by MBC News | Aug 8, 2013
The public is being asked to be on the lookout for a Saskatchewan man considered to be armed and dangerous. Twenty-three-year-old Joseph Wilfred Desjarlais is wanted for a string of break and enters that occurred in Invermay, Rama and Sheeho. Desjarlais is from the...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2013
A new support group for families dealing with the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women holds its first meeting in Saskatoon tonight. The goal of Project Hope is to provide an informal setting where people struggling with this issue can share their stories....
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2013
One of the co-founders of the Idle No More Movement is scheduled to speak at a major event in Toronto this week. Sheelah McLean will join former Prime Minister Paul Martin and Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo at the Couchiching Summer Conference. Started...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2013
Golden Band Resources says it has resumed full operations at its La Ronge Gold Project. Back in February, the company halted production at its Komis deposit and shut down the mill. A large turnover of company directors and administrative officials soon followed. An...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2013
The sixteenth annual John Arcand Fiddle Fest kicked off on Thursday. The festival runs to Sunday, just southwest of Saskatoon. Festival organizer Vicki Arcand says one of the new features this year is a cultural camp. “The cultural camp workshop is traditional hands...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2013
A man is in an Edmonton hospital after being hit by a helicopter blade while carrying out geological work north of La Loche.On Tuesday morning the man was one of three people to arrive at an exploration site near Forrest Lake.The helicopter, an AS-350, touched down on...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2013
Forty-eight-year-old Terrence McArthur was led from the courthouse in Carlyle this morning in handcuffs after being sentenced to nine months in jail followed by 12 months of probation. The sentence caught lawyers off guard. Both the prosecutor and the defence lawyer...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2013
A group of eight men and women are walking across Canada to raise awareness on the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Tears For Justice was in Saskatoon yesterday, is in North Battleford today and will be heading to Lloydminster tonight. Gladys Radek, the...
by MBC News | Aug 6, 2013
A group of about 20 angry protesters rallied in front of the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan offices in Saskatoon on Monday afternoon. At issue is who runs the Métis Nation and a set of audited financial statements. The protesters accuse MNS President Robert Doucette of...
by MBC News | Aug 6, 2013
A large low-pressure system is causing smoky conditions in La Ronge. Scott Wasylenchuk, of the provincial fire centre, says the system is sitting over Northern Manitoba and causing air to flow counter clock-wise. As a result he says smoke is coming in from that...
