by MBC News | Sep 30, 2015 | Current News
The provincial government is hoping to encourage more aboriginals to capitalize on what will be a huge demand for skilled tradespeople. On Wednesday, it announced an investment of more than a half a million dollars for a program to help First Nations and Metis get the...
by MBC News | Sep 30, 2015 | Current News
An aboriginal advertising firm has launched a civil suit against a firm it had entered into an Elections Canada contract with two years ago. In August of 2013, the Ottawa-based businesses Spirit Creative and Acart Communications agreed to work together to advertise...
by MBC News | Sep 29, 2015 | Current News
A man who shot his son to death on a farm outside Prince Albert will serve the mandatory minimum sentence for second-degree murder. On Tuesday, Larry McDougald, 68, was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years for killing his son Terry...
by MBC News | Sep 29, 2015 | Current News
***UPDATE – RCMP say Colton Ballantyne was tracked down on Oct. 2 and is safe and sound. Since June, a boy with ties to the Prince Albert and Pelican Narrows areas has eluded RCMP officers who are trying to locate him. Colton Ballantyne, 14, went missing...
by MBC News | Sep 29, 2015 | Current News
If you are a self-proclaimed gambling addict, casinos in the province are giving you one more incentive to help you break the habit. New regulations are being put in place that will prevent people on a special list from collecting their winnings. This means...
by MBC News | Sep 29, 2015 | Current News
Three people have stepped forward to run as candidates for chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. The candidates are Helen Ben from Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation, Bobby Cameron from Witchekan Lake First Nation and Leo Omani from Wahpeton Dakota First...
by MBC News | Sep 28, 2015 | Current News
Prince Albert police launched an investigation into child neglect after officers raised concerns over the weekend. The officers were dispatched to home in Prince Albert’s West Flat just before 1 a.m. on Saturday morning after a call about a break and enter. Instead,...
by MBC News | Sep 28, 2015 | Current News
A Prince Albert-area man is pleading guilty in the shooting death of his son. Larry McDougald was arrested in October of 2013 after his son Terry McDougald was killed on Larry’s farm. Larry was scheduled for trial on first-degree murder along with multiple weapons...
by MBC News | Sep 28, 2015 | Current News
The moose hunting season is in full swing across the north and it appears it will be another good year for hunters. Moose numbers are strong and the wildfires of the summer are not expected to cause a major disruption, since many burned areas are already growing back....
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2015 | Current News
Select police officers in the province will be the first in North America to try a new tactical tool. On the weekend, Prince Albert Police Service will test a digital dispatching system that puts information at their fingertips in a crisis. When police face threats...
