by MBC News | Apr 13, 2016
City councillor Rick Orr at the launch of the Community Alcohol Strategy. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski An alcohol strategy four years in the making, in a city plagued with public intoxication arrests, has been unveiled in Prince Albert. The community alcohol strategy...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2016
The first-ever compensation hearing from a special claims tribunal is currently taking place at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. The hearing stems from a recent tribunal decision that says the Government of Canada wronged Beardys and Okemasis First Nation when they withheld...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2016
Terry Bird, Lead Advisor, First Nations and Métis Initiatives with K + S Potash Canada. Photo courtesy February 2016 Legacy Update Newsletter Saskatchewan’s First Nations Economic Development Network is telling indigenous success stories with its annual awards....
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2016
White Pony Lodge, courtesy Facebook. Another gang has formed in Regina’s most dangerous neighbourhood, but this one is aimed at reducing crime and making the streets of North Central Regina safer. The group, called the “White Pony Lodge” has nearly 200 members...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2016
A Meadow Lake RCMP officer says child exploitation cases in the area are unfortunate, but not as rare as people might think. Two different cases have come to light in the past week. Last week, a joint investigation between the RCMP’s ICE unit and Colorado police...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2016
FSIN Vice-Chief Bob Merasty at a conference on Monday. Photo courtesy FSIN Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says investments Ottawa is making in indigenous communities should help fight despair. She says five mental health workers have arrived in the northern...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2016
2 Northern uranium companies have come together to create a trust fund for future Northern Saskatchewan initiatives. Cameco and Areva have partnered together with community leaders across the north to develop the Six Rivers Fund that will provide funding for community...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2016
The woman who police arrested along with accused murderer Braidy Vermette last week, was released on bail on Monday. Vermette was being held at Prince Albert Correctional Centre, when he escaped from a medical transport more than a week ago. Police say he was...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2016
For the first time ever, a First Nations spelling bee in Saskatchewan will be sending their winners to a national spelling bee championship in Toronto. First Nation schools across the province sent 140 students to compete in three different age categories at the First...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2016
The house that police say Braidy Vermette and Tristen Smith had been hiding out in. Photo courtesy Wendy Fyrk The family and friends of a Prince Albert murder victim have been closely watching the escape and recapture of one of the accused killers. Braidy Vermette is...
