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2015
A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle last night on the Big River First Nation. RCMP say it happened at about 9:45 last evening on an access road near the 793 Grid. Mounties say the driver of a pickup noticed an individual in dark clothing lying on the road,...
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2015
Former Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations chief Guy Lonechild is attempting to make a political comeback with the organization. Lonechild is one of three candidates for the office of Second Vice-Chief. That position was recent vacated by Bobby Cameron, who is...
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2015
An advance poll is on today in the election for chief and council of the Fond du Lac First Nation. Another advance poll for band members will be held Thursday at the Prince Albert Inn. Five candidates have stepped forward and are running for the position of chief....
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2015
Elections Canada is trying something a little different this time around to help people who will not be in their home ridings on election day. In Saskatchewan, four special polling stations are open until Thursday evening. There are two of them at the University of...
