by MBC News | Apr 7, 2015 | Current News
Saskatchewan Highways has announced the closure of winter roads in the province’s north. The Fond du Lac to Uranium City Ice Road is now closed for the season. Shasko Bay to Fond du Lac is also closed along with the Hidden Bay to Wollaston Lake Ice Road. The...
by MBC News | Apr 6, 2015 | Current News
A public inquest is scheduled to begin today in Regina into a tragedy on Kahkewistahaw First Nation nearly two years ago. In August of 2013, 6-year-old Lee Allen Bonneau was found badly injured on the reserve and later died. Police ruled his death a homicide and...
by MBC News | Apr 2, 2015 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has dismissed an application from the Buffalo River Dene Nation in its attempts to halt oil sands exploration on Treaty 10 lands. The First Nation says the Ministry of Energy failed in its duty to consult when it granted exploration...
by MBC News | Apr 2, 2015 | Current News
A $25-million upgrade is in store for the Carrot River Sawmill. Edgewood Forest Products made the announcement Thursday morning as well as the signing of a Letter of Intent to sell the Hudson Bay Plywood Plant. The new investment will replace the primary breakdown...
by MBC News | Apr 2, 2015 | Current News
A Meadow Lake company has been fined nearly $5,000 for littering in the forest. Meadow Lake OSB Limited Partnership was found guilty of the two charges in a Prince Albert courtroom this week. The company was convicted of one charge of failing to contain waste and...
by MBC News | Apr 2, 2015 | Current News
Friday is World Autism Day also known as “Light it up Blue” and a Beadys and Okemasis First Nation mother held an event to raise awareness. Jeanelle Mandes is a First Nations University student and is organized the third annual “Light it up Blue” event in Regina...
by MBC News | Apr 2, 2015 | Current News
A Montreal Lake man has been handed a six-year prison sentence for manslaughter in relation to the death of a three-year-old boy. Martin Bird pleaded guilty to the charge at a Prince Albert courtroom Thursday morning. The Crown and the defence made their arguments for...
by MBC News | Apr 1, 2015 | Current News
Posters featuring northern youth and their role models will begin to pop up around northern Saskatchewan. The Northern Healthy Communities Partnership is producing the series to highlight the work of youth leaders to encourage other youth to follow in their footsteps....
by MBC News | Apr 1, 2015 | Current News
The Prince Albert Fire Department hopes a new emergency alert service will get accurate and urgent information out to residents as soon as possible. The city is taking the next couple months to get residents to sign up for PA Alert, which they will use to create a...
by MBC News | Apr 1, 2015 | Current News
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says First Nation voter attendance will continue to drop unless the government makes changes to the voting process. The federal government recently introduced The Fair Elections Act (Bill C-23), which requires all people...
