by MBC News | May 18, 2023
The chief of the Prince Albert police has announced his retirement in the wake of an independent report that found two officers neglected their duty in the situation around the death of a toddler. In February 2022, 14-month-old Tanner Brass was allegedly killed by his...
by Joel Willick | May 18, 2023
An independent investigation into the conduct of Prince Albert police officers around the death of a toddler says the officers were negligent in their duties. In February 2022, Tanner Brass was allegedly killed by his father hours after police officers attended the...
by MBC News | May 18, 2023
Update 12:35 May 18. It could be at least another week before evacuated residents in Northern Saskatchewan return home. Wildfires have forced people to seek refuge in North Battleford, Lloydminster and Regina. Approximately 1100 people are being supported through the...
by bryanorthner | May 18, 2023
An Indigenous and Metis Saskatchewan Polytechnic project has received an investment of $400,000. Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s wild rice harvester innovation project has received the funding from PrairiesCan’s Community Economic Development and Diversification program in...
by bryanorthner | May 18, 2023
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their communities due to wildfires in the north. One of the areas hardest hit is the Buffalo River Dene Nation and Dillon area which have been evacuated due to the communities being threatened by both the Shaw and Vermette...
by Joel Willick | May 17, 2023
It was an emotional afternoon in a Saskatoon courtroom during a sentencing hearing for a man who committed crimes to the remains of Megan Gallagher. In February, Ernest Whitehead pleaded guilty to the charge of indignity to human remains in relation to the death and...
by MBC News | May 17, 2023
By: Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division board of education has adopted the practice of having a Land Acknowledgement before each board meeting by the chair. Typically, this has stuck...
by MBC News | May 17, 2023
The Northern Lights School Division has announced the appointment of a new Deputy Director of Education. Dawn Kuppenbender, originally from Whitehorse, Yukon, received her high school education at ED Feehan High School in Saskatoon. She would later go on to receive...
by MBC News | May 17, 2023
(Photo of the James Smith Cree Nation Administration Office.) By: Nicole Goldsworthy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Humboldt Journal The Bernard Constant Community School at James Smith Cree Nation will be hosting their fourth Annual Day Powwow and inviting...
by bryanorthner | May 16, 2023
The Prince Albert Board of Police Commissioners is hearing about some of the work being done on long term missing persons cases. Tuesday morning at Prince Albert City Hall investigators spoke about some of the work being done on a number of cases, including the case...
