by MBC News | Apr 10, 2013
About two dozen people from Dene communities in northwest Saskatchewan are travelling by snowmobile to the Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range. The group plans to clear a trail leading to traditional Dene hunting areas, and build several cabins. Buffalo River Dene Nation...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2013
A new hydroelectric power plant in the province’s north and a doubling of the main power line from Sandy Bay to Key Lake are highlighted in SaskPower’s annual report which was tabled in the legislature today. The report shows the corporation recorded a...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2013
Two people, including a woman accused of assaulting a police officer in La Loche, were scheduled to appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court today. They were picked up after members of the Integrated Drug Unit searched a hotel room Tuesday evening in the 3300 block of...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2013
Mineral claims are skyrocketing in Saskatchewan after the province introduced a new online registry. Offiicals say 522 new claims covering 1.46 million hectares have been issued since the new computerized system was rolled out in December. This is more than the total...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2013
A Regina sexual assault centre for women is now opening its doors to men. It is a change of name and a change in attitude for the Regina Women’s Sexual Assault Centre, which will now be known simply as the “Regina Sexual Assault Centre”. Cindy Bote...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2013
Low vacancy rates and the high cost of rent are some of the issues being addressed at a two-day forum which began in Saskatoon on Tuesday. The Saskatchewan Housing Corporation is hosting the forum on non-profit housing. Malcolm Neill of Ranch Ehrlo, one of the...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2013
An investigation is underway after a 28 year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle on the Wahpeton Dakota First Nation. The incident was reported to RCMP around 2:40 a.m. Sergeant Ewen Booth says a woman is in custody and an autopsy is pending: “They found...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2013
A Winnipeg-based think tank is encouraging First Nations on the Prairies to embrace the federal government’s new financial transparency law. The Frontier Centre for Public Policy carried out its annual Aboriginal Governance survey from 2011 to 2012. The survey...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
Nursing graduates from the University of Regina now have a chance to have their Saskatchewan Student Loans forgiven. The provincial government has announced a new program to pay off school debt for graduates who work in rural or remote areas. University President Dr....
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
RCMP are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a missing First Nations man who suffers from epilepsy. Rodney Cannepotato was last seen on the Onion Lake Cree Nation on April 3. The 42-year-old man had just gotten out of hospital due to complications from...
