by MBC News | Dec 14, 2017
A Saskatchewan man has been appointed to an interim board of directors for the National Council for Reconciliation. On Thursday, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett announced the 6 person board, which includes Saskatchewan’s Max Fineday....
by MBC News | Dec 14, 2017
A long-term drinking water advisory has been lifted for a Saskatchewan First Nation. Kahkewistahaw First Nation had been under a boil water advisory since June 2015. The community, about 160 kilometres East of Regina, was able to recently lift this advisory by...
by MBC News | Dec 14, 2017
Photo of the crashed airplane. Courtesy Raymond Sanger. *UPDATE – 10:30 p.m. — Fond du Lac RCMP can now confirm that all 22 passengers and 3 crew members aboard the West Wind Aviation flight out of Fond du Lac have been accounted for and removed from...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2017
A new study out of the University of Saskatchewan says rising tuition rates are leading to food insecurity issues for students. The newly published study by the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit entitled the Journal of Hunger and...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2017
Photo courtesy of SaskTel Over 100 SaskTel business customers in Saskatoon and the province’s north were left offline this morning. Reports of lost services started rolling in to the telecommunications provider around 3:00 a.m. this morning. “We started...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2017
Meadow Lake. Photo courtesy of tourismsaskatchewan.com RCMP in Meadow Lake are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 17-year-old girl from that community. Jamie Millard was last seen on November 30 at a residence in Lloydminster, but was reported...
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...