by MBC News | Aug 11, 2016
A photo from last year’s Fiddle Fest. Photo courtesy Twitter @johnarcandff. Cultural camps, musical workshops and the provinces best fiddle players and musicians will be showcased near Saskatoon this weekend. The 19th annual John Arcand Fiddle Fest kicks off on...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2016
The water pipelines from alternative water sources snake their way to Prince Albert’s water treatment plant. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The City of Prince Albert says it’s taking steps to recoup money from Husky Energy for the recent oil spill’s effect on a wide...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2016
La Ronge Health Centre. Photo courtesy MCRHealth.ca The RCMP is having discussions about security arrangements at the La Ronge Health Centre following an alleged sexual assault there. A 20-year-old man from the La Ronge area is facing charges — including sexual...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2016
Water was hauled in to Muskoday by truck. Photo courtesy Muskoday First Nation, Facebook. More than two weeks of uncertainty for where Muskoday will get safe water have ended, as it lifts a state of emergency. The Prince Albert-area First Nation typically receives...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2016
The RCMP arrested two of its own officers in Saskatchewan on separate assault charges this week. The first arrest took place on Monday, related to an assault on two youths by an on-duty officer February 24 incident around 2 a.m. Warman Corporal Dean Flaman is...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2016
A Green Lake man turned himself into police three days after a weekend standoff that blocked roads and brought in extra reinforcements into the north-west Saskatchewan community. Corey O’Neil Bouvier, 27, is now in custody. He’s the last of three suspects to be...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2016
A model of proposed long-term care facility in La Ronge. Photo supplied by Braden Malsbury. Two designs have been unveiled for a proposed long-term care facility in La Ronge. A group of over 50 individuals from around the health region recently spent a week-long event...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2016
A man is dead and charges are pending following a single vehicle rollover on the Poundmaker Cree Nation. Cut Knife RCMP says a truck rolled down an embankment near the town site, killing a 33-year-old male passenger. Four other occupants — including the...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2016
Photo from the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program handbook, courtesy Saskatchewan Government. The province’s Ministry of Social Services is explaining some complex changes coming to social assistance recipients that start taking effect on...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2016
Environment Minister Herb Cox speaking with reporters in Saskatoon on Tuesday. A proposed potash mine in southern Saskatchewan has passed the first of many hurdles before construction can begin. On Tuesday, the provincial government conditionally approved the...
