by MBC News | Jun 28, 2013 | Current News
Water is continuing to rise at Cumberland House. This morning government officials said flows were thirty-five hundred cubic metres per second. The average speed is five to six hundred cubic metres. Spokesman for the Water Security Agency, Patrick Boyle, says water...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2013 | Current News
The blood-suckers are back. Mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus are starting to show up in surveillance traps set up around Regina. Their numbers will peak from mid-July until the end of August. We have had a bit of a break from mosquitoes because of the...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2013 | Current News
Saskatchewan senator Lillian Dyck is satisfied with the way Parliament Hill security staff have responded to her concerns about a memo advising senators to stay away from Aboriginal protesters. The memo was sent out in advance of last Friday’s Aboriginal Day...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2013 | Current News
A University of Saskatchewan professor says the recent lawsuit filed against the partners of a multi-million dollar economic collaboration agreement between two uranium companies and the northern community of Pinehouse should not be viewed as a negative thing. In...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2013 | Current News
Emergency crews were sent scrambling to the airstrip in Buffalo Narrows on Thursday. They were summoned after hearing reports the pilot of a plane owned by Courtesy Air was having problems lowering the landing gear. The pilot managed to finally lower the wheels...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2013 | Current News
So far so good for emergency crews as they brace for raging rivers in Saskatchewan. Cumberland house is still the main priority where crews are working around the clock. Another problem today is rain. It is causing problems not only in Cumberland house but in other...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2013 | Current News
One of the co-founders of the Idle No More movement is not surprised by a memo from parliament hill security warning senators to stay away from those attending last Friday’s National Aboriginal Day March. Jessica Gordon was one of the many aboriginal people who...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2013 | Current News
Young and aspiring golfers from northern Saskatchewan will get a chance to learn from one of the best next week when PGA tour pro Notah Begay the third hosts a special Aboriginal youth golf clinic at the Dakota Dunes golf course, near Saskatoon. Begay, the only Native...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2013 | Current News
The Assembly of First Nations is reaching out to flood-stricken Alberta. National Chief Shawn Atleo is touring the Siksika and Stoney Nakoda reserves today. Both communities are dealing with mass flooding and evacuations. Several residents have publicly stated they...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2013 | Current News
The Central Urban Metis Federation Incorporated celebrates its 20th anniversary today. The non-profit organization first opened its doors in 1993 under the direction of Ronald J. Camponi and his team. CUMFI provides various services to Metis people living in the inner...
