by MBC News | Apr 27, 2012
SaskPower is investigating an incident last weekend that saw some line cutters apparently abandoned overnight at a remote work site in northern Saskatchewan. Spokesman Wayne Rude says the workers were brushcutting for a power line project between the Lindsay Lake...
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2012
A third meeting will be held at the Poundmaker Cree Nation next week to come up with a band election procedure — but this one is not expected to include the chief and council. The band held a meeting yesterday to choose an election code, but Chief Duane Antoine...
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2012
A doctor with the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Canada says he is disappointed the federal government has cut programs dedicated to improving Aboriginal health across Canada. Dr. Don Wilson says the cuts will affect some of the only programs in the...
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2012
The Boreal Watershed Initiative has received $1 million from the province and another $530,000 from industry partners. Researchers are examining water quality, aquatic ecosystem health, air quality, soil quality, biodiversity and traditional land use....
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2012
More housing is now in place in Saskatoon for Aboriginal students and people in low income jobs. A housing project featuring 27 suites was officially opened in the city today. The project was made possible by the Saskatoon Tribal Council, in conjunction with the city...
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2012
A 21-year-old man from Black Lake is making a court appearance in Saskatoon today following an assault in the city early this morning. At around 2:00 a.m., police were called to a report of a violent domestic dispute at a hotel in the 3300 block of Fairlight Drive....
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2012
Regina police say Storm Slippery has been found unharmed after they suspected she had been abducted by her father. Around 5:00 p.m. today, officers determined the four-year-old girl had been left with a family member. A province-wide search had been initiated hours...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2012
RCMP say a 23-year-old man from Prince Albert has been charged in connection with the death of a man in the Smeaton area. The body of 60-year-old Clayton Ralph White was found yesterday morning in a home north of the community. Police say Antoine Ambrose Lariviere...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2012
Saskatchewan’s Children’s Advocate says he’s still concerned by the number of youth who continue to be locked up. Bob Pringle outlined that and many other concerns in his 2011 annual report, which he tabled in the province’s legislative...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2012
RCMP in southern Saskatchewan are continuing an air search today for several people reported missing in the area over the past few year. Officers are using a helicopter from K Division in Edmonton in the search for Cody Wolfe. The 17-year-old went missing from the...
