by MBC News | Nov 4, 2016
The view from the new remand unit at Prince Albert Correctional Centre. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. It is costing taxpayers an extra $10 million a year to house a growing inmate population in Saskatchewan jails. Most of the inmates are on remand and many of them are...
by MBC News | Nov 4, 2016
Photo courtesy of Government of Canada. There were almost 11,000 fewer people working in Saskatchewan last month compared to a year ago. The latest jobless figures put the province’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 6.9 per cent, which is up a tenth of a per...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2016
Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski A trial has been set for attempted murder in relation to a La Ronge stabbing that happened in March. Elias Ballantyne will face trial by judge in February for charges of attempted murder,...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2016
PBCN Urban Councillor Warren McCallum. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Warren McCallum is breathing a lot easier in recent weeks after the federal court reinstated him as urban councillor for Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. The elected position sat vacant for 10 months after...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2016
George Sanderson. Photo courtesy Facebook. A Sturgeon Lake man accused of sexually assaulting children has been denied bail. The charges against 22-year-old George Sanderson involve a 13-year-old and 15-year-old. He also accused of making and distributing child...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2016
Chief Rodney Brass gets attendees at the conference to participate in a group activity. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The recently elected Key First Nation chief says helping youth has been a growing cause in his life. Rodney Brass just entered office as chief last...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2016
Pine Creek First Nation Chief Charlie Boucher. Photo courtesy of pinecreekfirstnation.com. Two Manitoba First Nations men have pleaded guilty to illegal hunting in Saskatchewan in a case that sparked outrage among First Nations leaders in Manitoba earlier this year....
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2016
Rangers member using the old rifle. Photo courtesy of Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Center The process of distributing new rifles to members of the Canadian Rangers is expected to be complete next year at this time. The new bolt action .308 rifles, which are based on...
by MBC News | Nov 2, 2016
MC Eugene Arcand and a residential school support worker at the Indian Residential School Conference. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Elders from Prince Albert Grand Council’s communities shed tears Wednesday morning at an Indian Residential School conference....
by MBC News | Nov 2, 2016
Corey O’Soup. Photo by Manfred Joehnck Saskatchewan’s new children’s advocate is tasked with the daunting assignment of dealing with a suicide crisis in the north. His first day on the job was yesterday, but by the end of the week, he expects to be in La Ronge,...
