by MBC News | Apr 1, 2020
The man accused of killing three people in Prince Albert this weekend was scheduled to make his first court appearance Wednesday morning. Twenty-eight-year-old Nathaniel Kenneth Carrier is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted...
by MBC News | Apr 1, 2020
The province is not discouraging First Nations from establishing roadside checkpoints into their communities, during the COVID-19 pandemic. First Nations are stopping vehicles to ask questions about traveling. “We do not take issue with these actions as First Nations...
by MBC News | Apr 1, 2020
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson says there are no known cases of COVID-19 in its communities and the First Nation would like to keep it that way. On Monday, LLRIB passed an emergency measures bylaw restricting access to each of its communities to...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2020
A male has been taken into custody in relation to a triple-homicide in Prince Albert on the weekend. Prince Albert police are releasing few details other than the suspect and victims were known to each other. Police have also released the names of the victims as Denis...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2020
Morning Star Lodge and Dr. Carrie Bourassa, the scientific director at the national Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health have created a strategy to keep Indigenous communities informed about COVID-19. The strategy includes fact sheets and a series of...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2020
Eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Tuesday bringing the total 184. 90 cases are located in Saskatoon, 39 from Regina, 37 from the north and three from the far north. Four people are currently in hospital, with three receiving inpatient care in Saskatoon. One...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2020
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan has announced close to $3 million in funding as part of its emergency COVID-19 pandemic plan. In a press release, the MN-S says the funding will go toward childcare supports, personal protective equipment and assisting Métis households...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2020
Saskatchewan RCMP says one of their officers has been in self-isolation after learning they may have been exposed to COVID-19 last Wednesday. Police say they followed Saskatchewan Health Authority protocol after receiving information about the officer’s...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2020
Testing for COVID-19 continues to increase in the Far North. Stats released Monday indicate 163 people have been tested, up from 103 late last week. Only three people have confirmed positive in the region which includes Southend. 36 communities have testing centres...
by MBC News | Mar 30, 2020
Two Saskatchewan residents have died in hospital as a result of complications related to COVID-19. Both individuals were in their 70s and died on Sunday in separate parts of the province. The Saskatchewan government did not mention exactly where the patients were...
