by MBC News | Oct 21, 2013 | Current News
RCMP are investigating an accident at a northern mine. Emergency crews were called to the Roy Lloyd mine, located north of La Ronge on Saturday. Sergeant Craig Cleary says a miner was trapped after the ground he was standing on gave way: “From what I understand he was...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2013 | Current News
Cameco has been named one of Canada’s top 100 employers. It’s the fifth consecutive year the uranium giant has been named to the list, which is compiled by Mediacorp Canada Inc and published in The Globe and Mail. The annual competition recognizes companies that...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2013 | Current News
It appears a car thief from Alberta may be in the Montreal Lake region. Police say it was last Friday a vehicle was stolen from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Since that time it has been involved in two incidents where the driver filled up and drove off without paying. The...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2013 | Current News
The Prince Albert Grand Council Annual Assembly kicked off this morning with a number of items on the agenda. This afternoon the Fond Du Lac First Nation will receive special recognition for its placement at the national firefighting championships and the Prince...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2013 | Current News
The Saskatoon Police Service is the subject of a new video that’s making the rounds on the internet. Unlike many videos on police however, this one is pointing out the positive impact the force is having on the community. Titled “Return on Investment” the video...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2013 | Current News
A Winnipeg lawyer says he’s tired of seeing aboriginal offenders being given bail conditions they can’t live by. William Marks says for years, offenders were told to check in at a certain building in Winnipeg, as part of their weekly bail supervision. The problem was,...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2013 | Current News
A coalition of First Nations near the Alberta/Saskatchewan border say they’ve sold their first two loads of heavy oil. The Cold Lake First Nations joint venture says that’s approximately 377 barrels in all. Walter Janvier is a spokesperson for the group....
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2013 | Current News
It was slow going for motorists on highway 10 near Balcarres this afternoon. Idle No More protestors staged a three hour highway slowdown in a show of solidarity for the Elsipogtog first nation north of Moncton New Brunswick. About a dozen members of the band were...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2013 | Current News
The spokesman for an anti-racism group in the province says he doubts an upcoming inquest into the death of a First Nations teenager will really shed any new light on the case. Bob Hughes of the Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism says the family of 19 year-old...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2013 | Current News
Well it took longer than many people expected but a new vice-chief has been elected at the Saskatoon Tribal Council. Last night Mark Arcand unseated the incumbent, Geraldine Arcand, to win the title. Mark Arcand is a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and spent six...
