by MBC News | Mar 2, 2013
A new report says First Nations children in Saskatchewan are being shortchanged when it comes to early childhood education. The report is called First Nations Early Childhood Program: Improving Outcomes and it says under funding is the cause of inadequately trained...
by MBC News | Mar 2, 2013
March could be a month to remember for coffee-drinkers in Buffalo Narrows. A Tim Horton’s outlet is set to open up in the Northern Store on Mar. 25. The store will not be a full-fledged outlet but will still serve up donuts and coffee. Buffalo Narrows Mayor Estelle...
by MBC News | Mar 2, 2013
Some students from northern Saskatchewan attended a forum in Prince Albert this week aimed at showing them how to become entrepreneurs. Motivational speaker and musician Troy Payne says it all starts with an idea and from there a business plan can develop. He...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
The RCMP has laid second-degree murder charges against a man from Pelican Narrows. Twenty-four-old Thurston Jack Thomas is accused of killing 39-year-old John James Ballantyne. The incident happened on Saturday. At the time, Thomas was taken to hospital in Flin Flon...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
The Prince Albert/Parkland Health Region is facing a $1.6 million deficit. Spokesman Doug Dahl says the red ink came about as a result of increased electricity costs in the winter months, sick-time, wage-benefits and other operating costs. He explains the region also...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
The Meadow Lake Tribal Council is first on board in a new energy agreement with SaskPower. It is a deal that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars and create thousands of jobs for First Nations communities. Today, the First Nations Power Authority signed a...
