by MBC News | Jul 26, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
As northern Saskatchewan braces for massive layoffs with the indefinite shutdown of Cameco’s McArthur River and Key Lake operations, impacting 550 employees, Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger says it’s time the government invest now into affected communities....
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A two-year investigation into unlawful hunting of wildlife has resulted in $14,400 in fines and hunting suspensions for four Saskatchewan residents. In 2015, Ministry of Environment conservation officers in Rowan’s Ravine began an investigation after receiving...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
It’s been an exciting summer for Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Rylee Bell. Bell made Saskatchewan’s U15 female volleyball team that took part in a tournament in Vancouver. Bell is currently 14 and is heading into Grade 10 in the fall, she says it was...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The B.C. company working to open a marijuana retail outlet in La Ronge is hoping to begin an information campaign later this year. Aura Cannabis was awarded the licence for the facility and is looking at several locations to set up the business. Andrew Gordon is the...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
With cooler wet weather across much of Saskatchewan, firefighting crews and aircraft have been dispatched to other parts of the country and the U.S. to help local crews. Ground crews and tankers from our province are now in Ontario, Quebec and the state of Oregon....
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2018 | Current News
Perry Bellegarde has been re-elected to a second term as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. The former head of Saskatchewan’s Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations took 328 of 522 votes on the second ballot Wednesday afternoon giving him just over...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2018 | Current News
Saskatoon’s Cameco corporation has announced it is laying off 700 employees. The announcement came on Wednesday afternoon as the uranium mining company released its second-quarter results. Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel says the layoffs are the result of weaker than expected...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Regina police say 11-year-old Kayley Ponace has been located safe and sound. (PHOTO: Kayley Ponace. Photo courtesy of Regina Police Service.)
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2018 | Current News
The Sask. NDP is calling on the provincial government to address concerns regarding Indigenous child welfare, by creating a Provincial Advocate for Indigenous children, review legislation and create more supports and prevention programs. Data provided by the...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2018 | Current News
*UPDATE – RCMP say Charles Laliberte has been located safe. Prince Albert RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 16-year-old male who went missing Monday night. Charles Laliberte went missing from the Christopher Lake area around 8 p.m....
