by MBC News | Jan 8, 2016
The province’s economy is weathering the economic storm, but it is taking a toll on some sectors. The latest job figures are out today. They show Saskatchewan continues to lead the nation with the lowest unemployment rate in the country at 5.5 per cent....
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2016
Premier Brad Wall addresses reporters at Saskatchewan Legislature. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Premier Brad Wall takes exception to allegations that Saskatchewan is ignoring Manitoba treaty rights. The allegations come from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, which says...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2016
The Kahkewistahaw First Nation has introduced a First Nations Goods and Services Tax. It is known as the Kahkewistahaw Community Improvement Fee, and is being administered by the Canada Revenue Agency. In a release, the band says anyone who acquires a taxable supply...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2016
A government wildfire management representative says a handful of actions it’s taken in the past month or so are completely unrelated to a provincial wildfire review. Currently, the province is looking at its own response to the 2015 wildfire season, which saw...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2016
Allan shares a emotional hug with his kids as they arrive on the day of the delivery. Photo courtesy One House Many Nations, Facebook. Idle No More’s campaign to improve housing on reserve just changed a Big River First Nation man’s life. Within three...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2016
Nearly a month after a missing Prince Albert man’s family came forward seeking answers, RCMP’s major crime unit has announced another step in its search for clues in the case. Troy Cecil Napope, a One Arrow band member, was last seen leaving a party in Prince Albert...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2016
Richelle Dubois pictured with her two sons before her son Haven (pictured on the left) died last year. Photo courtesy gofundme.com A Regina mother says there is lot more to the death of her 14-year-old son than what is contained in a coroner’s report. Richelle Dubois...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2016
Drew Wilby at a correctional centre opening earlier this year. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Up to 100 inmates at the Regina Correctional Centre are considering staging another hunger strike Thursday morning to protest the quality of the food. Justice Ministry spokesman...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2016
Photo courtesy Facebook. Nearly four years after a man died in his Saskatchewan Penitentiary cell, the public will hear how it happened. Inmate Andy Allan Brassard was only 26 when he was found dead on Nov. 16, 2012. At the time of his death, Correctional Services...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2016
A federal survey is asking Canadians to shape the new Liberal government’s inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. Over the next few months the pre-inquiry online survey will run alongside meetings with survivors, organizations, and family members....
