by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012
Concerns over fire regulations dominated this morning’s session of the Northern Mayors Roundtable in Prince Albert. Mayors are raising objections about hefty bills they are receiving for fire suppression within municipal limits. La Loche mayor Georgina Jolibois...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission will not be coming to Ile-a-la-Crosse this weekend as originally planned. The TRC says the hearing it had scheduled for tomorrow in the northern village is being postponed due to a recent storm that has disrupted power, water...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012
A big piece of Saskatchewan history is being celebrated in Fort Qu’Appelle over the next week. Thirty-four chiefs and thousands of First Nations students will be in the community for the annual Treaty 4 gathering. The treaty was signed on September 15th, 1874,...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012
The federal government insists it is spending money in the effort to reduce the problem of violence against Aboriginal women. Susan Truppe, the Parliamentary Secretary for the Status of Women, says her department has approved $5.5 million on projects aimed at reducing...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012
The Saskatchewan Research Council has announced the construction of a new mineral processing pilot plant in Saskatoon. The $2.2-million facility is being developed with funding from the provincial and federal governments. SRC vice-president of mining and minerals...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012
The chief electoral officer for the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan says he is preparing to sort through ballots. Last week’s MN-S election resulted in a close finish in the race for provincial secretary. May Henderson unofficially defeated Tammy Mah by a vote...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012
A man wanted by La Ronge RCMP on a variety of charges has been tracked down by police. Twenty-two-year-old Jonah Lee Ratt was located and arrested in Prince Albert by the city police. Ratt is facing charges that include assault with a weapon. Meanwhile, La Ronge RCMP...
