by MBC News | Jan 22, 2021
Northern Saskatchewan’s two major airlines have announced a rebranding. In a press release, West Wind Group of Companies acting CEO Stephen Smith says West Wind Aviation and Transwest Air have been renamed Rise Air. Smith says the new name was chosen after more than...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2021
A Black Lake woman is $100,000 richer after taking home the second top prize on her HOT LINES ZING ticket. Michelle Throassie picked up the ticket as part of a $20 PLAYER’S CHOICE MEGA PACK from a 7-Eleven in Prince Albert on Dec. 9 and discovered her win by...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2021
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) reported 542 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities Friday. The far northeast is reporting the most active cases with 169. The far northwest region is reporting the second highest number of cases with 159. The...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2021
“If I ever got a chance to speak to the Biden administration, I would plead my case,” said Nekaneet First Nation Chief Alvin Francis, president of Natural Law Energy (NLE). That “case” would be the value in continuing the United States’ portion of the 1,897-kilometre...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2021
UPDATE – RCMP say Lennie Oneeye was taken into custody at a residence in Turnor Lake on Saturday. He was scheduled to appear in Buffalo Narrows court on Monday morning....
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2021
A video tribute marks the fifth anniversary of the La Loche shootings. Jan. 22, 2016 will forever be remembered in that Dayne and Drayden Fontaine, Marie Janvier and Adam Wood were killed and seven others injured. The video was put together by the Dene High School to...
by MBC News | Jan 21, 2021
A Saskatoon-based Indigenous entertainer is about to launch a series of virtual workshops that will teach northern Saskatchewan youth the ins and outs of theatre, stand up and sketch comedy. Dakota Ray Hebert will be doing the workshops with her husband Dylan Jay...
by MBC News | Jan 21, 2021
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is reporting 699 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities. The far northeast is again reporting the most active cases with 235. The far northwest has the second number of cases with 197 and the northeast region...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2021
A woman from the Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation says she feels very fortunate to have escaped a serious head on collision in Saskatoon last week with no more than a few broken bones and some bruising. Nicole Gamble and her husband Hilary were travelling northbound...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2021
The head of Saskatchewan’s John Howard Society says he is disappointed Premier Scott Moe has chosen to play politics with the issue of releasing inmates on remand. Prisoners on remand are those serving time in correctional facilities who are accused but not convicted...
