by MBC News | Aug 5, 2014
Provincial firefighters are working to contain a blaze in northwestern Saskatchewan. The Gail Fire started Monday near Dillon Lake about 5 p.m. Prince Albert Fire Centre Manager Scott Wasylenchuk says the fire is not currently burning close to any communities. “We...
by MBC News | Aug 5, 2014
Health officials say an adult in the northern part of the province is dead after contracting Hantavirus. It is the second death this year from the infection, which is transmitted by breathing in airborne particles from the droppings, urine or saliva of infected deer...
by MBC News | Aug 5, 2014
A public inquest into the death of Morris Ermine will take place next week in Prince Albert. Ermine, 77, was found unresponsive in a Prince Albert police cell on July 19, 2012. He was taken to hospital in Saskatoon and pronounced dead later that day. A public inquest...
by MBC News | Aug 5, 2014
One person was reported to be in critical condition Tuesday after an ATV struck a car in Flin Flon. Police say two men were riding in the ATV without helmets on Main Street Monday night when they hit the car. Both were sent to hospital with serious injuries. The...
by MBC News | Aug 4, 2014
A man is in custody after 23 vehicles had their windows smashed and broken into at a locked compound in La Ronge early Sunday morning. The vehicles are stored in the compound while the owners are flown to fishing camps in the La Ronge area. RCMP say an officer...
by MBC News | Aug 4, 2014
A house fire in Fond du Lac has claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl. RCMP say they responded to the call of a residential fire at about 7:30 Saturday morning. When Mounties arrived, they were told a family member might still be in the home. The girl’s...
by MBC News | Aug 2, 2014
The three-year-old girl who was struck by a vehicle on the Mosquito First Nation earlier this week has died. RCMP say the child succumbed to her injuries Friday morning in hospital. The girl was hit by a vehicle on a residential property on the reserve at about 8:30...
by MBC News | Aug 2, 2014
A Regina defence lawyer says a new Supreme Court ruling on a Mr. Big police sting undercover operation is “ground breaking.” On Thursday, Canada’s highest court overturned the murder conviction of a Newfoundland man where police used Mr. Big techniques to gain a...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2014
Thirteen of 70 Saskatchewan First Nations now have their financial statements posted on the federal government’s website. The new requirements are part of the Harper government’s First Nations Financial Transparency Act which came into effect Tuesday evening. The...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2014
A heavy equipment operator program targeted at Aboriginal people in Saskatoon has seven new graduates. The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology offers the Aboriginal Heavy Equipment Operator and Class 1A License Pre-Employment Training Program. It is offered in...