by MBC News | Nov 9, 2011 | Current News
The newly re-elected MLA for Meadow Lake has some priorities. Jeremy Harrison says he’d like to work on stabilizing the forest industry. He says one way to do that might be to create another deal like the one between Norsask Forest Products, Sask Power, and MLTC....
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2011 | Current News
The New Democrats’ stranglehold in northern Saskatchewan will continue for the next four years. Both Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger and Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette handily defeated their Saskatchewan Party rivals in yesterday’s vote. Belanger finished...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2011 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Party candidate in Athabasca says something has to be done about the province’s voter ID requirements. Bobby Woods says there was a lot of confusion at the polls in his riding, which resulted in potential voters being turned away. The new...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2011 | Current News
RCMP continue the search for a missing 71-year-old man from White Fox. Police say there have been two sightings of James Joseph Gallagher. On Thursday he was seen in Cranberry Portage, Manitoba and on Friday in Flin Flon. Family members say Gallagher has a learning...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2011 | Current News
RCMP in La Ronge are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a robber in the community. On Saturday night, a female suspect walked into a business and made off with some money from the till. Sources tell MBC that the suspect was holding a hypodermic needle...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2011 | Current News
A resolution passed by the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan has brought a smile to one local leader. Bryan Lee of the Metis local in the Fish Lake/Christopher Lake region has long opposed the idea of transporting and storing nuclear waste in Saskatchewan. On Saturday he...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2011 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Party roared to victory in the 2011 election. Premier Brad Wall’s party was elected or leading in 49 ridings by late Monday night. The NDP was elected or leading in nine ridings, while the Greens and Liberals were both shut out. In northern...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2011 | Current News
Parents and teachers in Hall Lake are taking some precautions after wolves were seen in the community. Several incidents have been reported in the area over the past few days. Sally Ross School principal Gary Keyes says it is unusual to see wolves right in the town...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2011 | Current News
Metis citizens are once again calling on their leaders to get down to business. At this weekend’s Annual General Assembly, a deal was struck that would see Provincial Metis Council members finally get together for a very short meeting. The PMC hasn’t met...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2011 | Current News
Good prices for Uranium helped Cameco report a rise in earnings over this year’s third quarter. Today the company held a conference call where it reported third-quarter earnings of 104 million dollars. That’s up from 80 million dollars at the same time last...
