by MBC News | Nov 24, 2014
Tough legal questions over Aboriginal rights and land claims were discussed over the weekend at a conference in Winnipeg. Dozens of scholars and legal representatives, some of whom were from Saskatchewan, attended the two-day affair at the University of Manitoba. A...
by MBC News | Nov 24, 2014
A group of trappers have set up a blockade on Highway 955, near La Loche, slowing down industrial traffic heading to local mineral and oil exploration sites. They are representatives of Metis Local 130 in Descharme Lake and the N-19 fur block. The blockade is...
by MBC News | Nov 24, 2014
An inquest into the death of a man who died in a Prince Albert hospital two years ago will take place next week. Forty-four-year-old Billy Ballantyne was taken to Victoria Hospital on November 29, 2012 because he was feeling ill. After a disturbance at the hospital,...
by MBC News | Nov 24, 2014
The investigation continues into a collision near Beauval over the weekend that claimed two lives. RCMP say it happened early Friday evening on Highway 155, about 15 km south of Beauval. Mounties say an SUV was attempting to pass another vehicle when it struck an...
by MBC News | Nov 24, 2014
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is demanding an apology from Conservative MP Rob Clarke for comments he made alleging First Nation political organizations take a cut from money destined for on-reserve child and family services. Clarke, who represents the...
by MBC News | Nov 24, 2014
Trappers in the province’s north had a good year last season — just not as good as the previous two years. In fact, the total cash value that northern fur harvesters got for their pelts was $1.546,049.66 — but it was $932,661.14 less than the...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2014
The federal government announced funding on Friday to improve access to healthy food in northern Canadian communities. While most of the funding will go toward communities in Iqualuit and northern Manitoba, a few northern Saskatchewan communities will also get a...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2014
Prince Albert police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 14-year-old boy. Tyrell Longman was originally reported missing Oct. 29. Police say they have received numerous reports of sightings of the teen since then but have been unable to confirm his...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2014
Community groups in Saskatoon are hopeful a new centre will help prevent crime before it happens. The province announced $475,000 in funding Friday morning for the Centre of Responsibility. The funding will go toward hiring an executive director, an executive...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2014
Saskatchewan Polytechnic has received $500,000 in funding for a new Centre for Minerals Innovation. The funding is part of a partnership between the school and the International Minerals Innovation Institute. “I think it is a great and timely product,” Director for...
