by MBC News | Aug 30, 2017 | Current News
Marlene Bird is wheeled out of court by her partner Patrick Lavallee on Aug. 30. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The man who tried to kill Marlene Bird in Prince Albert will not be receiving a dangerous offender designation. Leslie Black is responsible for the brutal...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Department of Highways About half the residents of Pelican Narrows have been evacuated from the community because of the threat of forest fires and heavy smoke, but the remaining residents are sitting tight, waiting for breaks in the...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2017 | Current News
Creighton to Pelican Narrows Junction on Aug. 28. Photo courtesy of Facebook. Road closures continue in parts of northeastern Saskatchewan and a special air quality statement has also been issued. The closures include Highway 106 from the junction of Highway 135 to...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2017 | Current News
Buses prepare to load up for evacuees on Monday morning. Photo courtesy Vanessa Linklater-McCallum. Between 450 and 500 Pelican Narrows residents were heading to accommodations in Saskatoon due to road closures and smoke caused by a number of wildfires in the region,...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2017 | Current News
Programming at the Saskatoon Native Circle Ministry. Photo courtesy Facebook. New floors and other renovations are in store for two groups serving those in need in Saskatoon. The city’s Native Circle Ministry and Crisis Nursery have been awarded a total of $25,000...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2017 | Current News
Granite Fire viewed from Hanson Lake Rd. Hwy #106 near Flin Flon on Aug. 26. Photo courtesy Vanessa Linklater-McCallum. *UPDATE (4:40 p.m., Monday, August 28th) — Due to the Granite wildfire crossing the highway northwest of Creighton and east of Pelican...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2017 | Current News
Fond du Lac. After nearly 19 hours missing, a Fond du Lac teen was found safe by RCMP members on Monday afternoon. Logan Powder was at the detachment as of 3 p.m., according to staff who confirmed community reports that the search was called off. More than a dozen...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2017 | Current News
RCMP hat. MBC file photo. The RCMP is releasing the name of a Deschambault Lake man accused of firing off shots in the community before a police-involved shooting that left a civilian injured on Aug. 20. Among other things, 31-year-old Joshua Ratt is charged with...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2017 | Current News
Carolyn Bennett, pictured on April 27 at Whitecap Dakota Nation, will remain as a Minister of Indigenous Affairs. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. The federal Indigenous affairs department is getting a bit of a shake-up in a federal cabinet shuffle announced today by Prime...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2017 | Current News
Taylor Dillon. Photo provided by RCMP. UPDATE: Police say Taylor Justine Dillon has been located and is safe. Lloydminster RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year old girl. Taylor Justine Dillon of Onion Lake was reported missing from a...
