by MBC News | May 6, 2013
Six Saskatchewan First Nations remain under emergency flood watch. The First Nations are Muscowpetung, Cowessess, James Smith, Sakimay, Onion Lake and Poundmaker. Duane McKay, with government relations, says a number of residents on the Onion Lake First Nation remain...
by MBC News | May 6, 2013
For the first time ever the provincial government has declared May 5-11 as missing persons week. The launch took place at the T.C. Douglas Building in Regina this morning. It featured 114 empty white chairs which represented 114 missing Saskatchewan people. There were...
by MBC News | May 6, 2013
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man charged in relation to a shooting death that occurred on the Yellow Quill First Nation over the weekend. Thirty-eight-year-old Dorinda Machiskinic was found fatally shot at a private residence on the...
by MBC News | May 6, 2013
The chairwoman of New North says she’s pleased with a recent decision by the provincial government. Georgina Jolibois says two ministers recently talked to the group about firefighting bills in the north. She says the ministers told them the government will...
by MBC News | May 6, 2013
Golden Band Resources continues to try to improve its bottom line and save money. The company announced it has terminated its vice-president in an effort to streamline operations. The company also reports that a lawsuit has been laid against it by a capital group from...
by MBC News | May 3, 2013
It is the latest spring melt on record, but it is about to hit hard. Temperatures could be in the 20’s by next week and peak flows are expected within the next few days. The area of immediate concern is communities along Highway 11 between Osler and Prince...
by MBC News | May 3, 2013
It seems some bears are waking up from their long hibernation and wandering into La Ronge. An official with Saskatchewan Environment says it’s been a long winter for the animals, and they may have depleted a lot of their winter fat. Tim Trottier explains the...
by MBC News | May 3, 2013
A family living upstream of Cumberland House is doing what they can to save their home from floodwaters. Rene and Solomon Carriere are putting plywood over their doors and windows and recently moved 22 sled dogs to Nipawin. It’s a 90-minute trip by speed boat...
by MBC News | May 3, 2013
Canada’s correctional investigator continues to blast the federal government for what he says is a complete lack of action on policy recommendations to reduce the high incarceration rates of Aboriginal people in federal prisons. In March, Howard Sapers released a...
by MBC News | May 3, 2013
For many it will be the trip of a lifetime. Thirty-one high school students from northern Saskatchewan will take part in a marathon field trip. They will be riding a bus all day Sunday and arriving at the student residence at the University of Regina later that night....
