by MBC News | Sep 11, 2014
An investigating officer says a man shot dead by police officers in Prince Albert last summer was shot at point-blank range. Sgt. Shawn Stubbs testified at an inquest this morning that due to gun residue found on Ryan Natomagan-Nelson’s shirt, they can determine...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2014
As the work stoppage at Cameco drags on, businesses that rely on uranium mining are trying to hold on as best they can. Northern Resource Trucking depends on Cameco for most of its work. It hauls everything from groceries and supplies to the mine sites to yellowcake...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2014
Saskatchewan Housing Minister Donna Harpauer has issued an apology over a comment she made earlier this week about the homeless situation in Regina. It followed a government decision to turn a 48-unit apartment block back to the developer because of cost overruns. In...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2014
Funding through SaskHousing’s Summit Action Fund helping put 10 families in new homes in Pinehouse. Minister responsible Donna Harpauer was there for the official completion ceremonies this afternoon. The revolving fund helps get the homes built, then applicants...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2014
A new housing project for NORTEP students, funded by the provincial and federal governments, was officially opened in La Ronge today. The project includes six four-bedroom units, and two five-bedroom units, with an estimated building cost of $2.74 million....
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2014
RCMP have a fourth suspect in custody and are looking for one more after two home invasions on a Saskatchewan First Nation. Mounties say two men and three women were armed with a rifle when they barged into the homes on the Little Pine First Nation last Friday...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2014
Communities in the La Ronge area have been accepted to be part of a program called Becoming a Community Builder. It is a 90-day, free professional leadership program, presented online for adults and high school students. Bryce Herperger of Pre Cam Community School is...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2014
Three housing announcements totaling more than $1.5 million in federal provincial funding were announced in Northern Saskatchewan today. Provincial Housing Minister Donna Harpaur along with Desenthe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Rob Clark made the announcements in La...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2014
One of the people behind a lawsuit against Cameco and the village of Pinehouse is not deterred by their court loss. Candyce Paul says even though the judge was harsh in the ruling against them, she believes the lawsuit challenging the collaboration agreement was...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2014
The inquest into the police shooting death of an Aboriginal man in Prince Albert last year has heard from one of the police officers who shot him. Cst. Ryan Banadyga said it’s a decision he will have to live with the rest of his life. Banadyga and a fellow...