by MBC News | Feb 25, 2014
AREVA says it is on track to finish upgrades to a leeching circuit at the McClean Lake uranium mill. Spokesman Jarrett Adams says the work is proceeding smoothly and they expect to start processing ore taken from the Cigar Lake mine by the second quarter of this year....
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2014
On July 11, 38 year old Randy Wallace George was reported missing. He had been seen walking north on Highway 21 on the Big Island Lake Cree Territory. Mounties say they have now exhausted all of their leads. Wallace is 5″8, 220 lbs with black hair and brown...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2014
A low demand for sable pelts headlined a recent fur sale in Ontario. The sale began on a strong foot with Wild Mink, Fisher and Otter selling out at 100% clearance rates. Muskrat also sold out with an average U.S. price of $11.41, similar to last year. The second...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2014
The head of the RCMP in Manitoba says he’s hopeful other jurisdictions will follow his province’s decision to declare the Hell’s Angels a criminal organization. It’s the first time such a move has been taken by any province or state in North America. Assistant...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2014
Tragedy has struck a family from Maidstone. Last night, a 51 year-old woman from the community was walking down the middle of Highway 16, east of Wadena, when she was fatally struck. The collision occurred shortly before 9:00 p.m. The victim has since been identified...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2014
The provincial government says it’s making headway on providing shorter wait times for patients who need elective surgery. Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go for the Ministry of Health to meet its pledge of providing elective surgeries to all patients in...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2014
SaskTel says it’s confident the company’s failure to secure a new wireless spectrum in a recent auction shouldn’t affect Northern Saskatchewan. Billions of dollars were thrown around by Canada’s cell-phone and cable giants this week as they tried to secure a new...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2014
A new study by Statistics Canada shows there are some definite patterns emerging in the number of people hospitalized in areas with high First Nations populations. While each province uses different methods of identifying First Nations patients, the data shows higher...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2014
Community members will be helping extend lifelines to women battling demons of addiction this weekend. Souls Harbour Rescue Mission is holding its second annual ice fishing tournament on Echo Lake this Sunday. Cash raised will help finance a major expansion of a...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2014
RCMP have identified a body that was pulled from a house fire in Meadow Lake. The body is said to be that of 61 year-old Robert Ellenor. He was apparently home alone when the blaze broke out on February 12th. Crews rushed to the scene around 6:30 in the morning but...
