by MBC News | Dec 13, 2017
Photo courtesy Rob Clarke The race to succeed Brad Wall as Saskatchewan Party leader has now been whittled down to five candidates with the only First Nation candidate deciding it was better for him and the party if he stepped down and threw his support behind Ken...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2017
PAGC Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte. File Photo. A program designed to mitigate the risk of forest fires in northern Saskatchewan is getting the praise of the grand chief of the Prince Albert Grand Council. Two years ago the provincial and federal government’s...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2017
A former northern Saskatchewan mayor is concerned about the time allotted for a survey on the use of Crown lands in the province. On Monday, the province posted a survey to get public feedback on the current rules and restrictions in regards to the leasing and use of...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2017
Northern Saskatchewan and Indigenous issues will take centre stage in the NDP leadership campaign on Wednesday night. The party’s leadership hopefuls will be participating in a live debate on MBC Radio at 6:30 PM. Ryan Meili and Trent Wotherspoon are the two...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2017
Jeff Longman, the grandfather of Nikosis Jace Cantre. File photo. The sentencing hearing for a teenager who killed an infant boy continues in Saskatoon this week. The hearing is trying to determine whether an adult sentence is appropriate. In July 2016, the then...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2017
Auditor Judy Ferguson. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. Provincial Auditor, Judy Ferguson, says about 20 government agencies do not have sufficient disaster plans for critical IT systems and are not removing user access quick enough. Ferguson released her 2017...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2017
Members of Big River First Nation stand with new dog houses. Photo courtesy of Lyle Whitefish. Children on the Big River First Nation were overjoyed when 30 dog houses, 60 hay bales and a shipment of dog food from a Saskatoon-based rescue agency were delivered to...
by MBC News | Dec 11, 2017
SGI minister Joe Hargrave speaks about the importance of free transit in the city on New Year’s Eve. Photo by Travis Radke. Public figures from Prince Albert are hoping free transit on New Year’s Eve and Day will help curb drunk driving in the city. The...
by MBC News | Dec 11, 2017
La Ronge RCMP detachment. Photo by Braden Malsbury. Police picked up two male suspects shortly after 1 a.m. today on a La Ronge-area Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserve after they allegedly demanded food from a business while carrying a sawed-off rifle. Members of the La...
by MBC News | Dec 11, 2017
Photo courtesy of eas.ualberta.ca With one court ruling on its side, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and Charmaine Stick, a member of the Onion Lake Cree Nation, are confident the Court of Appeal will also side in their favour, forcing the First Nation to publicly...
