by MBC News | Sep 19, 2012 | Current News
A water-expert from Alberta says more attention needs to be paid to a river-system that partially flows through Saskatchewan. The McKenzie River-System was the subject of an environmental conference in Vancouver. At that forum a call went out for provinces to begin...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2012 | Current News
A 24 year-old man has been charged with murdering his cell-mate in a Saskatoon prison. Last Thursday the body of Elvis Lachance was found in the Saskatoon provincial correctional centre. An autopsy has since been performed and authorities say it looks like foul play....
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2012 | Current News
A letter of understanding was signed today between the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the province’s Advocate for Children and Youth. The two sides agree change is needed for child welfare in Saskatchewan. Back in 2010 a review panel released a...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2012 | Current News
A man accused of murder and attempted murder has made his first court appearance. 23 year-old Kyle Alexander Goodrich said nothing in court this morning. He was sporting a large bruise on his right cheek. So far police in Prince Albert have said little about the case,...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2012 | Current News
A lawyer in Regina is imploring survivors of residential schools to file their claims for compensation before it’s too late. The Federal government has given former students who suffered abuse at the schools until Wednesday night to submit their claims for...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2012 | Current News
Repairs are underway at the Poundmaker School after it was shut down last week over health issues. Band councillor Colby Tootoosis says hydrogen sulphide was coming up from a dentist’s office in the school and people were getting sick. “There’s like a...
by MBC News | Sep 17, 2012 | Current News
RCMP say alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a collision that left four people dead south of Blaine Lake over the weekend. A minivan and two cars collided near a bridge on Highway 12 at around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The victims have been identified...
by MBC News | Sep 17, 2012 | Current News
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization continues to make trips to Saskatchewan to give more information about nuclear waste storage. On Friday, northern mayors heard an update from officials with the agency. According to the NWMO, 21 communities in Canada have...
by MBC News | Sep 17, 2012 | Current News
It took a lot of hard work, but the lights and taps are working again at Ile-a-la-Crosse. The northern Saskatchewan community suffered a power outage and a sewage line break last week that knocked out water and electricity for most residents. The power went out on...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012 | Current News
Concerns over fire regulations dominated this morning’s session of the Northern Mayors Roundtable in Prince Albert. Mayors are raising objections about hefty bills they are receiving for fire suppression within municipal limits. La Loche mayor Georgina Jolibois...
