by MBC News | Feb 24, 2014
A low demand for sable pelts headlined a recent fur sale in Ontario. The sale began on a strong foot with Wild Mink, Fisher and Otter selling out at 100% clearance rates. Muskrat also sold out with an average U.S. price of $11.41, similar to last year. The second...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2014
The head of the RCMP in Manitoba says he’s hopeful other jurisdictions will follow his province’s decision to declare the Hell’s Angels a criminal organization. It’s the first time such a move has been taken by any province or state in North America. Assistant...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2014
Tragedy has struck a family from Maidstone. Last night, a 51 year-old woman from the community was walking down the middle of Highway 16, east of Wadena, when she was fatally struck. The collision occurred shortly before 9:00 p.m. The victim has since been identified...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2014
The provincial government says it’s making headway on providing shorter wait times for patients who need elective surgery. Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go for the Ministry of Health to meet its pledge of providing elective surgeries to all patients in...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2014
SaskTel says it’s confident the company’s failure to secure a new wireless spectrum in a recent auction shouldn’t affect Northern Saskatchewan. Billions of dollars were thrown around by Canada’s cell-phone and cable giants this week as they tried to secure a new...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2014
A new study by Statistics Canada shows there are some definite patterns emerging in the number of people hospitalized in areas with high First Nations populations. While each province uses different methods of identifying First Nations patients, the data shows higher...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2014
Community members will be helping extend lifelines to women battling demons of addiction this weekend. Souls Harbour Rescue Mission is holding its second annual ice fishing tournament on Echo Lake this Sunday. Cash raised will help finance a major expansion of a...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2014
RCMP have identified a body that was pulled from a house fire in Meadow Lake. The body is said to be that of 61 year-old Robert Ellenor. He was apparently home alone when the blaze broke out on February 12th. Crews rushed to the scene around 6:30 in the morning but...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2014
51 University of Regina students are getting life lessons this week by working in 22 different community organizations that help the helpless. It is part of a research project at the University that has been running for six years. The coordinator of the program,...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2014
A number of employees at the First Nations University of Canada’s Saskatoon campus will soon be paying a lot less tax. This is because the institution will be moving to an on-reserve location just off Hwy 11 south in July and First Nations employees will become income...
