by MBC News | Dec 7, 2015
A man has been charged with second-degree murder for a suspicious death out of Pelican Narrows last week. Around 11:30 last Monday night, the RCMP found the body of 26-year-old Antoine Custer outdoors in an open space in Pelican Narrows. They’d initially labeled...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2015
Prince Albert Provincial Court. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski On Monday, an Ahtahkakoop woman received a lengthy sentence for a string of startling robberies this summer in Prince Albert. Carmine Patti Nayneecassum was told she will spend three years in a penitentiary....
by MBC News | Dec 4, 2015
Landscape near Weyakwin following 2015 wildfires. Photo by Liam Richards. The forest fires in northern Saskatchewan are long out, but the SGEU is still putting heat on the government about how the crisis was handled. The union has sent mail-outs to northern...
by MBC News | Dec 4, 2015
Aftermath of wildfires at Weyakwin. Photo by Liam Richards. Recent government consultation meetings with northern leaders and emergency officials about the summer’s wildfires have been by invitation only. Government Relations is one of the ministries holding...
by MBC News | Dec 4, 2015
A Saskatoon community-based group will hold a grand opening for a centre that will offer a place for groups to meet and work on projects. The Stand will officially open on Saturday at 615 Main Street in Saskatoon. Treaty 6 Justice Collective board member Michelle...
by MBC News | Dec 4, 2015
International mining giant BHP Billiton sent out layoff notices to employees and contractors last week. In Saskatchewan, 70 people will lose their job between now and next June. The company sent MBC Radio the following statement: “We regret that we are reducing our...
by MBC News | Dec 4, 2015
Co-producers Janine Windolph and Daniel Redenbach scout locations for the film. Photo courtesy “Land of Rock and Gold,” Facebook. The location choice for the feature film “Land of Rock and Gold” is no coincidence. One of its producers, Janine...
by MBC News | Dec 3, 2015
TransWest Air COO Garrett Lawless makes an announcement at its Prince Albert terminal this summer. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Prince Albert’s city manager says a tension-filled week between the City and TransWest Air stems from several e-mails that led him to believe...
by MBC News | Dec 3, 2015
A group of First Nations women spent the last three days learning how to write a successful business plan. The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, along with Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan, hosted a three-day entrepreneurial workshop for women and youth....
by MBC News | Dec 3, 2015
Saskatchewan’s first shipment of uranium arrived in India on Thursday. The uranium was produced at Cameco’s McArthur River and Key Lake operations in northern Saskatchewan. This is the first shipment of uranium under the five-year contract, which was signed last...
