by MBC News | Aug 20, 2013
Five new low income housing units were officially opened today in the Northern Village of Pinehouse Lake, and a sod turning was held for the construction of five more. It is all part of a provincial program that will see the province provide 500,000 for the ten homes....
by MBC News | Aug 19, 2013
The provincial government is affirming its support for the President of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan. Recently protests have been organized by some members of the Provincial Metis Council and some other groups against Robert Doucette. Among other things, the...
by MBC News | Aug 19, 2013
There’s been a rash of vehicle-thefts in Prince Albert. On Friday alone four vehicles were stolen by thieves. Constable Shawn Rowden says the culprits are looking for unlocked vehicles. Once they’re inside they look for a spare key and then take off: “Some of the...
by MBC News | Aug 19, 2013
The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is coming under attack from a grassroots group that is pushing for change in the direction and leadership of the provincial organization.Yesterday about a hundred people showed up at a rally in Regina to raise concerns. Similar...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2013
A Saskatchewan union says large areas of northern Saskatchewan are currently without wildfire detection services, putting families and communities at risk. SGEU president Bob Bymoen says fire towers are being dismantled as government moves to an automated video...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2013
A man from the Montreal Lake Cree Nation has been granted statutory release, seven years after he kidnapped an 11 year-old girl from Shellbook.Linden David Jessie Bird will be required to live at an approved location, refrain from alcohol and immediately report any...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2013
A judge has granted a temporary injunction which allows a company to continue exploring for oil on the Thunderchild First Nation free of interference from protesters. The week-long injunction was granted Friday morning by Justice Gerald Allbright at Court of Queen’s...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2013
The Transportation Safety Board has released its findings into a fatal crash that happened in central Saskatchewan last year. The two planes collided in mid-air near St. Brieux on May 12, 2012. One of the planes was traveling from Alberta to St. Brieux while the other...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2013
A fire near Fond Du Lac that began on July 5 continues to burn away. The Helmer Fire measures 33 kilometres by 10 kilometres and is still not contained. Scott Wasylenchuk is the manager of the provincial fire centre for the province. He says they are paying close...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2013
The case against a man charged with murdering an Aboriginal woman from Saskatoon in 2004 took yet another turn this week. Thirty-five-year-old Douglas Hales was charged with first-degree murder in 2008 in the death of twenty-six-year-old Daleen Bosse but the case has...
