by MBC News | Jul 27, 2021
Newly released federal government data shows violent crime continues to be a problem in Prince Albert. Out of 300 municipalities with a population over 10,000 in Canada, the city ranked fifth in terms of violent crime numbers in 2020. This is a slight decrease from...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2021
A spokesperson for the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia is advocating for Indigenous communities who have had to evacuate due to wildfires. Nel Wieman, the acting-deputy chief medical officer at the authority, said these evacuations can be triggering...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2021
A Councillor with the City of Prince Albert said leadership there needs to do more to advance reconciliation in concrete ways, such as implementing more Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action. “I watched communities coming together to lower flags, cancel...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2021
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations said the province needs to ramp up efforts to help curb the rising COVID-19 infections impacting the Buffalo River Dene Nation. The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority which declared an outbreak there Thursday, said...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2021
Big River RCMP say a 35-year-old man died as the result of a single-vehicle rollover on the weekend. Police say the accident happened in the early morning hours of Saturday on Highway 942, about 2.5 kilometres north of the Highway 55 junction. The North Battleford...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2021
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is ending its mass vaccination program early next month, focused on targeting communities which are under and unvaccinated. The SHA will stop its drive-thru appointments August 8, shifting to walk-in clinics, planned summer events,...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2021
Health officials in the northwest are working to contain a COVID-19 outbreak, declared in the Buffalo River Dene Nation community Thursday. The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority said the rise in the number of confirmed cases is linked to the community evacuation...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2021
Some residents of Southend will be returning home this morning, approximately two weeks after being forced to evacuate due to the threat of a nearby wildfire. The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation said Sunday, that leadership met to discuss the current situation. An...
by MBC News | Jul 23, 2021
Prince Albert RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a 27-year-old man wanted in relation to an assault on the Muskoday First Nation this spring. Police say the incident occurred on Apr. 21. Glenn Bear is charged with assault, uttering threats, possession of a weapon...
by MBC News | Jul 23, 2021
Forest fire evacuations are leading to a rise in COVID-19 cases in one northern community. On Friday the Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) declared an outbreak at Buffalo River Dene Nation. NITHA’s Medical Health Officer Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka explained the...
