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...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2021
SaskPower is looking to help people living on northern Saskatchewan First Nations lower their power bills. To do this the corporation is teaming up with the federal government to launch the Northern First Nations Home Retrofit Program. Scott McGregor a media relations...
by Joel Willick | Dec 7, 2021
According to the Assembly of First Nations national chief, the upcoming delegation to the Vatican has been postponed due to concerns over the new Omicron Covid-19 variant. RoseAnne Archibald made the announcement during her opening address at the AFN assembly...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2021
A northern addiction and mental health intervention camp will be receiving a one-time grant from the provincial government. The Kineepik Métis Local #9 will be getting $337,000 for the Muskwa Lake Wellness Camp, located near Pinehouse. Part of the funds will be used...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2021
A Councillor with a northern First Nation said the restrictions and life upheaval caused through the COVID-19 pandemic have caused an increase in depression, leading to more suicides and addictions. Devin Bernatchez, with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band said job losses,...
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2021
On Monday morning, the federal government announced it will hand over a volume of residential school records to a national archives centre. The government has been criticized recently for withholding these documents. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller...
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2021
One person is dead after two semis collided about 10 kilometers north of Davidson. The collision happened around 2 a.m. Monday. According to RCMP, one semi jack-knifed on the highway and a second hit it. The two occupants of the jack-knifed semi didn’t report...
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2021
The province is investing up to $1 million to assist Alberta in its fight to stop the migration of the Mountain Pine Beetle. The wood-boring insect, which made its presence known to British Columbia in the early 1990’s is responsible for impacting more than 18 million...
