Construction is starting this week on the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital’s new acute care tower. The new multi-story acute care tower will increase the Victoria Hospital’s overall capacity by approximately 40 percent. “We are pleased to see the groundwork...
A public inquest is set to begin next month into the death of a man in Prince Albert. Police on foot patrol discovered Wesley Lathlin lying on a street in medical distress on October 5, 2021. He was transported to Victoria Hospital for medical treatment, later being...
At least one tenant on the Kahkewistahaw First Nation is being evicted from their home, and other homes could be targeted, if house parties don’t stop. Chief Evan Taypotat said a council motion was passed Tuesday to evict one tenant due to excessive partying. “The...
Four people from the La Ronge area are facing drug charges following a search of a home on Friday. Mounties initially pulled over a vehicle in that community, seizing five grams of cocaine. Police would later search a home, seizing approximately 225 grams of cocaine,...
A production still from “Singing Back the Buffalo.” Submitted photo As her documentary Singing Back the Buffalo opens, Tasha Hubbard stands in a ribbon skirt beneath a pink sky in the windy grasslands of the Qu’Appelle Valley. “When I was a little girl, I didn’t know...
Prince Albert Police are providing a timeline of events, leading to a homicide on Saturday. On Friday, Everett Constant was arrested at a home in the Unit Block of 28th Street West. He was transported to hospital, where it’s alleged he assaulted hospital staff....
First Nations communities in the North are getting closer to Indigenous-led policing. The provincial and federal governments are investing $1.4 million to conduct community safety needs analysis through public engagement sessions. This is part of a broader feasibility...
The province is now responsible for the Cluff Lake mining property. Orano will no longer held for decommissioning the mill and mine site, following a decision last year from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to revoke Orano’s licence for the mine. The Cliff Lake...
By: Jesse Boily, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Town & Country News Some of the country’s best youth hockey players will compete in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship in Grande Prairie from May 5 to 11. About 350 athletes, 100 coaches and...
Saskatoon police will begin a month-long search of the city’s landfill on Wednesday for evidence of the disappearance of Mackenzie Trottier. Trottier was 22 years old when she went missing in December 2020. Since that time, investigators say they have pursued...
