by MBC News | Feb 26, 2015
A new survey on health and wellness in the province’s north finds workers in the uranium industry credit their companies for improving not only their own health but the health of their families and communities, as well. McArthur River and McClean Lake were the...
by MBC News | Feb 25, 2015
A 31-year-old Denare Beach man is facing several drug charges after a traffic stop on Saskatoon’s west side. At about 8:20 last night, police say they pulled over a vehicle at 21st Street West and Avenue U South that was being driven erratically. When police...
by MBC News | Feb 25, 2015
The provincial fire services office says the cause of the deadly fire on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation will never be known because of the total destruction caused by the blaze. Fire investigators have determined there was a battery-powered smoke alarm in the...
by MBC News | Feb 25, 2015
Saskatchewan Polytechnic students will soon help build affordable housing in Prince Albert through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity. The two organizations signed a memorandum of agreement today for a five-year plan where carpentry and electrician students will...
by MBC News | Feb 25, 2015
Over 300 children from Prince Albert had the opportunity Wednesday to listen to traditional Aboriginal stories. Local author Solomon Ratt shared stories with the youth from his recent book Woods Cree Stories in three different sessions at the Mann Art Gallery. Woods...
by MBC News | Feb 25, 2015
A local fish processing plant could soon be a reality for northern Saskatchewan commercial fishers. The recently-formed Ile a la Crosse Fish Company is planning to construct a fish processing plant within the local community at a cost of just over $2 million. The...
by MBC News | Feb 25, 2015
A workshop aiming to teach businesses how to better engage First Nations communities took place in Prince Albert on Tuesday. “Understanding Treaties” was put on by the Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce and the Office of the Treaty Commissioner and was held...
by MBC News | Feb 25, 2015
Saskatchewan has been ranked first in Canada and second in the world for mining investment, according to a global survey of mining executives. The Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies rates 122 jurisdictions around the world based on their...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2015
The Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race kicked off today in Prince Albert. The race officially got underway shortly after noon with each sled team taking off every two minutes. The first leg of the race sees the teams arrive in Anglin Lake. By late afternoon Tuesday,...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2015
Police say they seized 49 pills believed to be counterfeit OxyContin in a raid on a Prince Albert residence early yesterday. A 44-year-old Prince Albert man was arrested without incident and is facing numerous charges, including possession of fentanyl for the purpose...
