by MBC News | May 25, 2018
Officials are hopeful wet weather continues into the weekend making the job of battling wildfires across the province that much easier. Rain and cooler temperatures have lessened the threat of fires in recent days. This has allowed the Harding Fire, about 40...
by MBC News | May 25, 2018
Prince Albert’s Kinsmen Park played host to a new youth pow wow on Friday. The Heart of the Youth Community Pow Wow is a showcase for youth to present their talent after finishing pow wow classes in school. The pow wow was organized by PA Outreach. The executive...
by MBC News | May 25, 2018
The founder of SHB Apparel is hoping her clothing line can help lead to better suicide awareness and mental health supports in the province. Amanda Sanderson, from Saulteaux First Nation, says her mission began after seeing her daughter struggle with mental health and...
by MBC News | May 25, 2018
Star Blanket Cree Nation’s Wavell Starr achieved the ultimate dream as a pro wrestler, getting a shot to step into a WWE ring several years ago. Starr took part in a number of matches that made it to television. As a kid, Starr says his grandparents played a role in...
by MBC News | May 24, 2018
What started out as a controlled burn has now grown to an out of control fire in the Prince Albert National Park. The Rabbit Creek fire has been burning for close to three weeks and reached more than 31,000 hectares in size. The fire started as a controlled burn on...
by MBC News | May 24, 2018
The First Nations Cup Provincial Ball Hockey Championship comes to Prince Albert this weekend. Officials are expecting 20 teams this year from Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Organizer Sheldon Cook says the competition level will be stiff. “There’s usually about five good...
by MBC News | May 24, 2018
The chief of the Fond-du-Lac First Nation says he will continue to lobby for changes to the local airport until the work is finished. In December, one person died after a plane crashed taking off from the northern community’s airport. Following the crash,...
by MBC News | May 24, 2018
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations will be lobbying Ottawa for funding for their suicide prevention strategy. Saskatchewan chiefs are expected to pass a motion at the FSIN assembly at the Dakota Dunes Casino to release the newly developed strategy. The...
by MBC News | May 24, 2018
New government statistics show impaired driving deaths are on the decline in Saskatchewan. However, traffic deaths caused by drugs and alcohol continue to make up a significant number of all fatalities. From 2012 to 2017, the number of traffic fatalities involving...
by MBC News | May 24, 2018
A new government report shows that over half the victims of domestic homicide were Indigenous. The report also shows about 21 per cent of domestic deaths occurred on First Nations reserves. The Saskatchewan Domestic Violence Death Review Report looks at the years 2005...
