by MBC News | Jul 7, 2017
Ashley Petit. Photo courtesy of Facebook. There will be a bittersweet reunion in North Battleford this weekend, 20 years in the making. On July 5, 1997, a small boat capsized on Canoe Lake during heavy waves. All five occupants ended up in the water, but only one...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2017
Photo courtesy of shop.flagshop.com There has been a slight drop in Saskatchewan’s employment numbers. There are 1,900 fewer people employed in the province last month compared to May. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent, an increase of two...
by MBC News | Jul 6, 2017
Plains bison photo courtesy of Wikipedia. The Mistawasis First Nation is working on a project to renew the connection it once had with the buffalo. The Nation to Nation Buffalo Treaty Project is looking to strengthen support to maintain healthy bison populations and...
by MBC News | Jul 6, 2017
Catherine McKay. Photo courtesy Facebook. Saskatchewan Government Insurance has filed a statement of claim in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench against two Saskatoon liquor establishments that served Catherine McKay Jan. 2-3, 2016. Information relayed in McKay’s...
by MBC News | Jul 6, 2017
File photo RCMP say two men from the La Loche area are presumed to have drowned in a northern Saskatchewan lake. The two unidentified boaters were reported overdue to the La Loche RCMP detachment at around 3 p.m. yesterday. An hour later, civilian searchers located...
by MBC News | Jul 6, 2017
File photo Three people are facing kidnapping and other charges after an alleged incident last month. Regina Police say on Saturday, June 24 at approximately 2:30 a.m., a male was kidnapped from a location in Regina. After being robbed of his personal items, he was...
by MBC News | Jul 6, 2017
Photo courtesy of keyband.com The losers in last fall’s election of the Key First Nation, about 100 kilometres north of Yorkton, want the election results tossed out and a new vote held. They have been trying to make that happen for the last nine months. The...
by MBC News | Jul 6, 2017
Image courtesy of Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre A former chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, the forerunner to the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, is among this year’s recipients of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Roland Crowe...
by MBC News | Jul 6, 2017
In 2016, the Stanley Mission Braves claimed the Louis Riel Relay trophy. Photo courtesy @louisrielrelay, Facebook. The Louis Riel Relay’s second year back after a long hiatus promises to pack a punch. The event is taking place at the Batoche National Historic...
by MBC News | Jul 6, 2017
Grey Owl’s Cabin. Photo courtesy PA National park website. Parks Canada has begun reviewing the management plan for Prince Albert National Park. The plan is assessed every 10 years to ensure key strategies are being met in areas such as conservation, outreach...
