by MBC News | Dec 14, 2020
The deputy warden at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert is not sure how the COVID-19 virus got in to the facility. Lee Anne Skene said Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is working to find out how 24 inmates in the medium security unit contracted the...
by MBC News | Dec 14, 2020
It may be a blue Christmas without you, as the province is instituting further public health measures as it tries to reduce the high rates of COVID-19 cases. Effective Thursday, private, indoor gatherings will be limited to immediate household members only. This may...
by MBC News | Dec 14, 2020
Correctional Service Canada is reporting a large number of inmates at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert have tested positive for COVID-19. In a media release posted to the organization’s website, CSC said 24 inmates at the facility have tested positive...
by MBC News | Dec 14, 2020
A 20-year-old man convicted of manslaughter in the fatal 2017 beating of La Ronge restaurant owner Simon Grant was back in court last week. In 2019, he pleaded guilty to the charge and was given an adult sentence of nine years in a federal penitentiary. The man, who...
by MBC News | Dec 14, 2020
Cameco’s Cigar Lake operation is being temporarily suspended citing increased risk of COVID-19 in Northern Saskatchewan. “We have had six positive tests at our northern operations in recent weeks, including three at Cigar Lake,” said President and CEO Tim Gizel. “One...
by MBC News | Dec 14, 2020
There are 318 active cases of COVID-19 in the north according to the latest numbers from the Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA). The far northeast region has the most active cases with 130. The far northwest has the second highest number of cases at 86....
by MBC News | Dec 14, 2020
The Water Security Agency said freeze-up in the north will be wetter this winter. This is due to above normal rainfall in late spring throughout the summer. Officials are monitoring the Churchill River Basin, which was essentially considered saturated, causing...
by MBC News | Dec 11, 2020
Prince Albert police say a 30-year-old man died earlier this month a few days after being taken into custody. The man was originally arrested on Dec. 1 for a violation of section 45.1 of the Saskatchewan Public Health Act. This section has recently been used by...
by MBC News | Dec 11, 2020
Increasing COVID-19 cases in the north is prompting several public health agencies to recommend against non-essential travel. “The Office of the Northern Medical Health Officers for the Saskatchewan Health Authority, The Athabasca Health Authority and the Northern...
by MBC News | Dec 11, 2020
In a media release sent out Thursday the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) said the news about Prince Albert Police Service Deputy Chief Jason Stonechild’s retirement was not welcome. PAGC Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte told MBC News he felt it was important for...
