by MBC News | Jan 5, 2017
Photo courtesy of Twitter. There has been a major cocaine bust in Prince Albert. Police say it is the largest cocaine bust in the city’s history and one of the largest ever in Saskatchewan. Over 11 kilograms of cocaine was seized by the Prince Albert Integrated...
by MBC News | Jan 5, 2017
Phillip Peter Charles. Photo courtesy of Prince Albert Police. Prince Albert Police are looking for a suspect after two stabbing incidents last month. Investigators say 33-year-old Phillip Peter Charles is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts...
by MBC News | Jan 5, 2017
Chief Paskwa Pictograph. Photo courtesy of Twitter. The Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina is now featuring the only known historical Indigenous perspective of Treaty 4. The exhibit features the Chief Paskwa Pictograph, which is a two-panel drawing that portrays...
by MBC News | Jan 4, 2017
The hangar fire. Photo courtesy Ministry of Central Services. A provincial deputy minister is personally thanking La Ronge region firefighters for saving a provincial hangar that houses water bombers and wildfire management equipment. The damages to the building...
by MBC News | Jan 4, 2017
Kenny Brian Hunter. Photo courtesy Punnichy RCMP. Police in Punnichy are asking the public for help in tracking down a man who is wanted for theft and assault charges. There’s been a warrant out for the arrest of 35-year-old Kenny Brian Hunter since early in...
by MBC News | Jan 4, 2017
Saskatchewan Health Minister Jim Reiter. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. A major transformation is underway on how health services are delivered in Saskatchewan. Twelve regional health authorities will be merged into one, likely by the fall of this year. Health...
by MBC News | Jan 4, 2017
Sheryl Kimbley reacts to being named Prince Albert’s 2016 Citizen of the Year. Photo courtesy Voices of the North, Facebook. Sheryl Kimbley’s efforts to create music in response to the La Loche mass shootings and her work on suicide prevention strategies in the...
by MBC News | Jan 3, 2017
Eric Ratt. Photo courtesy of RCMP. As another group of searchers heads north this week to look for 58-year-old Eric Ratt, organizers of the effort will assess the situation. Ratt, who is an experienced trapper and bushman, was reported missing on December 3rd, 2016....
by MBC News | Jan 3, 2017
The homemade Conducted Energy Weapon (also known as Taser) seized by police. Photo courtesy Prince Albert RCMP. Mounties say a Muskoday teen assaulted an officer during a traffic stop on New Years Day. Justin Glen Bear, 18, was arrested along with a 17-year-old girl...
by MBC News | Jan 3, 2017
File photo. Serious health concerns have forced a delay in the Saskatchewan Metis election, which is scheduled for next month. The chief electoral officer was forced to resign because of health problems. Now, a replacement will have to be found, a new election date...
