by MBC News | Dec 1, 2020
The trapping season in the province is off to a slow start, but the Sask. Trappers Association believes the year will yield great furs. “A lot of guys have been out there. A little bit of concern with the overall markets on the fur,” said Wrangler Hamm, President of...
by MBC News | Dec 1, 2020
Cameco said an individual at its Cigar Lake facility in Northern Sask. has tested positive for COVID-19. “This individual has been in isolation since November 22,” said Jeff Hryhoriw, Director Government Relations and Communications for Cameco. Two others were...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2020
First Nations and Métis communities in northern Saskatchewan are among the target groups of a new $500 million national housing initiative. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Rapid Housing Initiative will fund 100 per cent of capital costs of an affordable...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2020
The Speech from the Throne, a roadmap of the provincial government’s priorities, makes little mention of initiatives for First Nations and Northern Saskatchewan. Instead, the government will focus on targeted rebates, fiscal restraint and the COVID-19 pandemic...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2020
The La Ronge Ice Wolves were supposed to take on the Battlefords North Stars this past weekend in a home-and-home series. The games never happened as the provincial government announced tighter restrictions last week that prevent teams in the SJHL from playing games....
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2020
Prince Albert will soon have a drive thru COVID-19 testing site. In a media release sent out Monday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said a site will be opening Dec. 2 at The Cone Shop Car Wash on 890 6th Ave. E The site will be running seven days a...