by MBC News | Mar 19, 2013
Voters on the Pelican Lake First Nation gave a stamp of approval to their chief this weekend. On Friday, the band voted Chief Dennis Lewis in for a second term. He defeated three other challengers to lay claim to the title. Joining him on the executive are returning...
by MBC News | Mar 19, 2013
Officials from Cameco and NORTEP/NORPAC gathered in La Ronge on the weekend to announce a new science facility. Cameco has made a $369,000 contribution toward the project and the Town of La Ronge has chipped in eight acres of land. NORTEP chair Joe Daigneault says...
by MBC News | Mar 19, 2013
A man who’s spent the last 30 years providing medical services to Northern Saskatchewan has been honored with an award. Dr. James Irvine was recently presented with the Saskatchewan Healthcare Excellence Award. He was nominated by the Keewatin Yatthe Health Authority....
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013
A Big River man is the second biggest lottery winner in Saskatchewan’s history. It was announced Friday that 59-year-old David Chaykowski is the $30 million Lotto Max ticket winner from the March 8th draw – a ticket he purchased at the Big River Co-op. The mild...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013
Newly selected Saskatchewan NDP Leader Cam Broten says he supports resource revenue sharing with First Nations but it remains to be seen where the party will go on the issue. In the 2011 provincial election, the NDP received negative feedback after saying it would...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013
The Saskatoon Tribal Council and the Department of Art and Art History signed a partnership agreement at the University of Saskatchewan on Friday morning. Starting this spring, art history students will begin work on a major piece of art with input from local elders...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013
The City of Prince Albert expects a report soon on the structural integrity of the Gateway Mall – specifically it’s rooftop parking. City manager Robert Cotterill says the request was made of the mall shortly after the Elliot Lake mall collapse last year....
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013
A group of Stanley Mission residents plan to begin a walk to Ottawa tomorrow. It’s called “A Sacred Journey For Future Generations” and the walk is in support of the Idle No More movement’s opposition to the Conservative government’s Bill C-45. Organizer Bruce...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013
One of the richest companies in the province is partnering with the Salvation Army to help some of Regina’s poorest kids get a decent meal every day. Mosaic is the world’s largest producer of potash-based fertilizers. It employs more than 8,000 people in eight...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013
A Regina judge has followed the recommendations of a sentencing circle granting freedom to a woman from the Sakimay First Nation in southeast Saskatchewan. She has been in custody for the past two and a half years. Prosecutors wanted to keep her there for another two...
