by MBC News | Feb 23, 2016
One of the school construction projects. Photo by Joel Willick The province was proud to unveil the designs for 18 new schools that are scheduled to open in 2017. At an unveiling event in Saskatoon on Monday, several dignitaries were on hand to celebrate the new...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2016
Environment Minister Herb Cox (left) and Government Relations Minister Jim Reiter address media about changes to wildfire policy. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. The provincial government has unveiled a new plan in anticipation of what could be another bad year for...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2016
Classes are set to resume at the La Loche high school on Friday. Officials with the Northern Lights School Division say registration and a meet and greet for high school students (Grade 10 – 12) will start on Thursday at 8:45am. Registration and a meet and greet...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2016
Refugees who have come to Canada because of war in Syria showed their thanks for the safety they’ve found in Prince Albert at an indigenous welcoming event. On Monday, about 100 Syria refugees who arrived since Nov. 1, 2015 to resettle in the city came out to an...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2016
The former lawyer for the accused, Ian Mokuruk, on Jan. 25, 2016. A new lawyer has taken on the youth as his client. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The Crown says it will apply to have a teen accused in a deadly shooting in northern Saskatchewan sentenced as an adult if...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2016
No new information has been found following a weekend-long search for a missing Saskatoon man. On the weekend, several friends and family of Justin Cory Kishayinew searched areas around Meewasin Trail for any evidence of the disappearance of the 22-year-old....
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2016
About 150 First Nations students attending reserve schools have registered for a province-wide spelling bee to be held in North Battleford in April. The nine winners will go on to the national competition in Toronto in May. Local organizer Pauline Favel says spelling...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2016
Two people are scheduled to appear in court today after a drug bust in La Ronge. Police searched a vehicle and a home on Friday. Investigators say they found cocaine, marijuana and a large amount of cash. Two people from La Ronge were arrested and charged. One...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2016
Next week will be busy in La Loche as the community puts plans in motion to get their kids back to school. The Northern Lights School Division is announcing a series of events, including two cultural events at La Loche’s Ducharme building, which is the...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2016
A search will be conducted this weekend along the South Saskatchewan River and Meewasin Trail in Saskatoon for a missing 22-year-old man. Justin Cory Kishayinew has not been seen since he left his home in the city in the early morning of February 10. Family say his...