Timber Kings rebuild fire-stricken home near La Ronge

by | Dec 17, 2015

Logs being barged across Nemeiben Lake. Photo courtesy Pioneer Log Homes, Twitter. The new season of the HGTV show Timber Kings is set to unveil a cabin build in northern Saskatchewan. The show follows a B-C based construction company – Pioneer Log Homes – known...

Mining at Rabbit Lake uranium operation temporarily suspended

by | Dec 17, 2015

Underground mining activities have been restricted at Cameco’s Rabbit Lake operation. Company officials say after the reopening of an inactive area of the Eagle Point mine, a fall of rock was discovered in a tunnel. No groundwater inflow to the mine was found,...

Federal election over budget, 2,000 workers still unpaid

by | Dec 17, 2015

The October federal election is going to cost taxpayers a lot more than originally planned. Elections Canada says the initial budget was about $375 million to operate a standard election. Spokesperson John Enright says the average campaign period is 37 days, but this...

Regina police renews $50K reward for tips in Tamra Keepness case

by | Dec 16, 2015

Regina police are offering $100,000 in reward money in the hopes of solving two disturbing cases. One of them is the disappearance of five year old Tamra Keepness in 2004. She went missing from her home. Police chief Troy Hagen says leads are still coming in. He says...
Aboriginal people among those opposed to the Trespass Act

Aboriginal people among those opposed to the Trespass Act

by | Dec 16, 2015

Police Chief Troy Hagen (centre) at Wednesday’s Regina Police Commission meeting. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. It is not often that delegations appear before the Regina Police Commission, but on Wednesday there were four. All of them are opposed to police using a...