by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016 | Current News
The Cameco mine at McArthur River. Photo courtesy Cameco.ca Cameco is confirming that the McArthur River operation in northern Saskatchewan will be shutdown for four weeks during the summer. An official with the uranium company says they are asking employees at the...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016 | Current News
Photo by Manfred Joehnck The fall sitting of the Saskatchewan legislature came and went without an apology for the 60’s scoop. Earlier this year the Premier indicated it would happen during or before the fall sitting of the assembly but that did not happen. Premier...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016 | Current News
Jorgen Hus speaking in La Ronge. Photo courtesy of Braden Malsbury. Saskatchewan Roughriders long snapper Jorgen Hus was in northern Saskatchewan for the past two days, delivering presentations to students that touched on bullying and building healthy relationships....
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016 | Current News
A map of Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement Pipeline Project. Courtesy enbridge.com The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the protection of land and water and consultation with First Nations must be top priority during construction of a new pipeline...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016 | Current News
File photo. The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team has been dispatched to Ile-a-la-Crosse after reports that a vehicle may have gone through the ice. Police were contacted about the situation late yesterday morning. Investigators say a large hole was found in the ice on...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016 | Current News
Lynda Francis. Photo courtesy Facebook. The community of Carry the Kettle First Nation is mourning the loss of someone many have described as a kokum and auntie to everyone. Several people have taken to social media to pour out their love and admiration for Lynda...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016 | Current News
Photo courtesy the Government of Saskatchewan. A draped chair, flowers on the desk and a photo of 63-year-old Roger Parent and his wife has been set up in the Saskatchewan Legislative Chamber in honour of the Metis member who died suddenly last night after a recent...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016 | Current News
Barrie Ward. Photo courtesy of Facebook. A funeral will be held today for a man credited with training hundreds of Aboriginal broadcasters. Longtime Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation advisor and director of research Barrie Ward passed away suddenly in his Weldon...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2016 | Current News
Ryan Coulineur. Photo courtesy Saskatoon Police Saskatoon Police say a man who “has medical conditions which may leave him in a vulnerable state” has been missing since last Friday. Ryan Coulineur, 29, was reportedly last seen in Saskatoon in the 500-block of 45th...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2016 | Current News
At left, Teco Bird at 543 pounds in September of 2013, compared to his size now. Left photo provided, right photo by Chelsea Laskowski A La Ronge man who documented his drastic 270-pound weight loss on social media has a flat stomach for the first time in his life....
