by MBC News | May 25, 2012 | Current News
The chair of New North says good progress is being made in developing community police boards. Bruce Fidler says Creighton has had its board for about a year-and-a-half now and it’s working well. The boards are aimed at helping communities get a better handle on...
by MBC News | May 25, 2012 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s First Nations community is mourning the loss of an elder who made a big difference in the lives of many people. Sarah Gordon Nameth passed away earlier this week at the age of 78. It may not be a name that is familiar to a lot of people, but...
by MBC News | May 25, 2012 | Current News
In about three years, a mobile unit could be on the road in the province’s north to help fight cancer. Cameco, the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, and Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Chamblin announced the program on Thursday. The mobile unit will tour the...
by MBC News | May 24, 2012 | Current News
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing incident in the Outlook area. RCMP say a 66-year-old man had stopped to help someone with a flat tire on his vehicle. Investigators say the suspect, 22-year-old Ryan Dalton Kelly Bear, attacked him with a...
by MBC News | May 24, 2012 | Current News
A high-risk sexual offender living in Saskatoon has been taken into custody for breaching conditions of his release. Police say Richard James Netmaker was arrested yesterday for violating a curfew. Netmaker chose to live in Saskatoon following his release from federal...
by MBC News | May 24, 2012 | Current News
RCMP have confirmed the identity of a missing Saskatoon man who drowned in Cowan Lake on the long weekend. Police say an autopsy was done today on the body of 23-year-old Colton James Thieman. He was reported missing Sunday when the pontoon boat he was in broke down...
by MBC News | May 24, 2012 | Current News
Forty years ago, a TV program identified Pinehouse as the alcoholism capital of northern Saskatchewan. A health worker says Pinehouse now has one of the lowest crime rates in the province’s north. Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region worker Phyllis Smith says...
by MBC News | May 23, 2012 | Current News
A traditional Denesuline assembly is underway this week in northwest Saskatchewan. The week-long event is being attended by a few dozen people who are discussing a number of issues. Organizer Roger Deranger says anyone is welcome to attend the meeting, which is being...
by MBC News | May 23, 2012 | Current News
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Dutchess of Cornwall, were greeted by hundreds of well wishers at the Saskatchewan legislative building today. It was their first public event, in what turned out to be a very busy day for the royal couple. The rain held off...
by MBC News | May 23, 2012 | Current News
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is holding a special assembly on gaming this week in Prince Albert. Topics up for discussion include amendments to the Indian Gaming Act, the gaming framework agreement, the transitional plan and the casino operating...
