by MBC News | Jun 1, 2012 | Current News
Fire crews are battling a forest fire that is on the southern outskirts of La Loche, near the community’s airport. Saskatchewan Environment says the 75-hectare blaze was first reported yesterday afternoon, and temporarily forced the closure of Highway 155 after...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2012 | Current News
A unique rental housing development was officially opened today on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. Buffalo Berry Place is a 12-unit facility that will accommodate people employed on the reserve. The province, through the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, contributed...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2012 | Current News
Broadview RCMP are investigating after two farmers reported they had a handgun pointed at them. The incident happened at around 2:30 p.m. last Saturday on the Sakimay First Nation. Police say a man who jumped out of a van was waving and pointing a black pistol at the...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2012 | Current News
A New Democrat Member of Parliament wants the federal government to rescind proposed changes to Employment Insurance. Churchill MP Niki Ashton says targeting seasonal workers such as firefighters as “frequent applicants” will make it hard for them to make...
by MBC News | May 31, 2012 | Current News
The lawyer for a Mistawasis First Nation man convicted of manslaughter says his client is disappointed with the outcome of the case. This morning, a 12-member jury in Prince Albert concluded Curtis Nataucappo was guilty in the death of Alexander Ronald Sanderson....
by MBC News | May 31, 2012 | Current News
The race for the job of Regina mayor just got a little more interesting. The first female candidate has now thrown her hat in the ring. Elizabeth Brass is a clinical psychologist with the Regina Qu’Appelle health region — as well as the vice-president of...
by MBC News | May 31, 2012 | Current News
A wildfire crossed the highway between La Ronge and Prince Albert yesterday. The four-hectare blaze was first reported late yesterday afternoon — and forced Highways officials to briefly shut down Highway 2 a few kilometres south of the McLennan River early in...
by MBC News | May 31, 2012 | Current News
A Saskatchewan researcher says the effects of the Sixties Scoop are still trying to be understood today. Allyson Stevenson of the University of Saskatchewan is in Waterloo, Ontario this week for the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Her presentation...
by MBC News | May 31, 2012 | Current News
For the first time, “Mosaic – A Festival of Cultures” is coming to the First Nations University of Canada’s Regina campus. FNUniv is hosting the First Nations Pavilion for the city-wide event, beginning today. FNUniv Executive Director of...
by MBC News | May 30, 2012 | Current News
Preparations are underway for a major treaty gathering on the Onion Lake Cree Nation. The summit will run from June 3rd to June 7th. Onion Lake Chief Wallace Fox says a number of chiefs and dignitaries are expected to attend, along with an official from the United...
