by MBC News | Oct 8, 2014
Northern Saskatchewan’s McClean Lake mill began production of high-grade uranium from the Cigar Lake mine today. The mill is owned by Areva Resources. Once it is at full capacity, the mill will produce 18 million pounds of uranium per year starting in 2018....
by MBC News | Oct 8, 2014
The mayor of La Ronge has been officially acclaimed as the Saskatchewan Party candidate in northeast Saskatchewan. Thomas Sierzycki has been the mayor since 2009 — but plans to battle incumbent Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette of the NDP in the next provincial...
by MBC News | Oct 8, 2014
Municipal leaders in the province’s north are tired of waiting and are now demanding the government take some action to deal with the unsafe condition of many northern roads. The issue was the subject of a passionate discussion at a recent meeting of the Saskatchewan...
by MBC News | Oct 8, 2014
A Canadian journalist says the pressures of balancing a high stress career, family and meeting society’s expectations is driving some women to drink too much. Ann Dowsett Johnston is the author of the new book, Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2014
A vehicle stop south of La Ronge on Highway 2 turned into a drug bust at about 5:30 this morning. Four people have been taken into custody and about six ounces of what is believed to be cocaine was seized. No charges have yet been laid. The drug has a street value of...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2014
A major fetal alcohol spectrum disorder conference kicked off in Saskatoon Tuesday morning. The conference is called FASDlive: Mapping Our Road to Success and it is being put on by the FASD Support Network of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute....
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2014
A major fetal alcohol spectrum disorder conference kicked off in Saskatoon Tuesday morning. The conference is called FASDlive: Mapping Our Road to Success and it is being put on by the FASD Support Network of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute....
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2014
Workers at Cameco’s McArthur River mine nad Key Lake mill in Northern Saskatchewan have ratified a new four year contract. It expires at the end of 2017 and provides a 12% wage increase over the life of the contract. Work at the two mines actually resumed in mid...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2014
The family of a teenager who died in the Prince Albert Youth Facility hopes the inquest into his death can prevent similar deaths in the future. Dylan LaChance, who suffered form a hearing and speech impairment, passed away after he was at the facility in September...
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2014
A 65-year-old man from the Yellow Quill First Nation is dead following a single vehicle rollover just south of Tisdale. RCMP say a truck was found overturned in the ditch on Highway 35 at around 8 a.m. today. Charlie Machiskinic was declared dead at the scene....
