by MBC News | Jul 30, 2012 | Current News
Saskatchewan is on track to set a new record for tornadoes this year. So far, there have been between 25 and 32 of them — and there is a still a month left in the tornado season. A tornado chaser in the province, Greg Johnson, says conditions are perfect for the...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2012 | Current News
It was a tough weekend for pedestrians in Montreal Lake. Parkland Ambulance reports two people were hit by vehicles. The first collision occurred around 3:20 a.m. on Friday. A 25-year-old man was struck and then taken to hospital in Saskatoon, where he remains in...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2012 | Current News
There has been a major drug bust in Creighton. RCMP seized 486 grams of a drug commonly called the “date rape” drug and arrested two men. Mark Allen Kryschuk and Devon James Kubashek, both of Creighton appeared in La Ronge court yesterday to face charges...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2012 | Current News
Profits were down for Cameco during the recent second quarter. CEO Tim Gitzel says a $30 million termination charge for a contract was partly to blame, along with lower realized prices and higher expenditures for exploration and administration. According to the...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2012 | Current News
The Anglican Church’s Diocese of Saskatchewan will for the first time be electing an Indigenous bishop and a new 12-member Indigenous Council for the province’s north this weekend in Prince Albert. The Senator Allen Bird Memorial Gymnasium on a Peter...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2012 | Current News
The Archbishop of Keewatin – Le Pas has retired due to illness. A member of the Roman Catholic archdiocese is confirming that Most Reverend Sylvain Lavoie stepped down around July 12th. Father William Stang is asking for people to keep the retired priest in...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2012 | Current News
The provincial government is considering Nova Scotia’s method of delivering health care to rural and remote communities. The concept is called Collaborative Emergency Centres. They are open 24 hours a day seven days a week and staffed by a primary health care...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2012 | Current News
A national Aboriginal group says it is pleased the country’s leaders are at least talking about doing more to improve Aboriginal housing and economic development. Dwight Dorey is the vice-chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples and has been attending this...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2012 | Current News
An environmental group says an agreement signed this week between Cree citizens in Northern Quebec and their provincial government is more than just a development deal. This week, First Nations living near James Bay sat down with Premier Jean Charest’s...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2012 | Current News
The 40th Saskatchewan Summer Games begin in just a couple of days in Meadow Lake. Roughly 2,000 athletes are expected to participate in the Games. Games manager Roberta Patterson says the Meadow Lake Tribal Council has helped out a lot. Patterson says about 1,000...