by MBC News | Jun 7, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck The First Nations University of Canada is alive with the sights and sounds of a major celebration. It is a pow wow honouring graduating students, whether it be from high school, from FNUniv or another institution. It is an all-day...
by MBC News | Jun 7, 2017 | Current News
Prince Albert Penitentiary file photo Officials at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary near Prince Albert are investigating the death of an inmate early this morning. Daniel James Tokarchuck died in custody after being taken to Victoria Hospital but officials aren’t...
by MBC News | Jun 7, 2017 | Current News
Phillip Peter Charles. Photo courtesy of Prince Albert Police. A man wanted for two stabbings in Prince Albert last winter has been arrested. Police say 33-year-old Phillip Peter Charles was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, and was picked up yesterday in Edmonton. The...
by MBC News | Jun 7, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of Prince Albert police. UPDATE: Police say Brandy Bighetty has been located. Prince Albert police are looking to the public for information on a missing woman. Investigators say 21-year-old Brandy Bighetty has not been seen since April 3. Her family...
by MBC News | Jun 7, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of policecanada.ca Three men have been fined a total of $14,700 for hunting violations in southern Saskatchewan. The charges date back to November 2015. Conservation officers received a tip about an elk shot out of the hunting season on private land...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2017 | Current News
Pinehouse Mayor Mike Natomagan is part of the delegation meeting government officials in Ottawa photo courtesy pinehouselake.com Representatives from five northern communities and the Prince Albert Grand Council are in Ottawa looking to forge positive partnerships...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2017 | Current News
There will be a recount for one of the positions in the recent Metis Nation – Saskatchewan elections. The unofficial results had Ashley Norton defeating Lisa McCallum in a close race for MN-S secretary. But after the results became official, McCallum was...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2017 | Current News
The old girls’ dorm and hospital in Ile-a-la-Crosse. Photo courtesy jkcc.com This is the second story in the two-part Ripple Effect series, the first can be accessed here and an audio report on this story can be heard here. A number of former Ile-a-la-Crosse...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2017 | Current News
The library in Churchill Community High School. Photo courtesy @pahkisimon, Twitter. La Ronge RCMP say they have arrested a youth in relation to a threat directed towards Churchill Community High School. The threat complaint was phoned in to Mounties on Monday morning...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of critterfiles.com Another season of dealing with tent caterpillars and cankerworms is here for Saskatchewan residents. Every spring, the caterpillars find their way into the aspen forests in the province. The tent caterpillar will feed mostly on aspen...