by MBC News | Sep 28, 2015
Prince Albert police launched an investigation into child neglect after officers raised concerns over the weekend. The officers were dispatched to home in Prince Albert’s West Flat just before 1 a.m. on Saturday morning after a call about a break and enter. Instead,...
by MBC News | Sep 28, 2015
A Prince Albert-area man is pleading guilty in the shooting death of his son. Larry McDougald was arrested in October of 2013 after his son Terry McDougald was killed on Larry’s farm. Larry was scheduled for trial on first-degree murder along with multiple weapons...
by MBC News | Sep 28, 2015
The moose hunting season is in full swing across the north and it appears it will be another good year for hunters. Moose numbers are strong and the wildfires of the summer are not expected to cause a major disruption, since many burned areas are already growing back....
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2015
Select police officers in the province will be the first in North America to try a new tactical tool. On the weekend, Prince Albert Police Service will test a digital dispatching system that puts information at their fingertips in a crisis. When police face threats...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2015
Volunteers on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation are taking the annual Terry Fox walk to the next level. This year, three high school students are running from the First Nation’s school to Prince Albert over the course of a day and a half. Teacher Charlotte Campbell says...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2015
A Mi’kmaq man from Nova Scotia has beat out his Saskatchewan competition to become the new national chief for the Congress of Aboriginal People (CAP). On Friday, Dwight Dorey was elected as the new leader at CAP’s general assembly in Gatineau Quebec. Chigal Daniels...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2015
The University of Saskatchewan announced an aboriginal mentorship program for science, technology, engineering and math students. The university and the Saskatchewan Research Council signed an agreement to continue the Aboriginal Mentorship Program. Students like...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2015
A charge of second-degree murder has been laid against a man from northern Saskatchewan following the discovery this week of a man’s body in southern Alberta. RCMP say Silas Kiseyinewakup, who was 36, was found Tuesday morning adjacent to a farm where he was...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2015
A woman who skipped court after she was granted bail on armed robbery charges, is back behind bars. Carmine Patty Nayneecassum had already been released and approved for electronic monitoring in her father’s home on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation when she skipped court on...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2015
The Whitecap Dakota First Nation brought together aboriginal business suppliers and industry on Thursday. The band hosted its first-ever business forum to identify the opportunities in the oil, gas, and mining sectors. Whitecap Chief Darcy Bear says the band’s...