by MBC News | May 5, 2015 | Current News
Statistics Canada says the crime rate in northern Saskatchewan is higher than northern areas anywhere else in Canada. The federal agency says there were nearly 55,000 crimes reported per 100,000 people in northern Saskatchewan in 2013 — six times as high as the...
by MBC News | May 5, 2015 | Current News
Premier Brad Wall announced his government will contribute $500,000 towards the construction of a 56-space early learning centre on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. The federal government will provide $1 million, BMO Financial $250,000 and the Whitecap Dakota First...
by MBC News | May 5, 2015 | Current News
A mentally-challenged Aboriginal woman is the subject of a search in the Broadview area. Twenty-five-year-old Marissa Duke was last seen Sunday morning in the Grenfell area. RCMP are asking people to look in buildings on properties in the areas around Grenfell,...
by MBC News | May 5, 2015 | Current News
The Saskatchewan legislative building was taken over by a group of enthusiastic students from some far flung regions of northern Saskatchewan today. They got to take the big chairs and see what it feels like to be a provincial politician. This is the sixth year for...
by MBC News | May 4, 2015 | Current News
A total of seven people have died on Saskatchewan roadways over the weekend. The latest confirmed death involved a 20-year-old man on the Okanese First Nation. File Hills First Nations Police say they believe the man was ejected from a vehicle in a Saturday afternoon...
by MBC News | May 4, 2015 | Current News
The communities of Flin Flon and Snow Lake in Northern Manitoba are trying to cope with a mine strike. While both sides say they are ready to return to the bargaining table, a union official says there is a lot of ground to cover before labour peace can be...
by MBC News | May 4, 2015 | Current News
A tiny resort community north of La Ronge has become Saskatchewan’s first FireSmart community. The recognition came Saturday during Canada’s first National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. A new wildfire information sign was unveiled, and there was...
by MBC News | May 1, 2015 | Current News
Thirty-four-year-old Adam Cyr of Regina was looking at a minimum life sentence with no chance of parole for at least 10 years. Instead, a judge today upped the parole ineligibility to 12 years because of the nature of the crime. Justice Fred Kovatch says Cyr was in a...
by MBC News | May 1, 2015 | Current News
Lower-cost heating options for northern Saskatchewan will be the topic of an open meeting in Buffalo Narrows on Saturday. Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger will be meeting to discuss his project to identify lower cost options for heating the north. Belanger says there...
by MBC News | May 1, 2015 | Current News
At least three First Nations communities that received money from Ottawa this week to renovate and build new schools supported the First Nations Education Act. The Flying Dust First Nation, Whitecap Dakota Nation and the Miawpukek Mi’kmaq First Nation were...
