by MBC News | Jan 29, 2015 | Current News
Officials with the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region say a small number of patients had their personal health information accessed by an employee who was not involved in their care. The region began an investigation last month and found that the breaches took place...
by MBC News | Jan 29, 2015 | Current News
The Communist Party of Canada says the unemployment rate on First Nations reserves in Saskatchewan and Manitoba is about 70 per cent. The party also says the exclusion of labour force data on reserves is part of a strategy by the Harper government to hide the true...
by MBC News | Jan 29, 2015 | Current News
RCMP continue to search for a man who escaped from custody last week. Twenty-one-year-old Solomon Toutsaint was appearing in court in Black Lake on break and enter charges when he escaped police custody on January 21. While at large, Toutsaint has taunted the police a...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015 | Current News
Cameco announced an expansion of its Touchdown for Dreams program Wednesday afternoon to help more women suffering with life threatening forms of cancer make their dreams come true. Over the next two years, the program will grant seven to ten wishes per year with each...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015 | Current News
*NOTE — A previous version of this story indicated the two suspects were facing attempted murder charges. RCMP have since issued a corrected press release indicating that is not the case. Two men suspects arrested after a break-in at a Lloydminster liquor...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015 | Current News
A Saskatchewan RCMP officer facing child pornography charges has pleaded not guilty. Aiden Pratchett had been serving in Fond du Lac when he was charged with accessing and possessing child pornography. Pratchett’s lawyer, Mark Brayford, entered the plea for his client...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015 | Current News
The most comprehensive study ever done on dementia in Saskatchewan yields some surprising results. The research provides new information on the scope of dementia and offers recommendations for action. According to University of Saskatchewan researcher Professor Debra...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015 | Current News
After three-and-a-half weeks of evidence and arguments, the fate of an accused child killer is now in the hands of a Regina jury. Thirty-four-year-old Adam Cyr is on trial for second-degree murder in the June 2012 beating death of two-year-old Natalia Shingoose. She...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015 | Current News
A new Aboriginal volunteer organization has come together to help Indigenous voters navigate new changes mandating stricter identification requirements to participate in the next federal election. The legislative changes brought in by the Harper government have done...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015 | Current News
An event aiming to raise awareness on the homelessness issue in northern Saskatchewan is coming to La Ronge in February. The “Share the Love Winter Sleep Out” put on by the Scattered Site Outreach Program is inviting participants to spend 18 hours outside...