by MBC News | Aug 13, 2014
Privatizing liquor stores was front and center at this week’s Sask Party caucus retreat, north of Prince Albert. Premier Brad Wall and his caucus are meeting at Elk Ridge Resort to formulate the government’s strategy heading into the fall legislative session. However,...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2014
A University of Saskatchewan professor says a recent Supreme Court ruling complicates the job of a judge overseeing the Douglas Hales murder trial. Hales is on trial for first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Daleen Bosse of Onion Lake Cree Nation who was...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2014
Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne says he has concerns about the Sask Party government’s latest proposal to fund a second bridge in the city. Premier Brad Wall made the announcement yesterday that the provincial government will commit to funding for a second bridge in...
by MBC News | Aug 11, 2014
A second bridge in Prince Albert is closer to becoming a reality. Premier Brad Wall was in Prince Albert Monday morning to confirm the provincial government is committed to funding their share of a second bridge in the city. In a letter to Prince Albert Mayor Greg...
by MBC News | Aug 11, 2014
Yet another twist has occurred in the Douglas Hales murder trial. Hales is on trial for first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Daleen Bosse of Onion Lake Cree Nation who was last seen in May 2004. The Saskatoon trial wrapped up at the end of June and Justice...
by MBC News | Aug 11, 2014
A national treaty gathering kicked off Monday at the Treaty 4 grounds in Fort Qu’Appelle. The gathering includes representatives from Treaties 1-11 areas across Canada. Monday’s agenda included an elders gathering and an evening forum for academics to discuss...
by MBC News | Aug 11, 2014
MLA Doyle Vermette will once again represent the New Democrats in the Cumberland constituency in the next provincial election. Vermette was acclaimed as the NDP candidate at a nomination meeting on Saturday in La Ronge. He says housing continues to be one of the major...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2014
Five men and two teenage boys face a charge of first-degree murder following the killing of a 54-year-old Regina man in the city earlier this week. Regina police say Shawn Roderick Douglas was murdered either late Wednesday or early Thursday morning. The police...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2014
La Ronge RCMP have now released the name of the victim of a fatal pedestrian collision which happened early Saturday morning. He has been identified as 52-year-old Gary John Johnson of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Mounties have said the incident happened around 2:30...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2014
Nearly three years after the death of a man from La Loche, a trial date has been set for the man accused of killing him. On Aug.16, 2011, 21-year-old Mason Tex Montgrand was stabbed to death at the maximum security Edmonton prison. Ten days later, Lance Matthew Shane...
