by MBC News | Jul 30, 2012
A uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan had to be evacuated after a wildfire came within one kilometre of the facility. Heavy smoke forced about 300 workers out of the Rabbit Lake mine on Friday. Cameco spokesman Rob Gereghty says some workers remained on site to keep...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2012
Northern Saskatchewan MP Rob Clarke has launched a website devoted to his private member’s bill to change the Indian Act. The new site can be found by going to Clarke’s home page at www.robclarkemp.ca and clicking on the words “Private Member’s...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2012
The Anglican Church in Saskatchewan has elected Adam Halkett to serve as northern Saskatchewan’s new Indigenous bishop. The election took place at Prince Albert’s Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre on Saturday. Halkett’s duties will include ordaining...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2012
Saskatchewan is on track to set a new record for tornadoes this year. So far, there have been between 25 and 32 of them — and there is a still a month left in the tornado season. A tornado chaser in the province, Greg Johnson, says conditions are perfect for the...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2012
It was a tough weekend for pedestrians in Montreal Lake. Parkland Ambulance reports two people were hit by vehicles. The first collision occurred around 3:20 a.m. on Friday. A 25-year-old man was struck and then taken to hospital in Saskatoon, where he remains in...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2012
There has been a major drug bust in Creighton. RCMP seized 486 grams of a drug commonly called the “date rape” drug and arrested two men. Mark Allen Kryschuk and Devon James Kubashek, both of Creighton appeared in La Ronge court yesterday to face charges...
