by MBC News | May 16, 2012 | Current News
A renowned dog-expert is warning residents of isolated communities to be on the lookout for dog attacks. Teresa Lewin is an animal behavior specialist and the owner of the website “Doggone Safe”. She says spring-time is an especially dangerous time for...
by MBC News | May 16, 2012 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s Mining and Mineral Industry is hoping a new advisory board will be able to improve job prospects and research within the province. The International Minerals Innovation Institute will be jointly funded by industry and government and is seen as a...
by MBC News | May 16, 2012 | Current News
Dry, windy weather has caused several fires to break out in the province. Fire manager Scott Waselenchuk says crews are fighting eight of the blazes while two more are under initial attack. At this point he describes the blazes as “contained”, and says they’re...
by MBC News | May 15, 2012 | Current News
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band’s Child and Family Service Unit is about to get a lot more files. Today the province announced it is preparing to shift over responsibility of child welfare services for children in the La Ronge area to the band. Since last year the...
by MBC News | May 15, 2012 | Current News
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission continued hearings in Fort Qu’Appelle on Tuesday. Residential School Survivors shared more stories with one another about their experiences inside the institutions. Marilyn Keepness says she and her siblings never knew...
by MBC News | May 15, 2012 | Current News
A 30 year-old man from Prince Albert has been arrested on charges that include child pornography. William James Stewart was picked up in Edmonton on Thursday of last week after officers raided a home in the city. According to the province’s internet child...
by MBC News | May 15, 2012 | Current News
Around 100 people descended on the Saskatchewan Legislature yesterday to voice their opposition to the proposed storage of nuclear waste in the province. The Committee for Future Generations presented the government with a petition against the idea. Organizer Max...
by MBC News | May 15, 2012 | Current News
Cameco has donated a fire-truck to Beauval. The truck used to reside at the Key Lake mine, and was scheduled to be phased out due to some routine upgrades. The 1982 IHC unit is in good working shape though, and a worker at the mine suggested to the company that...
by MBC News | May 14, 2012 | Current News
Weather conditions don’t seem to have been the reason for a mid-air plane crash that killed five people on Saturday. The crash occurred at about 8:30 Saturday morning near St. Brieux, about 170 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon. Transportation Safety Board Spokesman...
by MBC News | May 14, 2012 | Current News
A former jail guard has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for running over and killing a young aboriginal girl in Prince Albert. 45 year-old Leslie Samoleski stared downward while a family member of the victim gasped out loud as the sentence was delivered...
