by MBC News | Mar 23, 2017
Wapiti Valley, Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Enns Kivin, Facebook. A report into last summer’s Husky oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River reveals the pipeline’s dual alarm leak detection systems were issuing notices of problems prior to the spill, and...
by MBC News | Mar 23, 2017
Austin Bear receives congratulations on election night at Muskoday. Photo courtesy of Dean Bear. Austin Bear has once again been re-elected as chief of the Muskoday First Nation. He beat out Sandy LeBeouf 317 votes to 170. It is the fourteenth straight election Bear...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau pictured with guests on budget day. Photo courtesy @Bill_Morneau, Twitter. On Wednesday, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered a budget that focused on “building a strong middle class.” Here are some highlights from the budget...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2017
Photos courtesy Saskatchewan Transportation Company, Facebook. On Wednesday, provincial Finance Minister Kevin Doherty announced the Saskatchewan Transportation Company has a two-month lifespan before the province closes it down altogether. “The decision to wind down...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2017
Sask. Finance Minister Kevin Doherty. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. The Saskatchewan budget contains nearly a billion dollars in new taxes, impacting nearly everyone in the province. The biggest hit will be an increase in the provincial sales tax from five to six...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2017
One of the activities at the workshop held at the Prince Albert Inn on Tuesday. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. A number of workshops across the province are asking uncomfortable questions, all in the name of reconciliation. They’re asking things like “was the...
