by MBC News | Sep 19, 2016
Saskatoon Tribal Chief Felix Thomas was one of several Indigenous leaders calling for a state of emergency. First Nation leaders and medical doctors are calling on the provincial government to declare a state of emergency over high HIV rates, however a government...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2016
Clayton Bo Eichler. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. It was a day of surprises at Regina’s Court of Queen’s Bench, with the accused entering guilty pleas after new charges were read to him. 35-year-old Clayton Bo Eichler was set to stand trial on two counts of first-degree...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2016
David Suzuki at the rally. Photo courtesy Facebook, Sadi Broncho. A four-legged attendee at the Kisiskatchewan Water Alliance Network Rally. Photo courtesy Facebook, Estelle Hjertaas. Communities that count on the North Saskatchewan River may have gotten the go-ahead...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2016
FSIN Vice-Chief Kimberley Jonathan speaking at a press event in Saskatoon Monday morning. Photo by Joel Willick. Health professionals and First Nation leaders are calling on the Saskatchewan government to declare a health emergency over HIV and AIDS rates in the...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2016
Some of the food preparation at PAGC’s Culture Festival in 2015. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Prince Albert Grand Council is switching things up with its second annual culture festival. Last year each of the days focused on one sector of PAGC’s nations:...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
The Northern Lights Casino fundraiser for the PA Food Bank. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski An impressive showing at a barbecue fundraiser for the Prince Albert Food Bank hosted by the Northern Lights Casino has brought in more than $6,300. Of that total, $5,000 is coming...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
One of the water pipelines snakes towards Prince Albert’s water treatment plant. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Finally, the news residents of central Saskatchewan have been waiting for. The Water Security Agency has given the communities of North Battleford, Prince...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
Ralph Goodale and Donna Harpauer. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Saskatchewan has now signed on to a federal-provincial agreement that will see 236 million dollars devoted to infrastructure projects over the next several years. The projects involve improvements to public...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
Five days have been set aside to determine why a woman died in police cells in Sandy Bay and what, if anything, could have been done to prevent it. 39-year-old Adele Jennifer Morine was found unresponsive in her cell at the Sandy Bay RCMP detachment on October 6th,...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
Education Minister Don Morgan at the launch of the Following Their Voices program at the Wesmor Community School in Prince Albert last fall. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. One year ago, several schools across the province decided to implement the Following Their Voices...
