by MBC News | Aug 15, 2013 | Current News
Some workers at the Cigar Lake uranium mine are being tested for tuberculosis after a contractor was recently diagnosed with the illness. Company officials say the contractor was at home when he discovered he had TB and is said to be recovering. A spokesperson for...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2013 | Current News
The provincial government has entered into a three-year deal with Ducks Unlimited to purchase detailed analysis of wetlands, including information on caribou, in north-central Saskatchewan. The federal government recently announced it intends to try and replenish...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2013 | Current News
An official with the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan says allegations that the organization is rejecting citizenship applications without reason are unfounded. There is currently an internal battle being waged within the Métis Nation with some members of the provincial...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2013 | Current News
An official with Idle No More says it comes as no surprise the federal government has been closely monitoring the movement. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Aboriginal Affairs and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service were keeping close tabs on Idle No...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2013 | Current News
About 80 people gathered in Saskatoon’s Pleasant Hill Park on Wednesday night in memory of those who have died in the city’s sex trade. Over the past 14 years, it is estimated close to 100 people have died due to murder, suicide, disease, drug abuse and exploitation...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2013 | Current News
A Liberal senator is weighing in on the Pamela Wallin spending controversy. Lillian Dyck hails from the George Gordon First Nation. In an interview, she said several people have written her angry letters, saying they’re frustrated the Senate can’t seem to get rid of...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2013 | Current News
Organized crime is cashing in on tobacco. Right now, contraband tobacco is not a big problem in Saskatchewan but a national lobby group says this could change unless governments, law enforcement and First Nations work together to combat the problem. Gary Grant is the...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2013 | Current News
Regina police have located a missing Aboriginal teen. Seventeen-year-old Alannah Ross Cochrane is from Winnipeg. She was visiting family in Regina. Last Thursday night, she said she was going out but did not return. Police issued a missing persons report yesterday and...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2013 | Current News
A special event took place in Saskatoon on Wednesday night to remember those who have lost their lives in the local sex trade. Over the past 14 years, organizers of The Day of Mourning say 99 local people have died as a result of involvement in the sex trade. Don...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2013 | Current News
Three people are facing charges after a drug bust in La Ronge Monday nig RCMP say a traffic stop was conducted on Hwy 2, south of town, shortly after 8 p.m. Officers searched a vehicle and say they found about 1.2 pounds of marijuana. Three people were arrested and...
