by MBC News | Jun 18, 2022 | Current News
By Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Prairie Pride is a series by Local Journalism Initiative reporter Julia Peterson that celebrates queer life in rural Saskatchewan. Elders, students and school staff drummed and sang an honour song as two flags...
by MBC News | Jun 17, 2022 | Current News
Seth Deschambault was last seen in Prince Albert on May 29 and he was reported missing to authorities on June 6. Since then the RCMP has been following up on Deschambault’s disappearance. On Friday afternoon, Mounties revealed they now consider his disappearance...
by MBC News | Jun 17, 2022 | Current News
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is conducting a by-election for Chief. This comes after the Elders Council informed Chief Karen Bird in May it was removing her from office for unprofessional conduct and behaviour. The May 10 2022, letter alleges that the Elders...
by MBC News | Jun 17, 2022 | Current News
The Prince Albert Police Service has confirmed a suspicious death in the city is being investigated as a homicide. Police say a 41-year-old man was found dead outside a home in the city on Thursday. He has been identified as Joseph Sayese from Prince Albert. The...
by MBC News | Jun 17, 2022 | Current News
A Cree bilingual school in Saskatoon, set for construction later this year, has received a funding boost. While the province of Saskatchewan provided funding to construct the St. Frances Cree Bilingual school, the Greater Saskatoon Catholic School division says many...
by Joel Willick | Jun 16, 2022 | Current News
Peter Ballantyne Child and Family Services is celebrating the grand opening of its new therapeutic centre for Children and youth. The Therapeutic Centre, on PBCN reserve land south of Prince Albert, will serve PBCN children who have exceptional behavioral or medical...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2022 | Current News
Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com After facing push back on a number of fronts for proceeding with legal action, 17 plaintiffs from northern Alberta have decided to withdraw from the litigation known as the Durocher land claim. The...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2022 | Current News
The woman accused of arson, which destroyed the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre in Prince Albert has asked a provincial court judge to allow her to attend a drug rehabilitation program in Manitoba. Gina Beatty was in court Wednesday, where her defense attorney...
by MBC News | Jun 15, 2022 | Current News
At an event in Fort Qu’Appelle on Wednesday Canada Post unveiled its commemorative stamp recognizing the 39-year leadership of Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier. Day Walker-Pelletier served the most consecutive terms ever by an elected First Nations chief in...
by MBC News | Jun 15, 2022 | Current News
RCMP are now considering a recent suspicious death on Montreal Lake Cree Nation a homicide. The deceased has been identified as Chad Duncan Bird. Bird was found dead outside a home in the community last Tuesday. As the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit investigates...
