by MBC News | May 14, 2012 | Current News
RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who allegedly robbed a La Loche store at knife-point. The incident happened on the evening of May 8. Two men, all dressed in black, robbed Reg’s Store in La Loche. During the robbery they threatened the...
by MBC News | May 14, 2012 | Current News
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has begun hearing testimony from Residential School Survivors in the Fort Qu’Appelle area. The Treaty Four Governance Centre is the setting for the event which runs through today and tomorrow. Colin Starblanket is a youth...
by MBC News | May 14, 2012 | Current News
A precautionary drinking water advisory remains in effect for the community of Wollaston Lake. Saskatchewan Environment’s Andy Busse explains the advisory will be lifted once they get some tests back: “The advisory was issued again only to the northern...
by MBC News | May 13, 2012 | Current News
Transportation Safety Board investigators are on their way to the scene of Saturday’s midair collision in northern Saskatchewan that killed five people. A Piper PA-28 and a Lake Buccaneer amphibious plane somehow came into contact with each other near St....
by MBC News | May 11, 2012 | Current News
The Town of La Ronge has completed a municipal census. The work was carried out after the 2011 census reported that just 2304 people lived in La Ronge, a figure the mayor of the community disagrees with. Thomas Sierzycki says according to the town’s numbers,...
by MBC News | May 11, 2012 | Current News
The province has a new Treaty Commissioner. George Lafond, a former chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council, has been selected to head up the office. He was named to the post this week by Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan. In a release, Lafond says he believes...
by MBC News | May 11, 2012 | Current News
RCMP are on the lookout for a driver who was involved in a hit and run north of Prince Albert overnight. A man was struck by a vehicle between 2:00 and 3:00 this morning. The collision occurred a few kilometres north of town, near the fire control centre, in the...
by MBC News | May 11, 2012 | Current News
A date has been set to hold a Metis Nation Legislative Assembly, followed by an Annual General Meeting. The two events will take place on June 16 and 17 in Prince Albert. At that time, a date will be chosen to hold the next MN-S election. Members of the Provincial...
by MBC News | May 11, 2012 | Current News
The provincial government is pouring $6 million into childcare in the province. Five-hundred new spaces will open up in 15 communities throughout Saskatchewan. Twenty of those spaces will be added to Prince Albert, while 15 more are earmarked for Stony Rapids....
by MBC News | May 11, 2012 | Current News
An elder from the First Nations University of Canada says understanding the past could be a key to fighting diabetes. Vicki Wilson is the keynote speaker at today’s Aboriginal gathering in Prince Albert hosted by the Canadian Diabetes Association. Wilson says...
