by MBC News | Sep 19, 2012 | Current News
RCMP believe speed and alcohol were factors in a single-vehicle rollover last night that killed one person near La Loche. The crash on Highway 955, three kilometers north of the community, was reported shortly before 10:00 p.m. A 21-year-old male passenger in the...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2012 | Current News
One final push is being made to get residential school survivors the money that may be owed to them. Tonight is the deadline to file claims for the Common Experience Payment as well as the Independent Assessment Process. Forms should be available at most band offices...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2012 | Current News
A high-speed battle is shaping up between the critic for Sasktel and the minister responsible for the crown utility. It involves a recent move by the federal government to cancel a high-speed internet service that was providing coverage for thousands of rural...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2012 | Current News
For the first time ever Statistics Canada has counted children in foster care as part of its census. The numbers were released today and there are some surprises. Nationally, there are almost 30,000 children in foster care. In Saskatchewan the the vast majority are...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2012 | Current News
If you speed through a highway construction zone your chances of getting are caught are now much greater. The province is giving the RCMP, 15 thousand dollars, to help cover overtime as Mounties crack down on Orange Zone speeders. Highways minister Don McMorris says...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2012 | Current News
A water-expert from Alberta says more attention needs to be paid to a river-system that partially flows through Saskatchewan. The McKenzie River-System was the subject of an environmental conference in Vancouver. At that forum a call went out for provinces to begin...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2012 | Current News
A 24 year-old man has been charged with murdering his cell-mate in a Saskatoon prison. Last Thursday the body of Elvis Lachance was found in the Saskatoon provincial correctional centre. An autopsy has since been performed and authorities say it looks like foul play....
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2012 | Current News
A letter of understanding was signed today between the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the province’s Advocate for Children and Youth. The two sides agree change is needed for child welfare in Saskatchewan. Back in 2010 a review panel released a...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2012 | Current News
A man accused of murder and attempted murder has made his first court appearance. 23 year-old Kyle Alexander Goodrich said nothing in court this morning. He was sporting a large bruise on his right cheek. So far police in Prince Albert have said little about the case,...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2012 | Current News
A lawyer in Regina is imploring survivors of residential schools to file their claims for compensation before it’s too late. The Federal government has given former students who suffered abuse at the schools until Wednesday night to submit their claims for...
