by MBC News | Oct 21, 2011
Premier Brad Wall and Opposition leader Dwayne Lingenfelter continue to trade barbs over the issue of resource revenue sharing with First Nations. The NDP has pitched the idea as part of its election platform. Wall says he believes resource dollars should be shared...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2011
A Regina anti-racism advocate is concerned about how police will investigate Wednesday’s shooting involving a city police officer. Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism spokesman Bob Hughes says he is questioning the process of police investigating other police...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2011
Cameco says it plans to review a rival company’s offer for a lucrative uranium deposit In northern Saskatchewan. Spokesman Gord Struthers notes Rio Tinto has announced an intention to file a bid for Hathor Exploration, the group that owns the Roughrider uranium...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2011
A new business entity in the province’s north is preparing to take advantage of the province’s booming resource sector. Mamawetan Northwest Resource Partnerships was officially launched last week. The group is attempting to develop business arrangements...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2011
North Battleford’s Gold Eagle Lodge is one of three finalists for a Canadian Tourism Award. The lodge is owned by the Battlefords Tribal Council and is a finalist in the human resources category against the Westin Ottawa and White Point Beach Resort in Nova...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2011
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal by the Saskatchewan Crown to overturn the acquittal of a northern Saskatchewan woman who gave birth in a Walmart bathroom and left the newborn in a toilet. April Halkett was found not guilty in June 2009 of abandoning...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2011
The NDP says the Saskatchewan Party’s health care plan announced earlier this week doesn’t go far enough. On Tuesday, Premier Brad Wall announced a five-point health care plan. It includes forgiving up to $120,000 of student loans for doctors and up to...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2011
The portrayal of Aboriginal people in newspapers is the topic of a new book by two University of Regina professors. Written by Mark Anderson and Carmen Robertson, Seeing Red highlights points throughout Canadian History — from the Riel Rebellion to the Oka...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2011
A man accused of committing 13 counts of indecent assault against children at the Beauval Indian Residential School has made his first court appearance. It was under police escort that 70-year-old Paul Leroux was brought into the Catholic Church in Beauval today. The...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2011
The Regina Police Service is continuing to investigate after a 22-year-old man was shot by a police officer. Police Chief Troy Hagen says the calls for service to the northwest area of the city came in after midnight with reports of a man with a knife. Hagen says two...
