by MBC News | Mar 7, 2016 | Current News
A Vancouver mining company has purchased a Saskatoon-based company with operations in northern Saskatchewan. Silver Standard Resources has a friendly deal to acquire Claude Resources at $377 million or around $1.65 a share. Claude Resources operates the Seabee gold...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2016 | Current News
OTTAWA – The MP for the remote Saskatchewan community of La Loche says the people there are in urgent need of round-the-clock mental health services as they struggle to deal with the aftermath of a tragic mass shooting. Georgina Jolibois says people in the Dene...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2016 | Current News
Two of the harshest penalties, for second-degree murder and manslaughter, were handed down in a Regina court on Friday for what the judge called “a crime of cruelty and inhumanity.” Justice Ellen Gunn sentenced 39-year-old Tammy Goforth to life in prison with no...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2016 | Current News
Former RCMP officer Aiden Pratchett leaves court after his trial. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. An RCMP officer found guilty of child pornography charges has been sentenced to 1 year in prison and 3 years probation. Aiden Pratchett was taken away in handcuffs Friday...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2016 | Current News
As of Friday, a provincial NDP promise that would benefit northern Saskatchewan was getting buried by barbs traded back and forth between the NDP and Saskatchewan Party. On Thursday, Saskatchewan NDP leader Cam Broten used a catchy slogan to criticize the Sask. Party,...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2016 | Current News
The RCMP is seeking a 15-year-old girl who didn’t return home from school yesterday. Tanis Favel, 15, might be in the Blaine Lake or North Battleford areas, the RCMP reports. Anyone with information on where Favel might be, or who has seen her, can contact North...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2016 | Current News
A welcome and blessing that the Saskatoon Tribal Council gave to WE Day Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy weday.com Earlier this week, the Saskatoon Tribal Council kicked off We Day Saskatchewan in a big way. Several thousand youth made their way to the Sasktel Centre for...
by MBC News | Mar 3, 2016 | Current News
The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on the federal and provincial governments to act immediately on a First Nations plan to address climate change. AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde and other Indigenous leaders met with Prime Minister...
by MBC News | Mar 3, 2016 | Current News
The RCMP is reiterating its call for clues on a man’s disappearance more than a week after La Ronge residents held a candlelight vigil for his family. Billy Taylor, 36, was last seen on December 17, 2015 when he left Fox Point headed for La Ronge by snowmobile. He...
by MBC News | Mar 3, 2016 | Current News
Chief researched Nick Jones speaks on Thursday. Photo courtesy RPS, Twitter The Regina Police Service scores well when it comes to public trust, accountability and quality of service, but needs to work on improving its trust and confidence in the aboriginal community....
