by MBC News | Dec 10, 2021
A family in the Prince Albert area is picking up the pieces after a fire destroyed their mobile home Wednesday. Firefighters were called to the Eastview Trailer Court in the RM of Prince Albert in the afternoon but were not able to save any of the structure. Veronica...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2021
La Ronge’s Piwapan Women’s Centre has been participating in the international 16 days of activism against gender-based violence campaign. Friday is the last day of the movement which began on Nov. 25, and Piwapan staff wore yellow to raise awareness around...
by Joel Willick | Dec 9, 2021
DECEMBER 15 UPDATE: The Saskatoon Tribal Council says their wellness centre to house the homeless in downtown Saskatoon will officially open Wednesday evening. The shelter was originally supposed to open on Monday, but the opening was delayed to make sure all the...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2021
By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix Muskwa Lake Wellness Camp in Pinehouse hopes to translate decades of experience into change for Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan. Kimberly Smith, health and wellness manager of Kineepik Métis...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2021
The chief of the Lac La Ronge Fire Department will now also handle the duties of acting chief administrative officer (ACAO) for the town of La Ronge. Keaton Cloud was appointed to the position during a special council meeting Sunday when four out of seven council...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2021
Two men are facing attempted murder charges and another man is in critical condition after being shot several times on Muskoday First Nation. RCMP say the man was shot multiple times at different locations in the community this past Saturday before he was able to...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2021
The Provincial Auditor has found that public health officials have implemented recommendations on delivering childhood immunizations in La Ronge and the surrounding area. In a follow-up audit from 2017, Auditor Tara Clement concluded that Sask. Health Authority...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2021
Prince Albert police continue to investigate what they are calling a serious incident and are warning the public of an increased police presence in an area in the city. Police say there was evidence of a serious assault at a home on the 300 block of 9th Street East on...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2021
(By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. The StarPhoenix) Saskatchewan’s lone gold miner is spending millions to buy an exploration company in the province’s north. Vancouver-based SSR Mining Inc. has acquired Taiga Gold Corp. for $27...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2021
New figures released by Stats Canada suggest that Saskatchewan’s homicide rate is 17 times higher for Indigenous people. 46 Indigenous people were killed in the province in 2020, compared to 13 non-Indigenous. Yet a University of Saskatchewan professor said he noticed...
